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Hugo City Council Meeting Minutes for January 8, 2018 <br />Page 7 of 11 <br />Approve Reduction in the Letter of Credit for the Excelsior Group for Adelaide Landing <br />Phase 1 Street and Utilities <br />The Excelsior Group, developer, had requested the City reduce the letter of credit being held for <br />the Adelaide Landing 1St Addition to 59% of the original letter of credit amount of $2,979,798. <br />Adoption of the Consent Agenda approved the letter of credit being held for the constructed <br />improvements be reduced to $1,758,080.82. <br />Approve Lawful Gambling Exempt Permit for Church of St. Genevieve for Fish Fry on <br />March 23, 2018 <br />The Church of St. Genevieve had requested approval of a Lawful Gambling Exempt Permit for <br />their annual fish fry to be held on March 23, 2018. Adoption of the Consent Agenda approved <br />the Lawful Gambling Permit for Church of St. Genevieve. <br />Approve Extension of Temporary Employment for History Intern Olivia Schiffman <br />At its May 15, 2017, meeting, Council approved the hiring of Olivia Schiffman as a History <br />Intern. Olivia had been assisting the Historical Commission in the organization of historical data <br />and researching the history of the Hopkins Schoolhouse in preparation of making a <br />recommendation on its future. Adoption of the Consent Agenda approved a six-month extension <br />for History Intern Olivia Schiffman. <br />Public Hearing on Vacation of Ponding and Flowage Easement for Rock Ridge, LLC <br />Rock Ridge, LLC, had requested a vacation of the existing ponding and flowage easement over <br />property generally located north of 157th Street and east of TH 61. Community Development <br />Assistant Rachel Leitz showed on a map where the easement was located and explained that it is <br />believed the easement existed to accommodate FEMA floodplain information from 1982. The <br />data was updated in 2010, and now only a small portion of the property is in the floodplain. <br />When the property develops, new drainage and utility easements will be placed on the property. <br />Mayor Weidt opened the public hearing. There were no comments, and Weidt closed the public <br />hearing. <br />Petryk made motion, Miron seconded, to approve the notice to vacate the ponding and flowage <br />easement over property generally located north of 157th Street and east of TH61. <br />All ayes. Motion carried. <br />Update on the White Bear Lake Lawsuit <br />City Administrator Bryan Bear provided background on the lawsuit between White Bear Lake <br />Restoration Association and Homeowners Association versus DNR. The City of White Bear <br />Lake and White Bear Township had intervened on the side of the DNR. There was an order by <br />Judge Margaret Marrinan on August 29, 2017, and a temporary stay of the order granted on <br />December 18, 2017. A hearing was scheduled for January 26, 2018 to consider motions related <br />to the order. The DNR had announced their intention to appeal the ruling, and it would go to the <br />court of appeals sometime this summer. <br />