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MINUTES FOR THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF JANUARY 7, 2008 Mayor Fran Miron called the meeting to order at 7:10 p.m. PRESENT: Granger, Haas, Petryk, Puleo, Miron City Administrator Mike Ericson, CD Director Bryan Bear, City Attorney Dave Snyder, City Engineer Jay Kennedy, PW Director Chris Petree, and City Clerk Michele Lindau APPROVAL OF CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF DECEMBER 17, 2007 Haas made motion, Granger seconded, to approve the minutes for the December 17, 2007 meeting as presented. All aye. Motion carried. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Add F.2 — Bus Transit Center Opening (Commissioner Dennis Hegberg) Add K.1 — January 8, 2008, 8:00 a.m. Council Workshop on Floodplain Ordinance Miron made motion, Haas seconded, to approve the agenda for January 7, 2008 as amended. All aye. Motion Carried. PRINCESS KAY OF THE MILKY WAY — ANN MIRON In August 2007, Ann Miron was selected as the 54th Princess Kay of the Milky Way at the Minnesota State Fair and became the spokesperson for the Minnesota Dairy Association with her first duty sitting for eight hours in a refrigerated booth having her head carved out of a 90 pound block of butter. Ann is a sophomore at the University of Minnesota majoring in Agricultural Education, and she is the first ever Princess Kay from Washington County. Ann addressed the Council and shared with the Mayor and Council Members her responsibilities and duties as the spokesperson for the Minnesota Dairy Association and the Midwest Dairy Association. Staff played a DVD of Ann's whirlwind of activities during the twelve days of the Minnesota State Fair. Washington County Commissioner Dennis Hegberg was in the audience along with State Representative Bob Dettmer and Senator Ray Vandeveer to present Ann with resolutions showing their appreciation. BUS TRANSIT CENTER OPENING (COMMISSIONER DENNIS HEGBERG) The new express bus service began on Monday, January 8, 2008, between the new Forest Lake Transit Center and downtown Minneapolis. The new Route 288 will provide relief at the park- and-ride in Blaine and help lessen the impacts of the I -35E bridge collapse. Commissioner Dennis Hegberg explained they were looking for input on where a park-and-ride could be located in Hugo and he provided contact information to find out more on the bus route and times.