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Hugo City Hall • 14669 Fitzgerald Avenue North • Hugo, Minnesota 55038 y« F 2005 Year In Review 2006 City Goals A Commitment to Service Providing Focus and Direction Hugo of the accomplishments At its January 19,2006 meeting,the Hugo City This past year,the accom P � g Council developed its final list of City Focus Goals City Council focused on an overall commitment for the upcoming year. "The focus goals allow the to service. Regarding the projects included in the Council to hone in on certain aspects of the long- ( � 2005 year in review,Hugo Mayor Fran Miron range planning that's been done over the years," explains,"The Council has an obligation to the says Hugo Mayor Fran Miron. He continues,"It public safety and welfare,but this Council has been very focused on service and a commitment to gives us direction and it also provides an opportu- nity to evaluate the work we do based on the goals service the people who live in this community." we set." Mayor Miron also sees a"renewed sense of pride New to the goal-setting process this year,the in Hugo and service to the community." He notes Council established a specific target date for the an increase in both the quality and number of peo- completion of each goal. "Establishing those dates . I- ple coming forward to serve various Commission means that there is a continual effort being made and volunteer positions in the City as an indica- to accomplish the tasks at hand within a specified tion. "I think the Council's mentality and direc- time,not just by the end of the year,"says Mayor tion toward service may be the springboard to this welling of pride and a desire to provide service," Miron. concludes Mayor Miron. _ The following are the top goals for the City of Hugo ' in 2006: - Following is a summary of the major community _ projects and developments that took place in Hugo in 2005: Goal#1:Focus On Economic Development ' The City will apply for development grants,includ- Downtown Redevelopment ing a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG). In addition,this goal will focus on imple- Design standards for the City's downtown redevel- mentation of the Downtown Redevelopment Plan opment were adopted in 2005. These guidelines and work toward identifying a location for a future reflect a community vision for a pedestrian-friend- ly downtown with mixtures of housing,retail, Year In Review/Page 2 Goals/Page 7