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Hugo City Council Meeting Minutes for September 6, 2016 <br />Page 2 of 6 <br />Approval of Minutes for the August 25, 2016 NE Metro Water Summit <br />Petryk made motion, Klein seconded, to approve the minutes for the Northeast Metro Water <br />Summit meeting on August 25, 2016 as presented. <br />Approval of the Agenda <br />Weidt made motion, Klein seconded, to approve the agenda as presented. <br />All Ayes. Motion carried <br />Hugo Lions Golf Fundraiser Donation to the Yellow Ribbon Network <br />On August 14, 2016, the Hugo Lions Club held a golf fundraiser at Oneka Ridge, with all <br />proceeds to be donated to the Hugo Yellow Ribbon Network. Hugo Lions Club Members Denny <br />Route and Mike Gallivan shared information with Council on the event. This was their 4th <br />annual fundraiser. There were approximately 25 golfers the first year and 136 golfers this year. <br />They presented the Yellow Ribbon Network a check PrI ,800.33, and thanked all the event <br />sponsors. Ra�l�l&k <br />Council Member Chuck Haas and Phil Klein provided an update on the Yellow Ribbon Network <br />recent activities. Mike DeVine from DeVine's Plumbing was the sponsor for last month's <br />Hamburger Night. The Minnesota Military Family Foundation and Disabled American Veterans <br />have asked the YRN to host the Shoot for the Troops event at Wild Wings Game Farm on <br />September 17. On October 1, the YRN will be hosting a family day picnic for the 834th Brigade <br />Battalion at the Vets Camp. Meat raffles will be starting at Sal's Angus Grill with the Bayport <br />Legion and the Blue Star Moms on Saturdays. The YRN has received three special requests for <br />care packages. <br />DUI Reduction Program Pilot Pro 0ect — MN National Guard <br />Council Member Haas explained that the Yellow Ribbon Network had been having discussions <br />with the MN National Guard regarding the number of DWI and DUI incidences among veterans. <br />He introduced Captain Troy Davidson, from the MNNG Substance Abuse Program, who <br />explained the desire to establish a program to work with local liquor license holders, law <br />enforcement, and other community partners who had been invited to this meeting, in establishing <br />a pilot project to reduce those numbers. <br />Mayor Tom Weidt called for a short recess to allow the group to leave the Council Chambers <br />and gather in the conference room to brainstorm options and ways to address the issue. <br />CenturyLink Expansion of Broadband Services — Director of Local Government Affairs <br />Kirstin Sersland <br />CenturyLink Director of Local Government Affairs Kirstin Sersland informed Council they were <br />successful in securing Connect American Funds (CAF) to extend services to the rural northeast <br />