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�-� CITY OF <br /> Minutes <br /> HUGO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br /> -- .� EST. 1906 HUGO CITY HALL <br /> ro 'WW <br /> oacro6ri � ��r��aasav �r�uorrtrm• Hugo,MIN ass MONDAY,AUGUST 5, 2019 —7 P.M. <br /> Call to Order <br /> Mayor Weidt called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. <br /> PRESENT: Haas, Klein, Miron, Petryk, Weidt <br /> ABSENT: None <br /> ALSO PRESENT: City Administrator Bryan Bear, City Attorney Dave Snyder, City Engineer <br /> Mark Erichson, Community Development Director Rachel Juba, City Clerk Michele Lindau <br /> Approval of Minutes for the July 15, 2019 Council Meeting <br /> Klein made motion, Miron seconded, to approve the minutes for the City Council meeting held <br /> on July 15, 2019, as presented. <br /> All Ayes. Motion carried. <br /> Approval of Agenda <br /> Weidt made motion, Klein seconded, to approve the agenda as amended by adding WCCO <br /> Radio's announcement of their Good Neighbor Award to Denny Route, an update on the Tough <br /> Mudder, and an announcement of a demonstration of the Fire Department's ladder truck. <br /> All Ayes. Motion carried. <br /> Swearing in of Matt Drew as Safety Lieutenant <br /> Chief Kevin Colvard invited Deputy Chief Jim Compton, Jr. and Assistant Chief Dave Jensen to <br /> come to the podium to help with the swearing in of Firefighter Matt Drew as the new Safety <br /> Lieutenant. Weidt thanked him for stepping forward and expanding his role in the department. <br /> Matt Drew thanked the Chief for having confidence in him to do so. <br /> MN State Representative Ami Wazlawik <br /> Democratic Representative Ami Wazlawik was present to speak to Council about things <br /> happening at the legislature and answer any questions Council had. Wazlawik represents House <br /> District 38B which includes all of Hugo's Ward 1, Ward 2-Precinct 2B, and Ward 3-Precinct 3B. <br /> Wazlawik talked about new legislation in the Health and Human Services area that gave the state <br /> a licensing structure for assisted living facilities. Legislation was also passed for funding to assist <br /> in the opioid crisis, funding for special education in the schools, expansion of social security tax <br /> and the working family tax credit, and a slight tax rate decrease for the middle income tax <br /> bracket. Wazlawik stated that next session she will be working on school safety assessment <br /> teams to ensure schools are safe and getting a ban on the toxic TCE chemical that was being used <br />