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Hugo City Council Meeting Minutes for January 7,2019 <br /> Page 2 of 9 <br /> Blanket Presentation to the Yellow Ribbon Network <br /> Oneka Elementary school students had made fleece blankets to send to deployed soldiers. Janet <br /> Dickinson, 4th Grade Teacher and Building Representative, presented the blankets to the Yellow <br /> Ribbon Network. Approximately 180 kids made 70 blankets to be included in care packages. <br /> The Council thanked Ms. Dickson and the students for supporting the Yellow Ribbon Network. <br /> Building Annual Report <br /> Annually, the Community Development Department compiles information on building permits, <br /> planning applications and other activities of the department for prior years. Community <br /> Development Assistant Emily Weber provided this report to Council. There were 39 planning <br /> applications processed during 2018, mostly plats and PUDs. One hundred twenty five permits <br /> for new construction were issued; 177 were for single family homes and eight were townhome <br /> units in the Generation Acres Development. Homes in Hugo are approximately 2/3 single family <br /> and 1/3 multi-family. Hugo's two building inspectors performed 6,209 inspections during the <br /> year, 1,104 of them were for the City of Scandia. There were currently 313 residential lots <br /> available and five residential projects being developed. Emily talked about the non-residential <br /> building during 2018 explaining there were five projects totaling 217,178 square feet. She <br /> concluded by saying residential construction seemed to be increasing and Hugo businesses <br /> seemed to be succeeding and wanting to expand and grow in the community. Staff continues to <br /> receive calls and meet with developers. <br /> Approval of the Consent Agenda <br /> Miron made motion, Klein seconded, to approve the following Consent Agenda: <br /> 1. Approval of Claims <br /> 2. Approve Appointment of Becky Petryk as Acting Mayor <br /> 3. Approve Appointment of WSB and Associates as City Engineer <br /> 4. Approve Appointment of Landform as City Planner <br /> 5. Approve Appointment of Johnson& Turner as City Attorney <br /> 6. Approve Appointment of Springsted, Inc. as Financial Advisor <br /> 7. Approve Appointment of Fire Chief Kevin Colvard as Emergency Management Director <br /> 8. Approve Appointment of US Bank as Depository for City Funds <br /> 9. Approve Appointment of The Citizen as Official Newspaper <br /> 10. Approve Appointments to Hugo Firefighter Relief Association <br /> 11. Approve Resolution on Statutory Tort Liability Limits <br /> 12. Approve Appointment of Bronwen Kleissler as Chair of the Planning Commission and <br /> Scott Arcand as Vice-Chair <br /> 13. Approve Appointment of Dave Strub as Chair and Cathy Moore-Arcand as Vice-Chair of <br /> the Parks and Recreation Commission <br /> 14. Approve Appointment of Cynthia Schoonover as Chair of Historical Commission <br />