2018.01.29 CC Minutes - Goal Setting Workshop

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ra CITY OF Minutes HUGO CITY COUNCIL MEETING GOAL SETTING WORKSHOP EST.1906 HUGO CITY HALL wwwdhugonn.us00 14669 Fitzgerald Avenue North•Hugo,MN 55038 MONDAY,JANUARY 29, 2018— 7 P.M. Weidt called the meeting to order at 7 p.m. PRESENT: Haas (via Skype), Klein, Miron, Petryk, Weidt ABSENT: None STAFF PRESENT: City Administrator Bryan Bear, Finance Director Ron Otkin, Accounting Clerk Anna Wobse, Planner Rachel Juba, Parks Planner Shayla Denaway, City Engineer Mark Erichson , and City Clerk Michele Lindau Goals for 2017 City Administrator Bryan Bear reviewed the 2017 goals and long range goals that were created last year saying many have been completed or are in progress. Updates from Commissions and Staff Prior to the Council Goals Setting Workshop, commissions met to discusses their specific goals. Bear provided a recap of those workshops. The Planning Commission's main focus has been the City's Comprehensive Plan, which is going extremely well. This should be finished around the middle of the year and submitted to the Metropolitan Council at the end of this year. The commission is also a fairly new group and there will be a focus on orienting and training new members. The Parks Commission shows a continuing interest in trails and trail connections. Bear noted that the public very much wanted to talk about trails at the Comprehensive Plan workshop, and there have also been discussions on the county level. The commission is also interested in long- range vision planning for Irish Avenue Park. The Economic Development Authority will continue to focus on encouraging development in the downtown area. The Historical Commission hired an intern in 2017 who will continue working into 2018. A goal is for the commission to make a recommendation to Council regarding the Hopkins School House, and they anticipate a workshop with the Council to be held in the spring. The intern is also working on cataloging photos and data to make it available and searchable for the public. Bear talked about the vacancies on the Parks Commission, Planning Commission, and Historical Commission, and the need to recruit members.