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Hugo City Council Meeting Minutes for August 16, 2021 Page 3 of 5 Approve Common Interest Agreement Between Hugo and Other Cities Impacted by the White Bear Lake Water Level Litigation As a result of the White Bear Lake water level litigation, the Court ordered the DNR to place additional restrictions on Hugo's municipal groundwater pumping as well as those permits held by numerous other cities in the east metro. The cities involved wished to have the opportunity to share resources and data, and to do that it was necessary that they signed some type of joint defense agreement. A joint defense agreement was an agreement whereby litigants agreed to share certain information without waiving the privileges that would normally be waived if that information were shared with others. Accordingly, the cities had collectively put together a Common Interest Agreement that allowed the cities to share information relating to the lawsuit without waiving the attorney-client or work product privileges. Adoption of the Consent Agenda approved the Common Interest Agreement between Hugo and other cities impacted by the White Bear Lake Water Level Litigation. Approve Purchase of Bunge Property at 14696 Fondant Avenue North The City had been purchasing property in the downtown area from willing sellers since 1999 for economic development purposes as a way to facilitate redevelopment in the downtown area. Staff was notified by the property owner at 14696 Fondant Avenue North that they were planning on moving and selling their house. This property, if purchased, would make all of the property the City owns in this area contiguous. Staff worked on an offer and presented it to the seller, which was accepted. Staff had signed the purchase agreement contingent on City Council approval. Adoption of the Consent Agenda approved the purchase agreement for the property located at 14696 Fondant Avenue North with a purchase price of $480,000. Approve Agreement between Washington Conservation District and Members of EMWREP-Lower St. Croix Water Education Program In March, 2016, Council first approved membership to the East Metro Water Resource Education Program (EMWREP) as part of the SWPPP educational component. This was an agreement between Washington Conservation District and Members of the EMWREP with common objective to educate citizens about water resource, stormwater, and groundwater management. This partnership allowed the City to more efficiently deliver water resource education and meet the MS4 permit education requirement. This agreement was renewed for another three years in January, 2019, and would expire in January, 2022. Adoption of the Consent Agenda approved the agreement between Washington Conservation District and members of the EMWREP in the annual amount of $2865.26 for another three years. Approve Purchase of Cutting Wheel Skid Steer Attachment for the Public Works Department In 2006, the City purchased a Bobcat Wheel Saw/Planer to assist in the cutting and milling of asphalt patches. After 15 seasons in service, it was near the end of its useful life, and staff wanted to replace it with a Caterpillar SW345 Wheel Saw. A quote from Ziegler Cat had been reviewed with the Finance Department, and money was included in the 2021 budget to cover this purchase. This piece of equipment would be purchased using the Sourcewell Cooperative Contract #032119-CAT, which was equivalent to the Mn/DOT Cooperative Purchasing Venture