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Hugo City Council Meeting Minutes for April 18, 2016 Page 4 of 6 Approve Letter to the Carnelian-Marine St. Croix Watershed District At their April 4, 2016 meeting, the Council considered the request of Washington County for nominees to the Carnelian-Marine St. Croix Watershed District and/or endorsement of three Board Managers whose terms expire on June 21, 2106. Council had concerns regarding the Watershed District and directed staff to draft a letter to the County. The letter included a request to extend the deadline to submit the list of nominees until Council had an opportunity to meet the incumbents. Adoption of the Consent Agenda approved the draft letter to the Carnelian-Marine St. Croix Watershed District. Update on Stormwater Grants and Related Items City Administrator Bryan Bear provided Council an update on recent stormwater grants. He talked about the Met Council's grant program will award grants between $2,000 - $200,000 for stormwater projects. The program is being administered through the RCWD. Bear said they recently met with the RCWD and provided information on Hugo projects focusing on the largest project, Waters Edge stormwater reuse project. The RCWD Board intends to recommend approval to the Met Council. In response to concerns regarding stormwater credits for the project, Bear was told by the Watershed District that they see this is a pass-through project, so will likely not make Hugo adhere by those rules. Hugo had been successful in receiving a $50,000 grant from the Met Council for the Beaver Ponds project, and Council will review bid results for that project at a Council meeting in May. He also talked about the RCWD grants for stormwater mediation projects, and stated Hugo declined to participate because we were not allowed to use the credits for these projects. Hugo Public Works did apply, and will likely receive a grant for $27,000 for a street sweeper, which is used to remove debris from streets and keep it out of the waterways. Staff is continuing to have discussions with the RCWD on their rules and will be meeting with them tomorrow. Bear stated the bonding proposals continue to move forward, and there have been good discussions in House and Senate. Negotiations are underway, and we can expect to know in a few weeks if we've made progress. Update on the Yellow Ribbon Network Council Members Chuck Haas and Phil Klein updated the Council on the activities of the Yellow Ribbon Network to date. Haas thanked Drytech for being a Hamburger Night sponsor. There have been meetings for YRN training in regions around the state, and they were recently in Brooklyn Center where they received a certificate of appreciation. The YRN has been doing a lot with the survivors outreach program, which provides support to Gold Star families. They continue to receive Girl Scout cookies for the troops. Haas will be going to Kuwait next month to serve steaks to the troops, and another event will be held this summer in Bosnia. Parks Commission Interviews on Tuesday,April 19, 2016 City Administrator Bryan Bear reminded Council of the meeting scheduled for Tuesday, April 19,