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Hugo council approves settlement to adopt city's 2025 system-statement numbers
Summary
The City of Hugo council approved Resolution 20-26-19, a stipulation of settlement that replaces earlier Metropolitan Council population and job-growth estimates for the city with the City of Hugo's recommended figures; the vote was recorded in favor and the council adjourned afterward.
The City Council of Hugo voted to approve Resolution 20-26-19, a stipulation of settlement concerning appeals to the Metropolitan Council over the city's 2025 system statement. A staff member told the council that it had "been presented with the outlines of a proposed resolution settlement" that would adopt the City of Hugo's recommended household population and job-growth numbers instead of the Metropolitan Council's earlier proposals.
The settlement was placed before the council as "a resolution of the City of Hugo in Washington County, Minnesota approving stipulation of settlement regarding appeal of the City of Hugo 2025 system statement." The clerk recorded that the motion to approve the settlement agreement was moved (the transcript at one point states “Mister Merrill moved”) and later recorded the motion as by Council Member Kroll with a second by Council Member Petrick. The council then conducted a roll-call and the members recorded as voting in favor were Kroll; Miron; Petrich; Roe; and White. The mayor announced that "the ayes have it" and the resolution was approved.
The staff member reported no formal action had been taken in the executive session itself but said staff recommended approving the settlement resolution. The staff explanation emphasized that the settlement would "give the city the basis for a resolution with the Metropolitan Council utilizing planned household population and job growth in the City of Hugo that corresponds with the City of Hugo's own recommendations." The staff member also said other related adjustments to the Metropolitan Council's system-statement handling would remain pending and be addressed by the council in the coming weeks and months.
After the vote, the council moved to adjourn. The meeting record shows the council resumed its regular meeting earlier and then adjourned following the approval vote. No additional public comment or amendments to the resolution are recorded in the provided transcript.
