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City Council Meeting of July 21, 2008 Page 6 of 6 Update on Sign Committee The sign committee held its first committee meeting on Tuesday, July 15, 2008. The committee includes Council Members Mike Granger and Frank Puleo, Planning Commission Members Adam Moore, Bob Rob Rosenquist, and Tom Weidt, and resident Ryan Schaefer. Council Member Puleo explained the main issues were to make the sign ordinance more business friendly, sensible, and address the issue of temporary signs. The committee intends to meet approximately every one to two weeks and be completed with the ordinance update within 60-90 days. No formal action was taken. Schedule Public Hearing on the Adoption of the New City Code In 2007, the Hugo City Council identified the recodification of the City Code as one of its top City Focus Goals. Over the past eighteen months, City staff has worked with Municipal Code Corporation to recodify and modernize the entire Municipal City Code. Haas made motion, Puleo seconded, to schedule the public hearing on the adoption of the recodified City Code for Monday, August 18, 2008. All aye. Motion carried. Schedule Neighborhood Meeting for 129th Street Utility Improvement District for August 21, 2008 After final completion of the 129th Street public improvement project in 2007, the Hugo City Council directed City staff to consider exploring the development of a special sewer district for the properties included in the 129th Street public improvement project. Specifically, the public improvement project has provided municipal sewer and water to the homeowners and property owners on the north end of Bald Eagle Lake but it also has the capacity to provide municipal services to other properties in the area. At its March 3, 2008, Council directed staff to schedule a neighborhood meeting for the creation of a special sewer district for the 129th Street public improvement district. Haas made motion, Petryk seconded, to schedule the neighborhood meeting for the 129th Street Utility Improvement District for Thursday, August 21, 2008 at 7:00 p.m. at Hugo City Hall. All aye. Motion carried. Adiourn Haas made motion, Petryk seconded, to adjourn at 9:47 p.m. All aye. Motion carried.