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City Council meeting of January 24, 2005 Page 3 OUTCOMES FROM JANUARY 14, 2005 JOINT MEETING WITH RCWD ON HARDWOOK CREEK/JD2 REHABILITATION On Friday, January 14, 2005, the Hugo City Council met with the Rice Creek Watershed District Managers for the purpose of discussing the Hardwood Creek/JD2 rehabilitation plan, which was discussed by the RCWD at its January 12, 2005 and December 15, 2004 meetings. After significant discussion regarding the adoption of the rehabilitation plan, the RCWD approved a motion directing RCWD staff to draft a cooperative agreement resolution, which would be discussed by both the City Council and RCWD at their next regularly scheduled meetings. The cooperative agreement resolution would spell out support for Option 4, as presented in the engineer's report, which calls for routine annual maintenance of JD2 and an eventual transfer of maintenance responsibilities to the City of Hugo. In addition, as part of the cooperative agreement, the RCWD Board of Managers would agree to petition itself in 18 months if the rehabilitation plan, as agreed to, is deemed ineffective by the City of Hugo. As the draft cooperative agreement was not available for Council review, no formal action was taken. APPROVE AGREEMENT W/RCWD FOR JD2 CULVERT REPLACEMENT PROJECT At its January 14, 2005 joint meeting w/RCWD, the Hugo City Council ran out of time to discuss the proposed agreement drafted by staff regarding the completion of the JD2 Culvert Replacement Project. Staff from both the RCWD and the City of Hugo reviewed the agreement and recommended Council approve the agreement, which specifies that the City of Hugo will take on completion and responsibility for the remainder of the project, and pay to RCWD an amount of $107,500 for its proportional share of the project, as spelled out in the Cooperative Agreement. Water Resource Engineer Pete Willenbring explained the project, as well as associated costs. Miron made motion, Granger seconded, to table action on the agreement and place on an agenda at a time to be determined by City staff. All aye. Motion Carried. RESPONSE TO METROPOLITAN COUNCIL REGARDING CITY'S SANITARY SEWER CAPACITY At its January 3, 2005 meeting, Council discussed briefly the letter received from Metropolitan Council Chair Peter Bell regarding the City's sanitary sewer capacity. Staff had just received, that day, a copy of the letter that was promised by Chair Bell after a December 14, 2004 meeting between the City of Hugo and Metropolitan Council officials and State Representatives. Staff was directed by Council to prepare information detailing the potential number of sewer connections necessary to accommodate current and potential near-term developments. CD Director Bryan Bear prepared a table and reviewed this attached information with Council and requested Council direction toward drafting of a response letter to the Metropolitan Council. Miron made motion, Granger seconded, directing staff to finalize a response letter to the Metropolitan Council and provide draft to Council for approval at a regular meeting. All aye. Motion Carried.