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RESOLUTION 96-17
A RESOLUTION GRANTING AUTHORITY TO OPERATE AND MAINTAIN
A SNOWMOBILE TRAIL IN THE CITY OF HUGO
WHEREAS, , the Hugo Snowmobile Club, an affiliate of the Washington County
Star Trail Association, has submitted an application under Hugo City Code chapter
181 to operate and maintain a snowmobile trail at the location described below,
and
WHEREAS, the applicant has demonstrated that the construction, operation and
maintenance of the proposed trail fiil8lls the requirements of said ordinance,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Hugo, Washington County, Minnesota that operation of the snowmobile trail as
proposed is warranted, feasible and in the best interests of the community, and
therefore authorizes the construction, operation and maintenance of the trail
described as follows:
Operator: Hugo Snowmobile Club/Washmgton County Star Trail Association.
Address: CO/ James Harrison, President, Hugo Snowmobile Club, 1777
Edgerton Street NE Maplewood, MN 55109
Trail Description: Along the south side of Frenchmen Road from Elmcrest
Avenue to the North Branch of Clearwater Creek, than north along the creek to its
intersection with Washington County's Hardwood Creek Trail
Duration of Permit: October 1, 1996 to April 31, 1997.
Special Conditions:
1. This trail is subject to the written consent of the property owners on which the
trail lies along the south side of Frenchmen Road, and along the North Branch of
Clearwater Creek.
2. The operator shall hold the City of Hugo harmless for the operator's use of the
trail. The operator shall maintain liability insurance in an amount not less than
$1,000,000 per occurrence for the duration of this permit, which shall name the
City of Hugo as an additional insured.
3. The operator shall groom and maintain the trail as required to insure the safe
passage of snowmobiles and other authorized users.
4. The operator shall institute a public education program, including trail patrols, to
inform the public of City regulations regarding use of the trail.
5. The operator shall post 15 mile per hour speed limit signs on the trail 100 feet
from all inhabited dwellings.
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6. Signs shall be posted at all trail entrances to Hugo stating that it is unlawful to
operate a snowmobile in the City during the following times: Sunday through
Thursday from 11:00 PM to 6:30 AM the following morning, Saturday and
Sunday from LOOAM to to 6:30 AM.
7. The operator shall be responsible for any damage done to public drainage
channels due to the use of the trail, and shall repair the channels as directed by the
City.
8. The City recognizes that the trail will cross City owned property surrounding
the Catholic Cemetery. As a safety precaution, the operator will emplace fencing
or other barrier material approved by the City Engineer to separate the trail from
the construction site of the new post office.
9. The City reserves the right to adjust the conditions of, or rescind this permit if it
determines that the terms and conditions contained herein are insufficient to
protect the publics health, safety or welfare, or that these conditions are not being
adhered to by the operator.
Upon roll call, the following voting AYE: Agness, Goiffon, Leroux, Miron
Voting NAY: Debra Bames
Whereupon said resolution was declared passed and adopted this 2nd day of
December, 1996
Fran on, Mayor
ATTEST:
MaryAdd Creager, City k