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Council Meeting Minutes for October 2, 2023 Page 5 of 5 Association and the White Bear Lake Restoration Association to impose severe restrictions on domestic water supply for cities in the east metro. Restrictions include a watering ban should White Bear Lake level drop below 923.5 feet. It was also demanded that City adopt a gallons per day water consumption limitation of 75/90 gallons for residential and commercial water use per day. Snyder explained, in the Executive Session, he had updated the Council and advised them the trial is set for October 17, and invited Council and anyone interested to attend electronically or in person. Present in the executive session were the City Clerk, entire Council, City Administrator, and the City Attorney. Weidt appreciate the update saying the City of Hugo and Council over the last ten years has taken it very seriously to use the City’s water judiciously to help reduce the water that is taken out of the aquifer for irrigation. Many new developments use stormwater to irrigate, and settling with the conditions in this lawsuit would take the City backwards. The ban of residential irrigation would make it impossible to use the City’s stormwater systems where the City has saved over 100 million gallons of water a year from being pulled out of the aquifer. He supported moving forward with this quest to have sensible rules to make an effect on maintaining the recreational uses that are so important to the homeowners around White Bear Lake while protecting the water uses of all other residents. Encourage Council and City Attorney to continue to move forward on this path. Petryk thanked Dave Snyder and Bryan Bear for their hard work saying they have become leaders and probably have the most expertise in this area. She said there would be severe repercussions by agreeing to settlements that some cities have. Hugo’s wells have little or no impact on the lake and for Hugo to be included it this type of legal action is unacceptable. Petryk made, Klein seconded, to schedule the trial date of October 17, 2023, as a meeting for the Council to attend. All Ayes. Motion carried. Klein said the City has been recognized in water conversation efforts both state and federally, and have done everything to be proactive in water conservation. He said the community has been extremely supportive. The City should not be punished for the things it has done and needs to be proactive on this to keep our water conservation efforts in place Adjournment Miron made motion, Klein seconded, to adjourn at 8:38 p.m. All Ayes. Motion carried. Respectfully Submitted, Michele Lindau, City Clerk