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