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Hugo City Council Meeting Minutes for April 5, 2021 Page 8 of 12 the dirt work. He commented that the best qualities of urban and rural came together in Hugo, and the design of the building embraced the idea of nature. Tyler Ertl went over the floor plan showing how student traffic would flow through the building. He talked about the different spaces, with the Learning Commons being at the heart of the building. He showed images of the outside of building and talked about the patterns and colors, He showed renderings of the inside of the building with natural shapes and colors, explaining there would be a lot of natural light. Dan Schmidt talked about the six Learning Studio areas explaining the different learning environments in each. He showed where there was a cubical in each Learning Studio that the teachers would use as office space and work collaboratively. There was an area for special education and intervention programing and mud room and lockers that would lead into a flex space area. The studios would be unique because they would be multi-grade studios to honor personalized learning experiences. He talked about how they would be collaborating with Oneka elementary to enhance the programing at both schools. Tim Wald talked about the next steps in the process explaining they were currently moving equipment to the site. Naming of the school would begin in August, and they hoped to have a name to recommend to the school board in November. He talked about the school having solar on all parts of the roof. Klein asked how the new school would compared to Oneka Elementary in size and capacity, and Klein asked about technology at the school. Wald replied they were about the same size and similar in technology. He said they would be putting in the best technology available, and they had been keeping Oneka Elementary’s technology updated. The Mayor and Council voiced their appreciation for the City’s partnership with the school district and their enthusiasm for the opening of the new school. Miron made motion, Klein seconded, to approve RESOLUTION 2021-25 APPROVING A PROPERTY LINE ADJUSTMENT FOR WHITE BEAR LAKE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND XCEL ENERGY FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED NORTH OF 152 ND STREET NORTH AND WEST OF FOREST BLVD NORTH (HIGHWAY 61). Roll call vote – all ayes. Motion carried. Weidt made motion, Miron seconded, to approve RESOLUTION 2021-26 APPROVING A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR WHITE BEAR LAKE SCHOOL DISTIRCT TO ALLOW A SCHOOL IN THE SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED RESIDENTIAL (R-3) ZONING DISTICT FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED NORTH OF 152 ND STREET NORTH AND WEST OF FOREST BLVD NORTH (HIGHWAY 61). Roll call vote – all ayes. Motion carried.