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CITY COUNCIL SETS YOUR NEW GOA FOR 2001 CITY HALL On Monday, January 29, 2001, the Hugo City Council held its annual Goal- A Progress Setting Session, facilitated by Barbara Strandell. In addition to City Council Rep o rt Members, those in attendance included Mayor Fran Miron, City Administrator Mike Ericson, Community Development Director John Rask, City Engineer Dave The new Hugo City Hall Mitchell,Fire Chief Joe McMahon,Planning Commission Chair Dave Schumann, buildingproject continues to Parks Commission Chair Robyn LaCasse, and former Council Member Jim move forward. Bids are Leroux. being received until April 5, The City Council identified these six goals for the City of Hugo in the year 2001: 2001, and the City Council is expected to award the con- 1. Develop the City's infrastructure and develop a Capitol Improvements tract for construction at its Program to guide the City in major expenditures that fall outside the nor- April 16 meeting. mal operating budget. 2. Establish parks and acquire parkland. Designed by the engineering 3. Obtain a win-win solution for all involved in the Everton Avenue Study. and architectural firm of 4. Establish a surface water management plan. Bonestroo, Rosene, Anderlik 5. Complete the Charrette process. and Associates, the building 6. Work to have the City Council pull together as a team. is expected to be 11,600 The Council gave its full support to the City staff to square feet with a 1,500 help accomplish these goals. square foot basement. Costs for the project are estimated In addition to establishing goals, the session was at $1.5 million for construc- good opportunity for Council Members to tion and $2.1 million for the get to know one another better, to learn complete project. what each member hopes to accomplish during his or her term of office, and to learn what influences members in their It is expected that the decision-making processes. groundbreaking for the City Hall will take place early this summer i i