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Hugo City Council Meeting Minutes for November 7, 2016 Page 2 of 9 Approval of the Agenda Weidt made motion, Klein seconded to approve the agenda as amended by adding a presentation by Rick Gwynn. All Ayes. Motion carried. Donation to the Yellow Ribbon Network from the Hugo Seniors Club The Hugo Senior Citizens Club held a Luncheon & Style Show on Tuesday, October 4, 2016 as a fundraiser to benefit the Hugo Yellow Ribbon Network. Senior Club Officers Karen Pateck, Barb Connelly, Kathy Engstrom, and Alice Christiansen were in attendance to present the donation to the Yellow Ribbon. Barb Connelly explained the event was held in conjunction with Christopher Banks and they received a lot of donations. The officers presented a check to the Hugo Yellow Ribbon Network in the amount of $1,500. Rick Gwynn Presentation Minnesota National Guard had requested the Yellow Ribbon Network host the Youth Pheasant Hunt for children of military members. Council Member Haas contacted Rick Gwynn who assisted in raising awareness for the Hunt. Rick explained he represented the White Bear Lake VFW, where he is the commander, and the Suburban Ramsey County YRN who hold their Hamburger Night on Monday nights at the VFW in White Bear Lake. He reached out to organizations and received $1,500, which he presented to the YRN for the Youth Pheasant Hunt. He also explained that on October 8, the VFW had the distinct honor of hosting eight of the Medal of Honor recipients, by serving breakfast and taking them fishing with a group called "Fishing for Life" on White Bear Lake. Council Member Klein also participated in the event. Update on Rush Line Corridor — Ramsey County Regional Rail Authority Project Manager Andy Gitzlaff The Rush Line Corridor is a proposed public transit corridor running from the Union Depot in downtown St. Paul to downtown Forest Lake, consisting of urban, suburban and rural stops. The mode of transportation will consist of either bus rapid transit or light rail transit. Several meetings have been held over the spring and summer to gather community input regarding the possible transit routes and station locations. Ramsey County Regional Railroad Authority Project Manager Andy Gitzlaff was in attendance to provide the Council an update on the project. Gitzlaff explained it is still in the early pre - project development stage, and a lot of progress has been made in the last year. Study area from St. Paul to Forest Lake will connect major destinations, activities and job concentrations. He talked about the evaluation criteria process used during Tier 1. They evaluated transit type options and route options, which were narrowed down to four options that all end in White Bear Lake with feeder lines to the north. Tier 2 includes the evaluation of White Bear Lake to Forest