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MINUTES FOR THE HUGO CITY COUNCIL MEETING ON MONDAY, JAUNARY 4, 2016 <br />Call to Order <br />Mayor Weidt called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. <br />PRESENT: Haas (via Skype), Klein, Miron, Petryk, Weidt <br />ABSENT: None <br />ALSO PRESENT: City Administrator Bryan Bear, City Engineer Jay Kennedy, Community <br />Development Assistant Rachel Leitz, Administrative Intern Taylor Richter, and City Clerk <br />Michele Lindau <br />Approval of Minutes for the December 21, 2015 City Council Meeting <br />Klein made motion, Miron seconded, to approve the minutes for the December 21, 2105 City <br />Council meeting as presented. <br />All Ayes. Motion carried. <br />Approval of the Agenda <br />Weidt made motion, Petryk seconded, to approve the agenda as amended by adding Carter <br />Johnson from the Citizen and Mary Santi from the League of Women Voters. <br />All Ayes. Motion carried. <br />Discussion on Withrow School - Stillwater School District Superintendent Denise Pontrelli <br />City Administrator Bryan Bear explained that the City had recently learned of the Stillwater <br />School District's decision to close three of the elementary schools in the district: Oak Park <br />Heights, Marine on St. Croix, and Withrow Elementary. School Superintendent Denise Pontrelli <br />was invited to the meeting to share information to the Council. <br />Superintendent Pontrelli explained the B.O.L.D (Building Opportunities for Learning and <br />Discovery) plan, and provided the time line for how they got to where they are. Pontrelli outlined <br />the several studies and components that went into the decision to close the school, concluding <br />that smaller schools were more expensive to run. <br />Bob McDowell, Executive Director of Learning and Innovation, explained the financing budget <br />for the school district and their attempt to find something sustainable into the future. He referred <br />to the Metropolitan Council's study, which showed a decline in school aged children during the <br />next 15 years. <br />Miron stated he had attended the recent meeting at Withrow School and felt it was respectful and <br />positive. He understood the community's interest in keeping the school open and the importance <br />of maintaining a good working relationship with the district. <br />