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Hugo City Council Meeting Minutes for August 21,2017 <br /> Page 4 of 6 <br /> appointed in 2001 for a three year term. The Finance Department has been very pleased with <br /> their work and the Council has approved four contract extensions since. Adoption of the <br /> Consent Agenda approved Smith Schafer & Associates as the City's auditor for 2017-2021 <br /> subject to the terms in the proposal submitted to the City. <br /> Approve Encroachment Agreement at 15995 Finley Ave N for Accessory Structure <br /> Christopher Clausen, 15995 Finley Avenue North, had applied for an Encroachment Agreement <br /> to locate an accessory structure within a drainage and utility easement. Adoption of the Consent <br /> Agenda approved RESOLUTION 2017-29 APPROVING AN ENCROACHMENT <br /> AGREEMENT FOR CHRISTOPHER CLAUSEN TO ALLOW CONSTRUCTION OF AN <br /> ACCESSORY STRUCTURE WITHIN A DRAINAGE AND UTILITY EASEMENT ON THE <br /> PROPERTY LOCATED AT 15995 FINLEY AVENUE NORTH. <br /> Discussion on DNR's Public Waters Reclassification of Hardwood Creek <br /> At the City Council meeting on August 7, 2017, Rice Creek Watershed District Board Manager <br /> John Waller spoke to Council on the Department of Natural Resources' decision to put segments <br /> of Hardwood Creek back into the public waters inventory. He had requested the Council send a <br /> letter to the DNR in opposition. <br /> City Administrator Bryan Bear provided a map that showed the ditches in the area and what they <br /> were classified as, specifically the segment from Henna Avenue west to Elmcrest Avenue, <br /> known as Judicial Ditch 2. He explained that the DNR created an inventory of public waters in <br /> 1979 after a process that included public input. The inventory included a list and a map. These <br /> were reviewed after the Buffer Law was created in 2015, and it was found that some ditches <br /> were included on the map as public waters but were not on the list, and segments of Hardwood <br /> Creek(JD2) only showed on the map. <br /> In April, the DNR had ordered the ditches not on the list to be removed from the public waters <br /> inventory since proper notice was not provided to those landowners; the public process was not <br /> followed. Since then, RCWD was notified by the DNR of their intention to put those segments <br /> back on the public waters list. The RCWD sent a letter to the DNR informing them they would <br /> like the original statutory process to be followed. Bryan stated that inclusion in the public waters <br /> inventory could have consequences to landowners, City, and RCWD. He suggested that staff <br /> have a conversation with the DNR to inquire on their intended process, and then follow-up with <br /> a letter. <br /> Petryk made motion, Klein seconded, to direct staff to contact the DNR to inquire about the <br /> intended process and follow up with a letter. <br /> All Ayes. Motion carried. <br /> Yellow Ribbon Network Update <br /> Council Member Chuck Haas and Council Member Phil Klein reported to Council on the Yellow <br /> Ribbon Network activities held recently. The National Guard had announced the 34�h Infantry <br />