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®� March 2002 • YOUR CITY REP%_O T HUGO CITY HALL, 14669 FITZGERALD AVE. N. HUGO, MN 55038 651-429-6676 2001 - THE YEAR IN REVIEW COMMUNFTY "2001 was a very successful year for the City of Hugo,., VISIONING City /� Administrator Mike Ericson. "The City Council and residents alike were PROCESS not disappointed as accomplishments were achieved with an excellent vision COMPLETED and good communication from the Council, and a lot of hard work from the staff." Mayor Fran Miron agrees, adding, "I think Hugo has done an Hugo's community visioning excellent job of bringing quality people on staff, and we're really seeing the benefits of that now." Below is a brief look at 15 major projects and events process, also referred to as a that took place in Hugo over the past year. Charrette process, which began in March 2001, is now 1. Your New City Hall. Groundbreaking for the construc- complete. The final docu- ^ tion of Hugo's new City Hall took place in July, and the $2.1 mens, titled "City of Hugo million project is scheduled to be completed on time and with- 2020 Vision, a guide for in the budget in February 2002. With a main floor of 11,600 development in Hugo over square feet and a 1,500 square-foot basement, the City Hall also features a the next 20 years,was present- multi-use community room, improved Council chambers, and an adminis- ed to the Planning tration wing for City staff offices. (See related story on your new City Hall Commission in December on page 10). 2001 and to the City Council at its January 22, 2002 meet- ®®`�` 2. New Water Tower Under Construction. Water Tower ing. No. 3 is being constructed immediately northwest of the Creekview Preserve 3rd Addition, northwest of the current Michael Lamb, senior planner ' � west terminus of 159th Street North. The column portion of with the Minneapolis: archi- tecture, engineering, and the tower is complete, and the water tank will be completed next spring. The City expects the new tower to be operational in the summer or fall of planning firm of Hammel, Green, and Abrahamson, Inc. 2002. (HGA), who managed the 3. New Vision for the City through the Charrette Process. visioning process, began the Hugo presentation with a descrip- ' s community visioning process, also referred to as a . Charrette process, began in March and was completed when tion of its purpose: to create a the final document was accepted by the City Council in community-based vision for VISIONINGYEAR IN REVIEW] Continued on Page 5 Continued on Page 2