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Council comments were shared with the DNR on March 29, 2017. The plan was recently amended and is being <br />reviewed again. <br />City Response: The plan was resubmitted to the DNR on January 30, 2018. Per an update e-mail from the DNR dated <br />January 14, 2019, the plan is still under review and the DNR was awaiting comments from the Metropolitan Council, <br />which were dependent on the resolution of forecast issues. <br />Summary of Comments for Completeness: Although the amended water supply plan now includes additional <br />information about the methods for population projections and related water demand (page 15), the 2040 population <br />projections in Table 7 of the amended plan remain inconsistent with the Council's forecasts. Also, the information <br />reported in Tables 6, 12, and 13 is inconsistent with the information provided in Appendix 4: Capital Improvement <br />Plan. As the City works to resolve issues with the population projections and related water demand, please ensure <br />any changes are reflected in the appropriate Capital Improvement Plan sections of the water supply plan. <br />City Response: The forecast discrepancy is addressed in the Forecast section replies above. The Appendix 4: CIP <br />attached to the Water Supply Plan was from the City's 2030 Plan because the 2040 Plan was still being finalized. An <br />updated list of Planned Improvements is included in the Comprehensive Water Supply and Distribution Plan and is <br />available upon request. <br />Summary of Comments for Completeness: These comments will be shared with DNR as they review Hugo's amended water <br />supply plan. <br />City Response: Noted. <br />Comments Provided on Implementation (Michael Larson, 651-602-1407) <br />The Plan is incomplete for Implementation. To be complete, the Plan needs to address the following items: <br />Capital Improvement Program (CIP) <br />Summary of Comments for Completeness: The CIP in Appendix 13-1 lists the five-year CIP for Parks and Streets, and directs <br />the reader to the Implementation Plan for the Comprehensive Water Resources Plan. The Plan should include an overall CIP, <br />or CIP summary, that identifies major capital investments over five years for each of the areas of transportation, sewers, parks <br />and open space, and water supply facilities. Please also see detail regarding capital investments under Wastewater comments <br />above. <br />The CIP must align with development staging, which is missing from the Plan as noted above. As relevant, the Plan should <br />specify the timing and sequencing of these public investments. If any of these planning areas do not have needs for capital <br />investment, the CIP should state as such. <br />City Response: As discussed and agreed to with Metropolitan Council staff, the City is not adopting a staging plan. We <br />reviewed our CIP to ensure that these issues are addressed. <br />Advisory Comment:_Implementation strategies include tasks related to the potential for development in Eastern Hugo as well <br />as exploring development opportunities in the Northern Gateway mixed use areas. The Plan, including the Implementation <br />Chapter, should include tasks and greater detail related to how, where, when, and why new development staging areas will <br />open up. The policy of including a rolling five-year average of land supply is geographically in specific and, at 420 permits per <br />year, likely overstates the future demand. <br />Corrin Wendell 14 <br />March 4, 2019 <br />