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Council Meeting Minutes for December 1, 2025 <br />Page 2 of 5 <br />Approval of Consent Agenda <br /> <br />Krull made motion, Strub seconded, to approve the following Consent Agenda: <br /> <br />1. Approve Claims Roster <br />2. Approve Hiring of Micah Courneya and Ashley Del Pino as Probationary Firefighters <br />3. Approve Donation to the Hugo Fire Department from the Hugo American Legion <br />4. Approve Cooperative Agreement for Minnesota Technology Corridor <br /> <br />All Ayes. Motion carried. <br /> <br />Approve Claims Roster <br /> <br />Adoption of the Consent Agenda approved the Claims Roster as presented. <br /> <br />Approve Hiring of Micah Courneya and Ashley Del Pino as Probationary Firefighters <br /> <br />Micah Courneya and Ashley Del Pino had completed all requirements for hiring. Adoption of <br />the Consent Agenda approved the hiring of Micah and Ashley as probationary firefighters with a <br />start date of December 2, 2025. <br /> <br />Approve Donation to the Hugo Fire Department from the Hugo American Legion <br /> <br />The Hugo American Legion had requested to donate $1,500 to the Hugo Fire Department from <br />pull-tab proceeds for equipment and training. All donations to the Fire Department need to be <br />approved by the Council. Adoption of the Consent Agenda approved the donation of $1,500 to <br />the Hugo Fire Department. <br /> <br />Approve Cooperative Agreement for Minnesota Technology Corridor <br /> <br />Since 2018, the City of Hugo had been participating in a collaborative economic development <br />group for development along the I-35E corridor. Six communities along with Washington <br />County and Anoka County have worked on marketing the area known as the Minnesota <br />Technology Corridor. Staff had provided updates from time to time on the work of the group. <br />The group worked to develop a unified strategy for land use, utilities, and transportation, and to <br />identify the best design for the corridor factoring each jurisdiction’s goals. This could include <br />hiring a consultant to work on the jurisdictions’ behalf to create a unified plan. At its November <br />18, 2025, meeting, the EDA heard a presentation from Chris Eng, Washington County Economic <br />Development Director, and Gregory Frahm-Gilles, Anoka County Economic Development <br />Director. The EDA agreed that the continued partnership in planning the corridor is important <br />and recommended approval of the agreement to the City Council. Adoption of the Consent <br />Agenda approved the Minnesota Technology Corridor Cooperative Agreement. <br /> <br />Public Hearing on the 2026 City Budget and Tax Levy <br /> <br />Finance Director Anna Wobse presented an overview of the 2026 proposed budget and tax levy, <br />reviewing the City’s reliance on property taxes as its primary revenue source due to the <br />continued absence of Local Government Aid (LGA). In 2025, over $500 million in LGA was