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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 with the 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 />