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City Council meeting of November 1, 2004 Page 5 Miron made motion, Petryk seconded, directing City staff to work with MCES officials to review development data to confirm sewer capacity, and send a letter to the City of Forest Lake thanking them for their efforts in remedying illegal inflow infiltration. All aye. Motion Carried. Miron made motion, Haas seconded, directing City staff to send a letter to the Metropolitan Council indicating support for MCES's efforts to review the storage tank issue and thank them for their cooperation. All aye. Motion Carried. UPDATE ON NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING OF 10/25/04 RE TRAFFIC SIGNAL AT 130M STREET & TH61 On Monday, October 25, 2004, Council held a public informational meeting at the Hugo Fire Hall, with residents living near the intersection of 130td Street and TH61. More than 80 residents listened to a presentation from City Engineer Jay Kennedy and Chuck Rickert from WSB Engineers, who explained the proposed improvements to the intersection, which would include the installation of a traffic signal. They explained that a Cooperative Agreement Application had been forwarded to MnDOT for joint funding of the improvements. Rick Amebeck from MnDOT shared with attendees the MnDOT requirement that the intersection must meet five of eight deficiency warrants, and currently, the intersection only meets three. Mayor Miron facilitated the rest of the meeting and answered a multitude of questions from residents. There were three issues expressed that could be addressed prior to the official response from MnDOT on the Cooperative Agreement Application: residents 1) requested better lighting at the intersection; 2) requested that the speed limit be reviewed and suigested a reduction in the speed limit; and 3) requested proper signage for right turn only on TH61 at 130 Street be enforced by Minnesota State Patrol, with necessary signage and no use as a by-pass vehicles are turning left at 13& Street heading north. Miron made motion, Granger seconded, directing staff to send a letter to Rick Amebeck from MnDOT requesting them to review the three issues for relevance and action. All aye. Motion Carried. SCHEDULE COUNCIL WORKSHOP OF PROPOSED 2005 CITY BUDGET & 2005-2010 STORM WATER CIP At its September 6, 2004 meeting, Council adopted a proposed 2005 City budget and set the City's proposed tax levy for 2005. The proposed tax levy included a frozen, no increase, and urban tax rate for 2005. Granger made motion, Petryk seconded, to schedule a Council workshop for Friday, November 19, 2004, at 8:30 am, to review the proposed 2005 City budget and the 2005-2010 storm water capital improvements program. All aye. Motion Carried.