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City Council meeting of April 2, 2007 Page 4 years, Ron has provided an excellent level of accounting and finance work to the City of Hugo. As Council is aware, Ron recently earned his 13'x' consecutive GFOA Certificate of Excellence for financial reporting, which reflects a deep commitment to excellence in financial reporting and a commitment to the finance director profession. Ron's dedication to his job and excellence in his work is noted by the Moody's Rating Service, who two years ago, increased the City's bond rating with an extremely rare 2 - step increase from A3 to A 1. Adoption of the Consent Agenda approved the annual performance review for Finance Director Ron Otkin. APPROVE DOWNTOWN DESIGN GUIDELINES Mayor Miron requested that this matter be removed from the Consent Agenda for discussion. At its March 22, 2007 meeting, the Planning Commission discussed the downtown design guidelines, which have been developed nearly three years ago in a cooperative open house/public meeting process with Landform and Associates. The downtown design guidelines allow for the architectural standards, as well as guidelines to encourage mixed-use development in downtown Hugo. The Planning Commission recommended approval of the design guidelines and City staff recommended Council approve them as well, and include them in discussions with developers, who will incorporate them into their overall development plans. CD Director Bryan Bear provided a PowerPoint presentation with a background of the steps taken to date resulting in the final guidelines for Council consideration. Haas made motion, Granger seconded, approving the Downtown Design Guidelines as presented. All aye. Motion Carried. PUBLIC HEARING FROM PUBLIC COMMENT ON STORMWATER POLLUTION PREVENTION PROGRAM (MS4 NPDES PERMIT) Each year, the City is required to hold a public hearing in order to take pubic comment on the City's Stormwater Pollution Prevention Program (SWPPP) as part of the City's MS4 NPDES permit to the MPCA. The City scheduled a public hearing for Monday, April 2, 2007 at Hugo City Hall, to present and discuss the Storm Water Pollution Prevention Program (SWPPP). PW Director Chris Petree provided a PowerPoint presentation outlining City activities the City as a result of implementing the SWPPP. Items discussed included: the original SWPPP, status of compliance regarding permit conditions, progress towards achieving the measurable goals and planned activities for the next year. Mayor Miron opened the public hearing for any and all oral or written comments from the public. No one else offered comment except Jess Roush, 4776 126' Street, who stated that he hoped the City would again be sponsoring a Hugo hazardous waste materials pickup day. PW Petree stated that he is working on it with Washington County. There were no other oral or written comments and no formal Council action was needed. CITY OF HUGO DOWNTOWN TAX INCREMENT FINANCING (TIF) PLAN At its February 20, 2007 meeting, Council authorized staff to schedule a public hearing for Monday, April 2, 2007 in order to hold a public hearing for the consideration of a downtown tax increment financing (TIF) district. City staff provided PowerPoint presentations of the TIF Plan.