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Hugo City Council Minutes for December 15, 2008 Page 10 of 11 Approve Final Plat and Termination of Development Agreement for Cross County Properties for Oneka Lake Townhomes Cross Country Properties is requesting approval of a final plat application for a one lot plat on property located north of 150th Street at Generation Boulevard. The plat will replace the 30 townhome lots that were platted on the property in 2006. The developers also requested that the City terminate the development agreement, as they do not intend to develop the property at this time. Earlier at this meeting, the Council held a public hearing to vacate the public right -or -way and drainage and utility easements on the property, which was then approved by the Council. Haas made motion, Granger seconded, to approve RESOLUTION 2008-63 APPROVING FINAL PLAT AND TERMINATION OF DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT FOR CROSS COUNTY PROPERTIES FOR ONEKA LAKE TOWNHOMES ON PROPERTY LOCATED GENERALLY NORTH OF 150TH STREET AT GENERATION BOULEVARD. All Ayes. Motion carried. Update on December 11, 2008 I-35 W/E Coalition Meeting On Thursday, December 11, 2008 the City of Hugo officials attended the I-35 W/E Coalition meeting at the Running Aces Harness Racing Track in the City of Columbus. Mayor Fran Miron provided Council and the public an overview of agenda items discussed that evening. One of the items presented at the meeting by Doug Fischer, Washington County Deputy Director of Transportation and Physical Development, was the I-35 W/E interchange improvements in Lino Lakes where the development they were expecting to help fund the project was not occurring. The Coalition suggested cities begin visiting their congressional leaders on this issue to obtain support for the I-35E/CSAH 14 interchange project. Visitor Presentation -Discussion on Water Usage in Hugo Joe Johnson, 5430 134th Street North, requested this item be added to the agenda. Joe had concerns regarding the shortage of clean drinking water and questioned why each home was billed each quarter for a minimum of 15,000 gallons of water, which he felt unjustly penalized those who are trying to conserve. He requested, in the interest of fairness and water conservation, that residents be billed for actual water use. Joe spoke about the Clean Energy Resource Teams (CERTS) program which assists communities in conservation projects. City Engineer Jay Kennedy talked briefly about water reuse which WSB has been working on. The mayor thanked Joe for bringing this issue before the Council. Miron made motion, Granger seconded, to direct staff to continue to work on water conservation issues. All Ayes. Motion carried. Update on Proposed Changes to 2020 Comprehensive Plan Following the City Council's approval of the Comprehensive Plan in May, 2008, staff sent the draft plan to surrounding communities, and various agencies for their review. Staff has received comments from 14 of these governmental units and has prepared a response letter to address each of these comments. The majority of the comments are of a technical nature and are present reason for concern. The City is preparing to submit a response letter to the Metropolitan Council along with an updated comprehensive