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Hugo City Council Meeting Minutes for February 5, 2018 Page 6 of 10 Council for discussion. She reviewed the meetings that had been held and comments that were received from the public. Key updates to the plan included increasing the graphic content and layout with interactive links and guiding principles in the front of each chapter. She stated that nothing changed in terms of land use because residents did not see a need for a lot of changes. Changes were made to reflect affordable housing goals and density minimums. No changes had been made to eastern Hugo, and it was recommended to move ahead with the feasibility study for that area. Changes were made to the mixed use district in response to the Metropolitan Council's request to put a cap on maximum density. Changes were made to the housing plan to reflect demographic information. The EDA had worked on the economic development chapter to reflect current economic conditions, and the biggest change was to the parks, trails, and open space chapter to help the Parks Commission and Council make decisions. Resiliency is a new chapter that is required to show how the community is ready for what the future brings. Changes in the transportation chapter included coordination with parks and trails. City Engineer Mark Erichson talked about the water supply and water distribution chapter comparing the 2030 plan with the 2040 plan showing that water use has been going down, and he felt it was influenced by water conservation efforts and water reuse projects. This resulted in the need for only three new wells in the 2040 instead of the five planned for in the 2030 plan at buildout. The sanitary sewer plan reflected changes due to less water being used. Next steps were to work on the implementation chapter, editing, and creating interactive links. A public hearing will be held in March, and the plan will go to Council for approval on April 2, 2018. If approved, it will be distributed and go to the Metropolitan Council for approval with adoption at the November 5, 2018 meeting. Klein asked if there were discussions on connecting Hugo's water supply with other communities as part of the resiliency plan. Erichson replied that it should be included. Bear added that the City does have interconnects with the City of Lino Lakes and a future connection south into White Bear Township. The Council liked the appearance of the new plan and felt the interactive links would be very helpful. They hoped residents would attend the open house to see how their input has been considered. Rice Creek Watershed District Manager John Waller provided comments on a meeting that took place withI 6 City of Columbus, Forest Lake and the Watershed District, and he suggested a presentation may work well in Hugo on the stormwater plan. He talked about how interconnecting the wells and becoming one system under the rules would result in a loss of the ability to use an emergency well. He said that at the January Metro Area Managers meeting, the Stormwater Conservation Board talked about a new program for funding, and he would like to see money go to Washington County. Update on White Bear Lake Lawsuit At its January 8, 2018, meeting, staff provided an update to the Council on the recent court order regarding the White Bear Lake Lawsuit. Since that time, there have been several developments, including an amendment to the City's appropriations permit. City Administrator Bryan Bear provided background on the lawsuit and explained that on January 26, 2018, there was discussion on construction dewatering resulting with an expectation that the prohibition will be removed. Bear felt the order was vague, and the DNR was not providing much direction to the