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Council Meeting Minutes for October 6, 2025 <br />Page 5 of 8 <br />Approve Purchase Agreement for Vacant Parcel on 145th Street North <br />The City had been purchasing property and acquiring easements for the future extension of <br />Finale Avenue from 145th Street to CSAH 8/Frenchman Road. Staff became aware that a vacant <br />parcel directly south of Finale Avenue was for sale. This property, if purchased, would be a <br />missing piece of land that was needed for the road extension and adjacent to land the City <br />already owned. Staff reviewed assessed values, comparable listing, and sales for vacant parcels <br />in the area. It was staff’s opinion that the listing price of $75,000 was fair for the market. Staff <br />worked on the offer, and it was accepted. A purchase agreement had been drafted contingent on <br />City Council approval. Adoption of the Consent Agenda approved the purchase agreement for <br />the vacant parcel located on 145th Street (PID# 20.031.21.32.0005) with a purchase price of <br />$75,000. <br />Approve Resolution Approving Site Plan and Interim Use Permit (IUP) Requests for a <br />Solar Farm at 7776 157th Street North <br />Cedar Creek Energy, for Oriana CSG 2020-12, LLC, had requested approval of a site plan and <br />interim use permit (IUP) to construct a 5-acre solar farm on a 38.25-acre property located at <br />7776 157th Street North. At its meeting of September 25, 2025, the Planning Commission held a <br />public hearing and considered the request. Aside from the property owner, John Lutz, no one <br />spoke during the public hearing. The Planning Commission voted unanimously to recommend <br />that the City Council approve the requests. Adoption of the Consent Agenda approved <br />RESOLUTION 2025-36 APPROVING A SITE PLAN AND INTERIM USE PERMIT TO <br />ALLOW A SOLAR FARM ON PROPERTY LOCATED AT 7776 157TH STREET NORTH. <br />Approve Lawful Gambling Exempt Permit for Ducks Unlimited Event on January 23, 2026 <br />Ducks Unlimited North Suburban Chapter 239 had applied for a Lawful Gambling Exempt <br />Permit to hold a bingo and raffles at their event on January 23, 2026, to be held at the Hugo <br />American Legion. The permit would be issued by the MN Gambling Control Board after <br />approval by the City Council. Adoption of the Consent Agenda approved the Lawful Gambling <br />Exempt Permit for Ducks Unlimited. <br />Approve Fire Department Apparatus Bay Painting Project <br />Over the last several years the City had been making updates to the fire station that was built in <br />1999. To complete the project, the Fire Department wanted to clean and paint the apparatus bay <br />and update the drinking fountain with a drinking fountain/bottle filler. Multiple quotes were <br />received with the best quotes from Fresh Paint and White Bear Plumbing. Public Works staff <br />would be utilized for moving most of the equipment and items before and after the project. The <br />total cost of the project would be $32,975, and the Finance Director had indicated there were <br />sufficient funds in the Building Maintenance Fund for the work. Adoption of the Consent <br />Agenda approved the quotes from Fresh Paint in the amount of $30,425 for painting the bay and <br />White Bear Plumbing in the amount of $2,550 for updates to the drinking fountain.