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City Council mooting of March 15, 1993 Page Stolt man made motion, Miron seconded, to approve the hiring of 'Tim Saari as the building inspection intern for a six-month period beginning 4/5/93. All aye. Motion Carried. STATE AID STREET FUNDING UPDATE Eased on the 1990 census, and the rate of new home construction in the City, Hugo should reach a population of 5,000 this year. This would make the City eligible for State Aid Street Funding. According to the Minnesota Department of Transportation, the City must obtain certification of the City's population from the Bureau of the Census by conducting a special census in order to prove its eligibility for this program. According to the Census Bureau, the cost of a special census would be between $15,000 and $20,000. Given a certain margin for error in population estimates, and the high cost of conducting the census, the City Council needs to make a decision on what level of risk it is willing to accept in contracting for the census. Based on the best: data available, the City's population would be approximately 5,025 at the end of 1990, leaving a margin for statistical error at 1/2 of 1%. Given a consistent rate of growth, the City's population by the end of 1994 would be approximately 5,227. The Council stated that they will consider this issue during the City's budget process this summer. BALD EAGLE 1 NDUSTR 1 AL_ PARh:: 1 MPRQVF_.MENT PRQJ ECT' UPDAT-E'. The staff has been in contact with property owners in the Bald Eagle Industrial Park regarding their desire for municipal water service. The engineer's cost estimate for installing water service through the industrial park. is $1225506, all of which would be assessable under the City's past practice. Business owners in the park have indicated a strong interest in obtaining municipal service, which is being made possible through the construction of the new water tower. Staff has prepared a petition under Minnesota Statute, Chapter 429, to implement this project, and is in the process of obtaining the required signatures under statute. There was no formal action taken on this matter. COUNTY ROAD 8A UPDATE Representatives from Kuusisto Engineering and the City Administrator met with the Washington County's Deputy Public Works Director on Mach `•:}', i947 to discuss proposed improvements to County Rd. SA. The County Board of Commissioners will be conducting a public hearing on the evening of April 6th to consider allocating funds for this project. A final decision .is expected to be made during the County Board's regular- meeting of April 13. Decisions will need to be made by the City on the following items: 1. Addition of sidewalk to the project. 2. Extension of the 12' watermain to Goodview Ave., as proposed in the City's comprehensive plan. 3. Obtaining additional right-of-way to allow for the improvements. 4. Maintenance of detour routes during the construction process. 5. Method and amount of assessments against benefitted property owners