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City Council meeting of April 4, 2005 Page 7 member Granger suggested that Chris talk to Washington County in an effort to get assistance for road maintenance. Miron made motion, Haas seconded, authorizing City staff to advertise for bids for 2005 seal coating and crack filling projects. All aye. Motion Carried. UPDATE ON TH61 AND 136' STREET TRAFFIC SIGNAL In October 2004, Council held a neighborhood meeting at the Hugo Fire Hall with residents living near the intersection of TH61 and 130°i Street. Specifically, City staff provided residents with the specifications included in the City's application for cooperative agreement funding from MnDOT. Rick Arnebeck, MnDOT area manager, was present and discussed with residents the warrants under which the signal would be evaluated. City Engineer Jay Kennedy received official notification from MnDOT that the City's cooperative agreement funding application was unsuccessful for 2005. Jay provided Council with an update on this issue. Council member Granger encouraged staff to work on alternative ways to make the intersection safer. No formal Council action was taken on this matter. DRAFT LETTER FOR APPOINTMENTS TO THE CENTENNIAL COMMISSION At a joint meeting with the Historical Commission on Monday, March 28, 2005, Council voted unanimously directing staff to draft a letter to invite City participation on the Hugo Centennial Commission. Members of both the Commission and Council agreed that the creation of the new Commission is necessary to begin planning for the centennial on August 15, 2006. A list of possible clubs, groups, organizations, commissions, and citizens was provided in a staff memorandum. Puleo made motion, Granger seconded, to approve the draft letter and set a deadline of May 15, 2005 to accept volunteers to serve on the Centennial Commission. All aye. Motion Carried. SCHEDULE COUNCIL WORKSHOP FOR DOWNTOWN DESIGN GUIDELINES At its February 22, 2005 meeting, Council approved an agreement with Landform to develop Downtown Design Guidelines. Landform is developing a schedule to gather input from the Council and public. At the workshop, Landform will present a draft of the guidelines for consideration and comment by the City Council, prior to gathering public input. Haas made motion, Granger seconded, to schedule a Council workshop for Friday, May 20, 2005, from 8:30 am to 10:30 am, to discuss downtown design guidelines. All aye. Motion Carried.