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certification process for non-entitlement cities and have opened the portal for applications. Staff recommends that the City Council approve the resolution authorizing acceptance of the Coronavirus Local Fiscal Recovery Funds under the American Rescue Plan Act so that staff can apply to receive the Recovery Funds. G.5 Approve Resolution Approving Encroachment Agreement for Fence at 14276 Evergreen Avenue North - Anna Lovegren Anna Lovegren, resident at 14276 Evergreen Avenue North, has applied for an encroachment agreement to allow a fence to be constructed within a drainage and utility easement on her property. Staff recommends approval of the encroachment agreement for Anna Lovegren, on property located at 14276 Evergreen Avenue North to allow a fence to be constructed within a drainage and utility easement. G.6 Approve Extension of Purchase Agreement Timeline for City Owned Property At their September 15, 2020 meeting, the Hugo EDA made a motion to direct staff to work with Denny Trooien on his proposal for the purchase agreement of City-owned property along Egg Lake. The City Council approved the purchase agreement at their December 7, 2020 meeting. The purchase agreement was executed on January 20, 2021. Trooien has presented his concept of Downtown Hugo to the EDA, which includes restaurants and retail spaces as well as common space and a dock area. Mr. Trooien has been working on putting together concepts for the property and has meet with staff and other entities such as the MN DNR to work out development details. The meetings have been going very well, but more time is needed to determine if flexibility will be allowed on some of the regulations such as shoreland setbacks. The existing term of the purchase agreement state that phase one is to be closed on November 20, 2021. Mr. Trooien is requesting a 6 month extension to allow the closing to occur on May 20, 2021. Staff recommended approval of the extension to the EDA at its June 15, 2021, meeting. The EDA unanimously recommended approval of the 6 month extension to the City Council. G.7 Approve Application for Washington County CDA Predevelopment Grant Washington County CDA has a pre-development grant program for planning areas of communities that have not been developed yet. Each city in the County can apply for $40,000 per year with a 1:1 match. The match can be local or by a private entity or landowner. However, the City is required to apply for the grant. Marvin and Judith LaValle have requested that the City apply for the Washington County CDA Pre-development Grant for land use planning for their property south of County Road 8 and west of Highway 61. The property is mostly vacant with a few barns. They would like to complete an Alternative Urban Areawide Review (AUAR) to determine the best land uses for the property. The AUAR is a planning tool that communities can use to evaluate different development scenarios and environmental impacts on the property. The AUAR will also satisfy the environmental requirements that could be triggered with development of the property. The LaValle’s are proposing to request a $40,000 grant for the market study and AUAR. They will be responsible for the match. A land use study has not been conducted for the property. It is in staff’s opinion that this is a good use of grant money and recommended approval to the EDA at its June 15, 2021, meeting to authorize staff to apply for the grant on the LaValle’s behalf. The EDA unanimously recommended approval to authorize staff to apply for the grant to the City Council.