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Hugo City Council Meeting Minutes for February 1, 2021 Page 8 of 9 park improvement project, the Hugo Gardens project, and the CSAH8 stormwater reuse project to address drainage and stormwater. He provided details on the proposed improvements stating they were working on right-of-way needs and were working with the landowners and waiting for appraisals. The projected costs for the project was $3,656,800 and would be paid with City funding, state aid funding, and assessments. He informed Council the City was applying for a grant through the Local Road Improvement Program for $1.25 million. Erichson reviewed the assessment process and the City’s assessment policy. Klein made motion, Haas seconded, to approve RESOLUTION 2021- 7 RECEIVING THE FEASIBILITY REPORT AND SETTING THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE 2021 DOWNTOWN IMPROVEMENT PROJECT. Roll call vote – all ayes. Motion carried CSAH 8 Water Reuse Update and Authorize Final Design City Engineer Mark Erichson explained the CSAH 8 Stormwater Reuse System would reconnect irrigation systems, serving 22 acres along CSAH 8, Lions Park, Keystone Place, Hugo Gardens, and City Hall. This would result in improved surface water quality through phosphorus reduction, decreased groundwater demand, and volume reduction. The CSAH 8 reuse system will pump water from the stormwater pond located in the NE quadrant of CSAH 8 and Oneka Parkway to the existing and future irrigation systems, conserving an estimated 14-16 million gallons of water annually. The project cost was estimated to be $729,000. The City had received funding totaling $542,400 to date, with an additional $76,000 grant still pending. If that was received, the City’s cost would be $110,600. Haas made motion, Miron seconded, to authorize the preparation of plans and specifications for the CSAH 8 Water Reuse Project. Roll call vote – all ayes. Motion carried Update on the Yellow Ribbon Network Council Member Chuck Haas reported to Council on the Yellow Ribbon Network activities held recently. The YRN had received donations of a motorized wheelchair and hospital bed. The Family Assistant Center contacted the YRN to help get transitional housing for family in crisis. He thanked the Forest Lake Rotary for setting up a GoFundMe page for their care package event resulting in $700 in donations that helped pay for postage. The YRN had received many “thank yous” from the Secret Santa families. Breakfast was provided by the YRN to the 133rd Air Wing soldiers who were being deployed to Washington, DC. Haas was interviewed on Military Radio Hour where the YRN was featured. He asked people to tune into the podcast to hear the YRN story. Cancel Second Meeting in February Due to President’s Day Holiday Annually, the President’s Day Holiday falls on the same day as the second Council meeting in February and would need to be cancelled or rescheduled. City Administrator Bryan Bear informed Council that staff did not anticipate any items for that meeting agenda and recommended Council cancel the February 15, 2021, meeting.