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Hugo City Council Meeting Minutes for June 17, 2013 Page 3 of 5 reviewed the pay request and found it to be satisfactory for work completed to date on the project. Adoption of the Consent Agenda approved Pay Request No. 10 from Municipal Builders, Inc. in the amount of $16,251.67 for work completed on Well No. 6. Approve Hiring of Colin Emans, Amy Wigren, Greg Teece, and Zac Wellner as Probationary Hugo Firefighters Mayor Weidt removed this item from the Consent Agenda. The Hugo Fire Department Hiring Committee had recently completed the hiring process on four applicants. Fire Chief Kevin Colvard has recommended the hiring of Colin Emans, Amy Wigren, and Greg Teece as probationary firefighters on the Fire Department, and Zac Wellner pending successful completion of the Medical Physical. Mayor Weidt stated that there were six new firefighter applicants, and four have passed the exams and tests. He introduced Amy Wigren and her husband Justin, who were in the audience, and congratulated Amy on the appointment. Weidt pointed out that being a member of the Fire Department requires a commitment from the entire family, and he thanked Justin for his support. Weidt made motion, Haas seconded, to approve the hiring of Colin Emans, Amy Wigren, and Greg Teece as probationary firefighters on the Fire Department, and Zac Wellner as Hugo probationary firefighters. He further directed staff to ask the Fire Chief to schedule a time for them to be officially sworn in at a City Council meeting. Ayes: Haas, Klein Petryk, Weidt Abstain: Bronk Motion carried. Discussion on City Transportation Plan Council Member Chuck Haas requested this be put on the agenda to discuss the unconstructed segment of 147th Street east of Oneka Parkway and its inclusion in the City's Transportation Plan. The Council looked at a map of the Corridor Plan showing 147th as being phased with future development and a map in the City's Comprehensive Plan classifying the road as a collector street. Council Member Haas questioned whether constructing this portion of 147th was really necessary and he cited many reasons he felt it was not. When the plan was created, the City was under the assumption the community was going to grow quickly, and development would pay for the road. It is now a financial obstacle for anyone going forward with a plan, making it a hardship for a developer. He noted a portion of the road would go through a swamp making it challenging and very expensive to build. He also stated that the road would be used for cut -through traffic, taking people away from the commercial area of the City. Other Council Members discussed the benefits of the road and were hesitant to remove potential connections from the plan because it was nice to have more than one option from a safety standpoint.