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MINUTES FOR THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2017 Call to Order Mayor Weidt called the meeting to order at 7:01 p.m. PRESENT: Klein, Miron, Petryk, Weidt ABSENT: Haas ALSO PRESENT: City Administrator Bryan Bear, City Attorney Dave Snyder, City Engineer Mark Erichson, Community Development Assistant Rachel Leitz, and City Clerl�chele Lindau kwp ,. Approval of the Minutes for the September 5, 2017 City Council Meeting, .�. h Is Klein made motion, Miron seconded, to approve the minutes for the Sept h6r' 5, F017 City Council meeting as presented. , � . A n A All Ayes. Motion carried. Approval of the Agenda Weidt made motion, Petryk seconded, to approve the agenda by adding an update on the local water planning review as requested by John Waller. All Ayes. Motion carried. Ila g�k White Bear Lake School District Levy Renewal — Superintendent Dr. Wayne Kazmierczak At their August meeting, the White Bear Lake Area School Board approved a ten-year Local Operating Levy Renewal question to be placed on the November 7, 2017 ballot. This vote will be a renewal of the same question that was supported in the fall of 2011. Superintendent Dr. Wayne Kazmierczak was in attendance to present information on the school district and the levy renewal. Dr. Kazmierczak showed a map indicating where the schools were located in the district, reflecting an imbalance with enrollment. He reviewed information that was provided to the school district by a demographer that projected up to 9,430 students in ten years, where they currently stand at approximately 8,200, which is 200 more this year than was anticipated. He shared the results of a community survey that showed strong support for the levy renewal. Taxes would not increase; they were only asking for what they currently have. Dr. Kazmierczak introduced Mr. Wald who talked about the increased student opportunities with career pathways programs and innovative programs to guide students on to college. The district has begun work on their strategic plan with the hope to take it to the school board in March 2018. Council talked about the significant growth in Hugo and asked about the current capacity of the schools. Dr. Kazmierczak acknowledged that there isn't much capacity left in Hugo schools, but they may be able to pick up a few more classrooms. The biggest need for classroom space is at the elementary level.