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Council Meeting Minutes for June 17, 2024 Page 4 of 5 on the value of work remaining to be completed. This would be a reduction to 10% of the original letter of credit of $3,941,595. Adoption of the Consent Agenda approve a reduction in the letter of credit for Dresel Contracting. Approve Temporary Liquor License for the Hopkins School House and Preservation Committee for Fundraiser on September 14, 2024 The Forest Lake Historical Society had applied for a Temporary Liquor License to sell and serve alcohol and conduct a wine tasting at the fundraiser for the Hopkins Schoolhouse and Heritage Center to be held on September 14, 2024, at the Peder Pedersen Pavilion. The purpose of the event was to raise funds for the restoration of the Hopkins Schoolhouse, a City owned structure. Adoption of the Consent Agenda approved the Temporary Liquor License for the Hopkins Schoolhouse Fundraiser and waived the $15 license fee. Discussion on Solar Ordinance At its June 3, 2024, meeting the City Council adopted an interim ordinance placing a temporary moratorium on new development of solar farm solar energy systems and directed a study to be conducted. After internal staff discussion, City Administrator Bryan Bear had recommended Council hold a joint workshop with the Planning Commission to discuss general policy goals and what should be included in the study. Weidt talked about having been through the process before and said he would like to go down the route of drafting an amendment to the ordinance and get the opinion of the public. Bear explained the process to change a zoning ordinance would be for Council to provide direction to staff to draft one, and then the draft amendment would need to go to a public hearing at the Planning Commission. Weidt asked the amendment be drafted to ban solar farms, except for solar arrays on personal property for personal use, and run that through the process to see what kind of feedback the City gets. Strub questioned if he was suggesting they just ban them in Hugo, and the Mayor indicated he did want it drafted that way and put out there for feedback. Miron interpreted the Mayor’s intention was to put it out there for the public hearing to be held, which would allow the public to engage in the process and provide their perspective that would be taken into consideration for a future decision. Weidt confirmed it was and that it would be a way to trigger that discussion. Klein said he would like to get public input and thought it would be a good way to get it. Petryk commented that, after public hearing, the Council could still have the meeting with the Planning Commission. Miron questioned on whether there was a timetable they would be held to once a text amendment was offered and the public hearing held. Bear replied that it would be the City’s own application, so there was no timeline