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Council Meeting Minutes for March 20, 2023 <br />Page 4 of 6 <br /> <br /> <br />commercial users. These increases would generate adequate revenue for the Sewer and Water <br />Fund, but would need to be reviewed again next year to see if additional increases were <br />necessary. Anna stated that if revenue didn’t cover all expenses, reserves would be used to cover <br />the difference. Though it is difficult to do a true comparison with other cities since all have a <br />different rate structure, Hugo would be less than what is reported in the Metropolitan Council’s <br />single-family average rate data. <br /> <br />Council talked about the Met Council’s increases and the City’s inability to influence it. Part of <br />the overall goal to decrease water use in the region reduces the fees Met Council receives to <br />cover costs, and in addition, the Hugo population has increased, both leading to increased costs <br />from the Met Council. It was asked if the rate increase would cover the City’s costs. Anna <br />responded that most likely meet the goal of covering expenses, dependent on if it’s a wet or dry <br />year. <br /> <br />Klein made motion, Petryk seconded, to approve RESOLUTION 2023 – 4 ADOPTING A PRO <br />FORMA FINANCIAL GUIDE FOR WATER AND SANITARY SEWER OPERATIONS FOR <br />THE 2023 FISCAL YEAR AND ESTABLISHING SERVICE RATES. <br /> <br />All Ayes. Motion carried. <br /> <br />TH61 Visioning Study – Washington County and Bolton Menk, Inc. <br /> <br />Washington County, MnDOT and the City of Hugo were partnering on a corridor visioning <br />study of Highway 61. A traffic, land use, and engineering analysis along with community input <br />would help identify the long-range vision for the corridor that will be used to define future <br />improvements and guide a potential jurisdictional transfer of the roadway from MnDOT to <br />Washington County. The goals of the study include items such as evaluation of intersection <br />improvements, defining access points, and determining right-of-way needs for the corridor for a <br />possible expansion of the roadway. The kick-off of the study began in January with collection of <br />data for an existing conditions report. Madeline Dahlheimer, from Washington County, and Beth <br />Engum and Bob Rogers from Bolton and Menk, Inc. attended the City Council meeting to <br />present an overview of the study and ask for any input from the City Council. <br /> <br />Maddie Dahlheimer, Senior Planner at Washington County Public Works explained they were <br />currently in the stakeholder engagement phase. She introduced Washington County <br />Commissioner Fran Miron. <br /> <br />Commissioner Miron said Highway 61 had been discussed for many years, and the County is <br />involved in a number of turnbacks, this being one of them. The connection to Hugo’s downtown <br />underscores the importance of the City and County needs. He thought the visioning process <br />would help address the community’s needs, and he looked forward to working with the study. <br /> <br />Bob Rogers, Transportation Planner at Bolton Menk, said he grew up in White Bear Lake and <br />was currently a resident in Hugo with five drivers in his family. He said there were two <br />components of the study: the visioning process and the jurisdictional transfer. He elaborated on <br />the three phases of the visioning process. The first phase will be the exploratory phase and