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Hugo City Council Meeting Minutes for July 6, 2020 Page 4 of 5 North (CSAH 8). Public works facilities are considered a public service building and allowed in the zoning district. The facility would include buildings for storage of salt and materials and outdoor storage of gravel, dirt, and rock. There would be a fence and landscaping around the perimeter of the site. The Parks Commission had discussed this at their May 20, 2020, meeting and had concerns regarding trails, access, and screening. Two neighborhood meetings had also been held and comments were heard from residents about continued use of the trails and an increase in the traffic on 140th Street. Residents also questioned why the City was planning for this facility when a master plan for the park had not yet been completed. There were also suggestions for moving the building to another location. The Public Works Director had explained to them that the site was chosen because it was centrally located in the City on a County road, the City already owned the property, and there was room for expansion. It was also noted the Parks Commission would be working on a master plan for the park this year. The Planning Commission discussed the new facility at their June 25, 2020, meeting and talked about access and how the facility would blend into the existing park. They generally liked the design and the plan and unanimously recommended approval. Juba reviewed with Council the site plan explaining the Irish Avenue Park property is approximately 125 acres in size, and the building and site improvements would take up approximately ten acres. The area included space for an approximately 45,000 square foot expansion of the building in the future. Washington County was presented the plans for review, and comments were received regarding improvements to the county road that included turn lanes. Staff would be working with them on an access permit. Juba reviewed the details of the site and building layout. She stated the proposal met all the requirements necessary for the City to approve the site plan as outlined in the City Code if the conditions in the approving resolution were met. Petryk asked if there would be any funding from Washington County for improvements to the county road. Juba stated it would be the responsibility of the City, and it was included in the budgeting, but the City would continue to work with the County. Petryk said she had heard concerns about the park use and she was happy to see it was set back from the road and adjacent properties with adequate landscaping for screening. There would be approximately 110 acres remaining for the park. Petryk made motion, Haas seconded, to approve RESOLUTION 2020-30 APPROVING A SITE PLAN FOR THE CITY OF HUGO PUBLIC WORK DEPARTMENT FOR A PUBLIC WORKS FACILITY ON THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 14420 140TH STREET NORTH Roll call vote – all ayes. Motion carried. Approve Resolution Authorizing Advertisement for Bids for Public Works Facility Public Works Director Scott Anderson explained that Oertel Architects would have the final design and bidding documents for the new Public Works facility completed by July 16th. Bid packets would be available for distribution on July 20th. A bid opening date of August 11th was expected. Council would then review the bids at their August 17, 2020, meeting and consider award of the contract. Construction could begin in September, 2020. He recommended Council authorize advertisement of bids for the construction of the new Public Works facility located at the