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City Council meeting of July 5, 2005 Page 6 DISCUSSION ON CITY POLICY ON HOME OCCUPATION ORDINANCE At its June 23, 2005 joint meeting with the Planning Commission, Council considered the current home occupation ordinance. After significant discussion, Council agreed to recommend at its next regularly scheduled meeting, the development of a City policy in order to provide direction to the PC regarding a review and revision of the current home occupation ordinance. City staff provided Council with a draft policy statement relating to the home occupation ordinance. Council discussion centered on the use of should or may in guideline #3 referencing use of Interim Use Permits. The balance of the proposed policy statement met with Council approval. Granger made motion, Puleo seconded, to amend the home occupation ordinance policy statement Guideline #3 from should to may. VOTING AYE: Granger, Petryk, Puleo VOTING NAY: Haas and Miron Motion Carried. REQUEST TO MNDOT FOR RESTRIPING AND LIGHTING ON TH61 AT 130TH STREET In October 2004, Council held a neighborhood meeting at the Hugo Fire Hall with residents living near the intersection at TH61 and Be Street. Council informed residents that they had made application to MnDOT for cooperative funding for a traffic signal. Residents also requested assistance from the City in requesting that MnDOT take a look at the striping of the bypass lane and improving lighting. City Engineer Jay Kennedy submitted this request to MnDOT to review the bypass lane for consideration as a right turn lane, as well as improving lighting. MnDOT officials reviewed the current bypass lane in accordance with state guidelines and concurred that it should be striped as a right turn only line, with proper signing. Additionally, the threshold for needing additional lighting was not met according to vehicular crashes at the intersection; therefore, MnDOT will not install additional lighting. The City may install lighting itself, after acquiring the necessary permit from MnDOT. Hugo resident Deb Barnes suggested that a right -turn lane would create a different safety hazard without a northbound left -turn lane. Council also discussed the benefit of changing illumination of Be Street to TH61, and expenditures of funds when there are more critical intersections in need of lighting. Miron made motion, Granger seconded, to table this matter to allow staff to get more information. All aye. Motion Carried. DISCUSSION ON LEVEL OF RICE LAKE The City of Hugo received notification from the RCWD that they are reviewing the current level of Rice Lake with officials from the DNR; specifically, the lake level has been reduced within the past few months, and collectively, the RCWD and DNR have explored methods to remedy the situation. City staff has been in communication with the RCWD administrator, Steve Hobbs, with an offer to involve the City in meetings to resolve this issue for the benefit of all affected parties. Mayor Miron will attend a meeting with RCWD and DNR officials on Friday, July 8, 2005 at 2:00 pm, to inspect the elevation of the lake.