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City Council Meeting of July 7, 2008 Page 8 of 10 member from the County added that there would be several meetings and open houses on this. Discussion on Appointment of Representative to GEARS Board At its May 5, 2008 meeting, City staff presented to the Hugo City Council the development of the GEARS Board by AMM/Metro Cities for the purpose of the distribution of the 1/4 cent sales tax collected from five counties including Washington County effective July 1, 2008. City staff was directed to keep Council current of issues related to the development of the GEARS Board, which requires a representative from Washington County and the municipalities to participate on the GEARS Board. Council member Chuck Haas provided Council with his suggestions as a immediate past board member on Metro Cities who has worked directly with the State Legislature on the creation of the GEARS Board. He explained the City needed to appoint a Council member to help elect who from Washington County would be on the GEARS Board. This vote would take place on Monday, July 21, 2008. Petryk made motion, Puleo seconded, to appoint Mayor Fran Miron as the elected official from Hugo to vote on the appointment of a Washington County Elected Official to the GEARS Board on July 21, 2008 at the State Capitol. All aye. Motion carried. The Council took a short recess. Discussion on FEMA Updates to the Flood Plain Map — Water Resource Engineer Pete Willenbring Water Resource Engineer Pete Willenbring was in attendance to share with Council suggestions for informing and educating residents in the FEMA updates to the floodplain map. Pete was at the June 16th meeting where he explained that FEMA was updating the Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRM) which are generally used by insurance and mortgage companies to determine the need for flood insurance on properties. The review of the proposed changes to be made by FEMA showed an additional 1,488 acres of flood plain to added and 861 to be eliminated, most of which were areas that were removed by previous actions. The old map showed 344 parcels that touched the floodplain, and the new map showed 740 parcels. Even though the structures may not be located in the floodplain, additional flood insurance may be required if any portion of the property was located in the floodplain. WSB had submitted comments to FEMA for corrections, and FEMA was reviewing it as a protest. Granger made motion, Haas seconded, to notify the affected property owners and inform them on what steps have been taken to date, and directed staff to schedule an information meeting to be held prior to the July 21, 2008 deadline. All ayes. Motion carried. Discussion on Updating the City Population Signs Council member Mike Granger requested that the City Council revisit a discussion on the MNDot City population signs located at entrances to the City to accurately reflect the actual population in the City rather than the current 6,363 posted in 2000. As per MNDot standards, City population signs are changed every 10 years, after the census, by the State of Minnesota at their cost. The City can request an