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Hugo City Council Meeting Minutes for April 5, 2021 Page 7 of 12 line adjustment, and development agreement for their new elementary school located west of TH61 and across from 152" d Street. The property is approximately 137 acres but only 35 acres of the property in the northeast quarter was buildable. The house on the property was demolished and the barn would be torn down when construction is finalized. The school would be 100,000 square feet with a gymnasium connected. There would also be ball fields, a playground, and hiking trails that would connect to the Hardwood Creek Trail. The property line adjustment was for property owned by Xcel Energy to acquire the property, and then then an easement would be granted to Xcel. The Conditional Use Permit was to allow the school in the R3 Zoning District, and the site plan and development agreement approvals were for public improvements. At its March 25, 2021, meeting, the Planning Commission held a public hearing and considered the requests. There was one resident that spoke during the public hearing and asked about buffering her property from the trail that would extend to 157th Way North. The school district stated they would be in contact with that resident to discuss options. The Planning Commission liked the site plan layout and the architecture of the building. They all agreed it was a good addition to the community and they looked forward to the school opening. The Planning Commission had unanimously recommended approval of the resolutions approving the site plan, CUP, and property line adjustment for the White Bear Lake School District. Juba went over the details of the site plan showing the primary access off 152" d Street and the location of the busing area. The playground would be located on the southwest portion, and the recreational fields north of that with a trail connecting to the neighborhood. The applicant was working with MNDot to improve the intersection at 152°d Street. She reviewed the landscape plans with the Council saying it exceeded the requirements in the landscape ordinance. She talked about the architecture being of high quality material with brick, precast concrete, and a significant amount of glass. Klein and Haas asked about water reuse on the site and if the water from the CSAH 8 project could accommodate it or water from the drainage ditch. Juba replied there would be ponds next to the building, but water would not stay in the ponds long enough for stormwater reuse. City Engineer Mark Erichson stated there would not be adequate capacity to extend the CSAH 8 stormwater reuse project, and the drainage ditch could be evaluated, but it fed into the CSAH 8 basin as well. White Bear Lake School Superintendent Dr. Wayne Kazmierczak talked about the strategic planning process and how the product of that was to build a new elementary school in Hugo. He thanked Hugo for their partnership. He introduced the team present with him that evening: Dan Schmidt, currently Principal at Lincoln Elementary and new principal at the new elementary school; Tim Wald, Assistant Superintendent for Finance and Operations; Paul Aplikowski and Tyler Ertl from Wold Architects; and Dan Rose, Director of Building Operations. Paul Aplikowski gave a brief presentation on the design of the building. He explained a group of approximately 70 stakeholders called the "Future of Learning" developed basic principles and handed them off to the core planning groups who worked on designing the layout of the building. User groups then designed the individual rooms. The school would be for Kindergarten — 5th grade. The total project cost was approximately $43 million and included the building and on and off site improvements. He explained, with Council approval, they would be ready to begin