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Hugo City Council Meeting Minutes for June 6, 2016 Page 4 of 6 Council approved the PUD amendment and preliminary plat for Victor Gardens North Village 7th Addition at its May 16, 2016, meeting. The final plat will plat all 33 townhome lots from the Victor Gardens North Village 7th Addition preliminary plat. There were no changes to the lots from the preliminary plat. Adoption of the Consent Agenda approved RESOLUTION 2016-14 APPROVING FINAL PLAT AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT FOR VICTOR GARDENS NORTH VILLAGE 7TH ADDITION ON PROPERTY LOCATED NORTH OF ROSEMARY WAY AND EAST OF ELMCREST AVENUE NORTH, subject to the City Attorney's review and approval. Approve Separation of Employment for Zaheer Khan from the Hugo Fire Department Fire Chief Kevin Colvard had received an email from Zaheer Khan about his resignation from the Hugo Fire Department for personal reasons. Adoption of the Consent Agenda approved the separation of employment of Zaheer Khan from the Hugo Fire Department. Update on Six Cities Meeting on May 26, 2016 City Administrator Bryan Bear provided an update on the Six Cities meeting that was held on Thursday, May 26, 2016 at 7 p.m. at Lino Lakes City Hall. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the Met Council's Joint Water Utility Feasibility Study that was completed in December, 2015. This study reviewed the potential to combine the municipal water systems of six cities: Centerville, Circle Pines, Columbus, Hugo, Lexington, and Lino Lakes. At the meeting, the Met Council presented information on the benefits that could be realized by combining the water systems of all six cities. There was discussion among attendees regarding cities not having control over their individual water systems, and there seemed to be little desire to move forward. The Council discussed the merits of the plan and agreed there was a disconnect of all cities. The study provided good information to be considered when the updating of the Comprehensive Plan and planning future development. It was also noted that saving surface water was not considered in the feasibility study, and things had changed since the ideas first came about. It was important to have the study done and unfortunate all cities could not work together. Bryan stated he would like to continue discussions with staff and the City of Lino Lakes, who have the opportunity to combine systems with Hugo through future development. No formal action was taken. Update on Beautification Subcommittee Community Development Assistant Rachel Leitz provided background information on the Beautification Subcommittee that was formed last year with a representative from each commission. The group had been working on a variety of projects with the goal to beautify the City. Projects included improvements to the monument sign in Victor Gardens and banners to replace the ones on CSAH 8, which include a modernized logo. Future discussions will include downtown gateway elements, entry monuments, beautification of the TH61 corridor, and landscape elements in the TH61/170th Street roundabout.