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Hugo City Council Meeting Minutes for May 2, 2022 Page 6 of 8 Award of Bid for 140th Street Extension Project City Engineer Nick Guilliams showed the location of the 140th Street extension project located in front of Schwieters Company Building No. 7. Improvements would include extension of the roadway and new watermain and storm sewer. On Tuesday, April 22, 2022, bids were opened. Seven bids were received ranging from $404,333.33 to $515,936.93 with the Engineer’s estimate total being $439,979. Nick explained the funding for street and storm sewer was split 50/50 with the developer. The developer would pay for the watermain and the City would pay for oversizing. The developer had signed a five-year assessment which waived the formal 429 process. If the plans were approved this evening, staff would advertise for bids and award the contract at the May 2, 2022, Council meeting. Staff had recommended Council approve the award of Contract to the low bidder, Miller Excavating, Inc., in the amount of $404,333.33. Miron made motion, Klein seconded, to approve RESOLUTION 2022-25 A RESOLUTION RECEIVING BIDS AND AWARDING A CONTRACT FOR THE 140TH STREET EXTENSION PROJECT. All Ayes. Motion carried. Update on Hopkins Schoolhouse Meeting Held April 23, 2022 A meeting was held on Saturday, April 23, 2022, at Hugo City Hall to gather those who may be interested in saving the Hopkins Schoolhouse from demolition. In attendance were Mayor Weidt, City Administrator Bryan Bear, and City Clerk Michele Lindau. City Administrator Bryan Bear updated the Council saying there were approximately 22 people that had attended. The meeting began in the Council chambers where the Mayor explained it was Council’s desire to have the community come up with a plan or the building would face demolition. Lindau then reviewed all that had been done over the years to pursue the restoration of the building. Those interested were instructed to meet in the Oneka Room to form the group. Bear explained the group did not have any representative from the City, but the City would support the group in finding meeting space. Discussion on Proposed North Star Wetland Bank Parks Planner Shayla Denaway provided background on proposed wetland banking on City owned property and property owned by the new North Star Elementary School. She began by explaining the Council had authorized a study of a series of trails in partnership with the school district on property owned by the City and property owned by the new North Star Elementary. The study identified a trail route between the Hardwood Creek trail and existing trails on the school site that would connect to Oneka Parkway Trail. She showed some optional trail segments that would require the use of boardwalks. The total to construct all trails would be between $2.8 and $3.6 million. At their meeting of April 20, 2022, the Parks Commission had discussed wetland banking and trail construction and listened to a proposal by WSB to restore the partially drained wetlands and construct upland buffers with trails. Tony Havranek from WSB explained the area qualify for wetland bank credits. The Parks Commission recommended that the first steps in evaluating the project be taken, as outlined by WSB, if the White Bear Lake School District was interested in a continued partnership.