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1551-762-630017 <br />14669 Fitzgerald Avenue North • Hugo, MN 55038 <br />Call to Order <br />Mayor Weidt called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. <br />Minutes <br />HUGO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />HUGO CITY HALL <br />MONDAY, AUGUST 5, 2019 — 7 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 />