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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2007 September Newsletter Hugo City Hall • 14669 Fitzgerald Avenue North • Hugo, Minnesota 55038 ..a Rural And Open Comprehensive Space Discussion Plan Update The rural and open space ordinance is an important On Schedule For Completion In 2008 issue for residents of the City of Hugo, especially Work continues on one of the City's focus goals those in the eastern half of the community. The for this year—to update the current Comprehensive I ordinance allows for clustering of housing units in Plan by 2008. The Comprehensive Plan outlines the rural part of the City -- at densities of up to 12 development goals ranging from types of housing units per 40 acres of land--in exchange for perma- and units within a particular development to infra- _• - . nent preservation of open space. The ordinance was structure needs such as road systems and storm wa- passed by the City more than two years ago and two ter. Updating the plan has been an open process in projects have been approved for the open space con- the City; residents have been encouraged to attend cept--Sunset Shores and Enchanted Waters. several public workshops so that they have a hand in creating the new document. "We've had a number Since the approval of these two projects, the City of public workshops and we're very pleased with the has been discussing revisions to its rural and open participation we've been getting from the citizens," - space ordinance. More than 100 people attended notes Community Development Director Bryan a public meeting on August 13, 2007 which fo- Comp Plan: Page 5 cused on whether the ordinance should be repealed, should stay in place as it currently stands or be re- vised. e- vp p ed "Those That's Hugo, Today!hose in attendance at that meeting weres lit rett well 50-50 as far as those who wanted - to see the ordinance go away and those who wanted it to remain," comments Community Development Beginning this fall,the City will broadcast Director Bryan Bear. its own cable access show, "That's Hugo, Today." The show, which • Discussion of the topic continued at the August 20, will air once a month, is just one • • 2007 City Council meeting. "At that meeting, the more way that the City Council directed us to bring this issue back to the will keep the citizens Planning Commission on September 27 and to talk of Hugo informed about about another new format for the ordinance that what's happening in the community. Open Space: Page 5 mm 0 � O ® A W Saturday, September 15 8:00 a.m. to noon Hazardous materials accepted from CO,Rd, all Washington County residents. " z Public 140th St.N. Works Fb'g� Building Clean Up Event itemsm i 8� 137th St.N. listed below are open toh =, residents. Geneml Amp4Area(builOmg materials, saaD.ores and mist.items) City of Hugo Public Works VWX Ir No - Building ardou PubB waste 6900 137th St.. N. Buu97 Proof of County residency,such as a F S a.m. - noon driver's license, is required. Cash or 6900 137th St.N. - checks only. Please bring small bills. y g Exlt Only Entrance Only Make checks payable to.City of Hugo. Accepted Items Each car load of trash $5 and up Each mattress or box spring $15 Pickup load of trash $25 and up Each overstuffed furniture $15 Trailer load of trash $25 and up Carpet per yard $1 Oversized load of trash $25 and up Tire (13"- 16.5") $2 Each major appliance (no freon) $15 Tire rim $0.50 Refrigerator/Freezer(freon) $25 Semi tires & larger See tire vendor Commercial or propane ref/freezer $75 and up Metal No charge Dehumidifier/Air conditioner $25 Push Mower $5 Electronics/TVs Price TBA Rider lawnmower $15 If you are dropping off any of these items in addition to hazardous materials, please pack all hazardous materials separately so they can be easily removed first from your vehicle. Questions? Call City of Hugo Public Works at 651-762-6300. __molt-") EDA Marketing PIn T4e Works one particular area--at- ue to be emphasized,but tracting new businesses went one step further to to the community. The say that the group will group is involved in an also focus on the prop- overall marketing effort erties the City owns to meet this goal. "We along Highway 61. feel it's very important "The properties have The EDA meets on to market ourselves," been included within says EDA Vice Presi- the TIF district that's the third Monday dent, Phil Klein. The been approved and the City's marketing efforts EDA wants to start mar- of the month at range from providing keting those properties links and updates on for future development 8.30 a.m. Since its keeping businesses in various state websites to that's consistent with establishment in 2004, the community, helping producing publications our downtown plan," the Hugo Economic existing businesses that and brochures. notes Klein. Development Author- want to expand and at- ity (EDA) has been re- tracting new businesses At its August 20, 2007 sponsible for economic to Hugo. meeting, the EDA con- development issues in firmed that providing the City, essentially This past year,the EDA overall information working in three areas: has focused its efforts on about Hugo will contin- Downtown Update Redevelo ment p Since the creation of a TIF district for downtown "The real estate redevelopment, the City has started working with r - property owners on several projects. No money can market is slow, be spent at the present time(since the TIF district is h not yet certified to the state),but the City has begun but the down- efforts on properties that it owns and has also started working with the owners of the End Zone property, ��-...� town property Carpenter's and Ricci's. "The real estate market is slow, but the downtown property owners are very owners are very interested in redeveloping their properties; we're ~ encouraged by that and looking forward to progress If I interested in being made over the next couple of years," notes Community Development Director Bryan Bear. Property redeveloping 5Ftheir properties; K rte,•€ _-, M wIMMf we're encour- Wgi r _ aged by that..." y7V h Bryan Bear 1 Community ' I Development Director Ffld Zone PropertyI I I r ,. i I Recreation Activities In Oneka Elementary Gym Catherine Ayano Nixon Basketball And mats, rocking and riding has taught T'ai Chi Ch'uan Volleyball toys. Parents/care provid- for 18 years. She practices If you are into a little bas- ers must supervise their it as a continuously devel- ketball or volleyball children at all times. oping art form and vehicle with your friends, v: Participation for self-knowledge. schedule some requires a $2 time in the One- per child or 8 Sessions Thursday,Oct. ka Elementary a maximum , 4-Dec.6.5:30-6:30 p.m. Gym. Start a of $5 per T'ai chi Chuan $55 Oneka Stage game with your family fee Oneka Elementary Stage To register,visit www. friends or just and photo October 4-December 6 whitebearregistration.org join a game with identification. others who share the T'ai Chi Ch'uan is a open Gym/Tot Time same interest. Tot Time is for children health maintenance system Oneka Elementary Gym ages 6 months through 5 that combines breathing September 24-May 18 Mondays 8-9:30 p.m. years.On Fridays from 6-8 and movement to facili- Saturdays 1-4:00 p.m. p.m.and Sundays from 1-4 Ft tate physical and mental The White Bear Lake Area p.m. Children of all ages health. Originally from Schools Community Ser- Tot Time are welcome with parents. China,T'ai Chi Ch'uan is vices and Recreation De- Your children will enjoy a moving meditation prac- partment and the City of refining their coordina- Tot Tlme ticed slowly and evenly, Hugo are offering Open tion, large muscle skills Oneka Elementary Gym one form gently flowing Gym and Tot Time for the and sensory development September 24-May 19* into another. When done 2007-2008 school year. with riding toys, a castle with conscious intention, Participants are required jump,basketball,bowling, Wednesdays 4-6:45 p.m.* T'ai Chi Ch'uan promotes to pay a $2 entry fee and as well as a separate de- Children ages 6 months-5 health, flexibility, stamina provide a form of identifi- velopmental area for ages years welcome with par- and relaxation. cation to the supervisor. 0-2 that includes a slide, ents. A recycling Fridays 6-8 p.m.* container Children of all ages wel- N of Hews From The come with parents. is available Sundays 1-4 p.m.* from yourNugo Firee Department Children of all ages wel- Annual fire meet members of Watch For Children come with parents. refuse hauler Department Booya the fire department. School is back in *Oneka Gym will not be or by calling Saturday, All proceeds from session, and Hugo available on: Oct 19, Nov October 27 the event go back Fire Chief Jim 9, 19, 21-25, Dec 15, 24- into the community. 31,Jan 21,25,Feb 16, 18, City Nall at Free Admission Y• Compton reminds Mar 3, 17-23,Apr 4 651-762-6300 all Hugo residents r This year's event Daytime Firefight- to watch out for will be held Sat- ers Needed children going to urday, October 27 The Hugo Fire and from school. from 11:00 a.m. Department still Please take a little w: until gone at the has openings for extra care and keep Hugo Fire Depart- daytime firelight- our community's ment. The event ers. Information kids safe. is a great way for and applications Hugo residents to are available at the 1 Hugo City Hall. Now ordinance For Storage of Recreational "The interesting part Equipment BFinalized Next Month about it is that there are RV owners on the For the past two years,the Hugo Planning Commis- are smaller than one acre in size. There is still work sion has been considering the need for regulations to be done on this draft, but Bear points out, "The Committee who are regarding storage of recreational equipment. "This interesting part about it is that there are RV owners creating rules to regu- need is based on complaints that the City has received on the Committee who are creating rules to regulate over the years about excessive numbers of very large themselves." late themselves. RVs being placed on properties,"states Community r Development Director Bryan Bear. To address this The Committee will befinalizing its draft in the next Bryan Bear topic,the Hugo City Council established a commit- month or so and will be holding another public Community tee, consisting of two Council members and three meeting at that time. Exact date and location infor- Development Direct members of the Planning Commission, which has mation will be posted on the City's website as well as prepared a draft version of an ordinance. in The Citizen. Approximately 50 citizens attended a public work- shop to present the draft ordinance and brought many new concerns to light. It was therefore de- cided that it would be beneficial to ask a num- ber of these citizens(some who are owners of recreational vehicles)to join the Com- mittee. Now, with its original members , �h and an additional six citizens,the working draft continues to be updated. Nothing is u definite yet, but the draft cur- rently leans toward some re- strictions on placement of large recreational equipment on properties that Comp Plan: From Pagel Open Space: From Page 1 Bear. He continues,"The number of citizens at our would still allow for clustering of units,but with less workshops continues to increase,and their input has density,"says Bear. been very insightful." Tlfe rural and open space ordinance now returns to Currently,the City is getting input on a draft of both the Planning Commission and will be back on the the land use plan and the infrastructure plan. There Council agenda in about a month. As the process will be additional workshops in the future involv- moves forward,Bear notes,"The public is again fin- ing the following topics: parks, natural resources, vited to attend the planning meetings and to provide rural planning policy, economic development and input and direction regarding the ordinance." housing. Bear points out that it's not too late to par- ticipate in this process. He says, "This is the pub- lic's opportunity to help guide the future Next Comp Plan growth and develop- Workshop IS Set For Meeting Rooms Available For Rental went of the City." September 6 from The City of Hugo has two meeting rooms available for rental: Oneka Room at City Hall Details regarding 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. and the Rice Lake Centre at the Public Works facility.The rooms can be used for meet- progress on the Com- ings,corporate events,parties,or even a small wedding. The rental fee is$100 for orehensive Plan as well as future workshop dates are Hugo residents and$200 for non-residents;each room seats 90-100 people. Chairs available on the City's website. In addition,the City and tables are provided;any additional equipment or furniture is the responsibility of the renter. Interested individuals or groups must fill out an application,sign a rental has been producing a Comprehensive Plan newslet- agreement,and pay a key and damage deposit. For information,or to reserve either ter;residents can sign up to be on the list to get the room,contact Eileen or Debi at City Hall,651-762-6300. newsletters sent to them by U.S.Mail or by e-mail. Following are details regarding location,number of lots and type of homes in some of the City's current development projects: Development Location Number of lots Fable Hill South of Victor Gardens 76 single-family homes Heritage Ponds East of Elmcrest Avenue N. 207 multi-family homes South of 165th Street N. 126 single-family homes eitBeaver Ponds South Fondant Trail N.south of 43 single-family homes 128th Street N. Projects Waters Edge North West of Creekview Preserve at 738 multi-family homes Waters Edge South 159th Street and TH 61 Diamond Point East Goodview Avenue N.and 125 single-family homes p U date 145th Street N. Generation Acres Oneka Lake Boulevard(1/2 41 multi-familytownhomes mile east of TH 61) Victor Gardens 4th County Road 8 and 92 multi-family homes Everton Avenue N. Victor Gardens East Val Jean Boulevard (east 36 single-family homes of Cosette Lane) Oneka Ponds Goodview Avenue N.north of 68 single-family homes Oneka Lake Boulevard Hugo Mayor Fran MIT on leads a group of dignitaries in the ribbon-cutting at the •� �"'� postal Credit Union open house this summer. � fr 1 t ,r` - fr The new commercial development in Victor Gardens nears comple- tion. A hair salon and karate studio are twor tenants set to move in this fall. addition, it allows the Department to identify hy- drants in need of maintenance. ��n S yoGC �-/ Due to the hydrant flushing,it is inevitable that some y g, residents will receive rust-colored water that could stain laundry. Please check that water coming into City Of Hugo the house is clear before doing laundry during this time. 2007 Fall Street Questions regarding hydrant flushing should be di Sweeping rected to the Public Works Department at 651-762- 6300. The Public Works Department will begin its fall street sweeping Monday, Don't Place Snow On Public October 8, 2007. Typically, sweeping will take place Roadways Monday through Friday, p))1 I from 7:00 a.m.to 3:00 �' � / a With winter quickly approaching, the City of o / p.m., for approxi- �, Q Hugo would like to remind everyone that it is o° ,, mately four weeks. against the law to deposit snow,in any fashion, The City of Hugo will on or next to a public highway or street. Minne- be sweeping all bituminous streets during this time. Any sota State Statute 160.27 prohibits plowing,shovel- questions regarding street sweeping should be directed to ing,blowing or otherwise placing snow onto any the Public Works Department at 651-762-6300. public road right-of-way, and doing so is pun- ishable as a misdemeanor. Dog Ordinance Snow which is moved to the public right- I of-way can create hazardous situations, 3arking dogs and dogs running at large are con- including slippery areas, frozen ruts sidered anuisance by many residents. So, if you and ridges, bumps, sight obstruc- - own a dog,the City is asking for your help. Please tions and drainage problems. .. follow Hugo's ordinance regarding dogs running at Property owners are re- _ large and dogs that continually bark. If you own a sponsible for informing dog, your dog must be licensed, under the owner's any person who performs 1 control at all times,and must not bark repeatedly for snow removal on their more than five(5)minutes without at least a one(1) premises of this law. It is , minute lapse in time. Please be courteous and also important to remember re- spectful to your neighbors. For more information that both the property owner and Help Us Protect regarding your pet,please visit the City's web site at the person who moved the snow onto the roadway www.ci.hugo.mn.us. may be liable should an accident occur as a result of Our wetlands improper snow placement. 2007 Fall Hydrant Flushing If you have questions about snow removal or would This is a reminder; like a copy of the City's Snow and Ice Control Policy A The Public Works Department will be call the Public Works Department at 651-762-6300. placing soil in a flushing hydrants in the City of Hugo �� • beginning Monday, September 17, Parking Winter POrdinanceWetland is a viola- 2007. Hydrant flushing will e a g take place Monday through tion of the Wetland from 7:00 a.m. to Beginning November 1 through March 31, park- Friday, ing is prohibited on all City streets from 2:00 a.m. Conservation Act. 4:30 p.m.,for approximately four weeks. to 7:00 a.m. Also, if we receive two (2) inches or Please contact the more of snow any other time during the year,park- Flushing allows the ing is prohibited on City streets from 2:00 a.m. to City of Hugo before Public Works Depart- 7:00 a.m. The City Council passed this ordinance in ment to purge rust and 2003 to allow the Public Works Department to clear performing any work stagnant water from the the snow from the roadways in a safe and efficient distribution system. In manner. In Or near a Wetland, 1 t I BULK RATE Hugo City Hall•14669 Fitzgerald Ave.N.•Hugo,MN 55038 POSTAGE PAID HUGO, MN 55038 PERMIT NO. 21 OCCUPANT Visit our website: wwwAbugo.mn.us City Directory City Staff Service City Administrator Mike Ericson 651-762-6312 Community Dev.Dir. Bryan Bear 651-762-6320 Directory Public Works Director Chris Petree 651-762-6316 Building Official John Benson 651-762-6313 Building Inspector Chuck Preisler 651-762-6302 Building Inspector Scott Baller 651-762-6322 citv ' ll General Sr.Engineering Tech. Scott Anderson 651-762-6326 Information City Clerk Mary Ann Creager 651-762-6311 8:00 a.m. to 1 Community Dev.Asst. Michele Lindau 651-762-6315 • , • , y except holidays % Associate Planner Rachel Simone 651-762-6304 651-762-6300 Bldg.Dept.Receptionist Eileen Ottney 651-762-6310 Bldg.Dept.Receptionist Debi Close 651-762-6300 Billing Clerk Jodie Guareschi 651-762-6309 CRV Nall FAXNumber Finance Director Ron Otkin 651-762-6314 651-426-2859 Fire Chief Jim Compton 651-429-6366 City Council Washington Countv QSheriffs Department Mayor Fran Miron 651-429-5961 • Ward 1 Becky Petryk 651-426-4722 651-439-9381 Ward 2 Frank Puleo 651-653-9369 Ward 3 Chuck Haas 651-439-4475 Council-at-Large Mike Granger 651-426-8171 Fire Nall (Non-emergency) J6 Monthly Meeting Schedule - • • • City Council 1 st and 3rd Mondays at 7:00 p.m. Fire a Police Emergencv Planning Commission 2nd and 4th Thursdays at 7:00 p.m. 911 Parks Commission 2nd Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. Historical Commission 3rd Tuesday at 7:00 p.m. EDA Commission 3rd Monday at 8:30 a.m.