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City Council meeting of 4/17/89 Page 3 It should be noted that all of the recommendations, with the exception of #1, would take at least a year or two to accomplish the improvement of this roadway. Option #1 could be accomplished in a relatively short period of time; however, the life expectancy of this improvement would only be two years and would limit the city's ability to maintain other roads in the community. Once again, it was pointed out that we have in excess of 50 miles of gravel roads in the City of Hugo under maintenance contract with Washington County. Rumor has it that the State legislature is going to allow a 3 1/2% tax levy increase for 1990 which means the city's road budget will increase very little, and we don't anticipate it increasing at the same rate as the cost of the city's contract with _ Washington County. Currently, the City has no money for the rebuilding of roads, only grading and spot patching~ Maurice McCo1lar, 13761 Elmcrest Avenue, acting as spokesman for the group of concerned people present at the Council meeting, cited their concerns with road conditions and road maintenance. Richard Kissner, Thomas Muehlstedt, and Steve Nice also addressed the Council acknowledging that the condition of Elmcrest Avenue was need of major improvements. Mr. Harold Bisel, Councilman from Lino Lakes, was also present, and stated that the City of Lino Lakes would be willing to work with Hugo to resolve the road problem. He stated that Lino Lakes realizes there is pressure for development in that area, and will need to discuss the condition of Elmcrest Avenue. Mayor Atkinson reviewed the four options available to the residents to improve Elmcrest Avenue, and it was agreed that the City would: 1) work with Washington County regarding improved road grading, 2> work with Lino Lakes to look at a long-range solution to the road problem, and 3) residents would consider petitioning for permanent improvements to the road. WILSON TOOL SITE PLAN PPROVAL On behalf of Wilson Tool, Mr. Ken Wilson has made application to the City of Hugo for site plan approval to provide a comprehensive drainage, grading, and erosion control plan to accommodate expansion of Wilson Tool Co. The property in question is located in an industrial zone, with a mailing address of 12912 Farnham Avenue, Hugo, MN. The site contains approximately 23.2 acres of which a part is developable and a portion is protected wetlands. On March 20, 1989, the Council reviewed this request and tabled any action as a result of the city engineer's concerns regarding drainage, ponding, and other issues. The applicant has now submitted a revised site plan after meetings with the city engineer and city administrator. The overall drainage plan and other issues have now been addressed, and the city engineer is recommending approval of the site plan based on the new plan layout. If the City Council acts to approve this site plan, City staff recommends that the overall plan be approved in concept only, and that specific site plan approval be granted for Phase 1 as proposed in 1989. Approval should be subject to securing the required permits from RCWD, corps of engineers, and the DNR. The applicant understands that any further development beyond Phase 1 will necessitate the improvement of Farnham Avenue or Falcon Avenue. Julian Fenendael and Mark Jones, representing Wilson Tool, were present at the meeting to review the revised site plan. Mr. Fenendael stated that the revised plan will be submitted to the RCWD for their consideration.