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Minutes HUGO CITY COUNCIL MEETING HUGO CITY HALL/REMOTE MEETING 14969 Fitzgerald Avenue North • Hugo. MN SS038 MONDAY. MARCH 15. 2021— 7 P.M. Meeting was held remotely pursuant to MN Statute Sec. 13D.021. ZOOM Meeting ID: 814 3973 9401 Passcode: 523083 Call to Order Mayor Weidt called the meeting to order at 7:10 p.m. COUNCIL PRESENT REMOTELY: Haas, Klein, Miron, Petryk, Weidt OTHERS PRESENT REMOTELY: City Attorney Dave Snyder, City Engineer Mark Erichson, Development Director Rachel Juba, Community Development Assistant Emily Weber PRESENT AT CITY HALL: City Administrator Bryan Bear, City Clerk Michele Lindau Approval of Minutes for the March 1, 2021 City Council Meeting Klein made motion, Miron seconded, to approve the minutes for the City Council meeting held on March 1, 2021, as presented. Roll call vote — all ayes. Motion carried. Approval of Agenda Weidt made motion, Petryk seconded, to approve the agenda as presented. Roll call vote — all ayes. Motion carried. Update on COVID-19 City Response City Administrator Bryan Bear gave a brief update on the City's response to the COVID-19 pandemic saying the State of Emergency declared by Governor Walz in March, 2020, was still in place and recently modified by executive order 2021-11, which extended capacity limits and removed the requirement to work from home but encouraged it. The mask mandate remained in place. City services continued to be available, City Hall remained open, and some staff continued to work remotely. Vaccines were being distributed by Washington County in collaboration with the MN Health Department. Firefighters had been vaccinated, and the Public Works Department may be next. The Council had adopted meeting protocols for in -person meetings, which the Council had decided to start on April 15, 2021. Final details for hybrid meetings would be ready by then and will include social distancing and mask requirements. Staff seating will also be different since there will not be room for everyone at the dais. Public participation could continue via ZOOM. Bear talked about the City's Emergency Declaration that was adopted by Council on March 20, 2020, which invoked emergency powers, though no actions had been taken. Meetings of all commissions had been held remotely, as directed by the City's emergency order.