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Hugo City Council Meeting Minutes for October 21,2019 Page 4 of 6 to meet the matches for their grant dollars. He provided information on the proposed projects and stated that even with the proposed increase, the CMSCWD is still the lowest levied district in Washington County. He talked about how the levy had maintained a conservative budget over the years, but now there are upcoming grant funds available that need to be matched. The proposed 2020 budget is $1,296,088, and subtracting $466,900 in grants, the proposed levy would be $770,000, an $180,000 increase. There was discussion on how the CMSCWD could spread out projects over time to avoid huge levy increases. Insensee stated their goal was to improve their success with grants;partnerships and external funding sources will be the way to keep them moving forward. The Council encouraged transparency credited them for what they are doing. CSAH 8 Trail Improvements & Stormwater Reuse City Engineer Mark Erichson explained how the CSAH 8 Stormwater Reuse Project is related to the City's goal to reduce the use of potable drinking water drawn from the aquifer for irrigation purposes. This project would irrigate approximately six acres of the median and boulevard for the length of the County road from Elmcrest to Highway 61. It was estimated to utilize approximately 4-million gallons of stormwater annually for irrigation. In 2017, the City had received a $60,000 grant from the Rice Creek Watershed District as part of their Urban Stormwater Remediation Cost-Share Program that needed to be used by 2019. Erichson stated that the district would likely provide an extension. The City was recently notified they received $50,000 as part of a Metropolitan Council Stormwater Grant. The total anticipated project cost was $545,000 with a total of$110,000 secured in grants to offset the City share of the costs. The unfunded amount was $435,000. This project did not have a reimbursement component as other projects do. Erichson stated he had discussions with the finance director who indicated there would be enough money in the stormwater fund, but it would limit the ability to do stormwater pond maintenance. Erichson said they were still looking for grant opportunities and can bring back to Council more details of the stormwater fund in relation to this project. Council questioned what Lino Lakes was doing on their end of the county road, whether the Washington County could contribute to the project, and if this project could be connected to future projects. Staff responded that there was not much landscaping in the Lino Lakes portion of the boulevard. Washington County could be asked to help with the project, but it's not their obligation to do the landscaping. Also, there was a sizing component to connecting to other developments, but it could be evaluated moving forward. There was a consensus to move forward with asking the Rice Creek Watershed for an extension of the Urban Stormwater Remediation Cost-Share Program Grant. Road Capital Improvement Plan and 2020 Proiect Selection City Engineer Mark Erichson presented information on the proposed 2020-2025 Capital Improvement Plan. He explained the staff had evaluated City streets by conducting pavement condition ratings and road tours to prioritize improvement projects. The Capital Improvement Plan (CIP)provided a schedule for the various roadway improvements that are necessary to maintain the City streets in an effective and efficient manner. Erichson highlighted the proposed areas and described what each project would be and the costs based on type of improvements anticipated with the projects. Erichson stated he had met with the City's finance director and