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Hugo City Council Meeting Minutes for July 15, 2013 Page 3 of 5 Approve EDA Recommendation to Prepare a Request for Qualifications (RFO) for Commercial Realtors to Market the City Owned Property in Downtown The purchase agreement for the City owned properties with FBF, LLC, has expired as of May 21, 2013. This purchase agreement allowed FBF, LLC, to market the City owned property for two years. They have not approached staff to renew the purchase agreement. Recently the City closed on a portion of the former Carpenters property. The other portion has a title issue and the City plans to close on it in the next 3-6 months. At its June and July meetings, the EDA discussed how to market these properties. The EDA liked the process of having FBF, LLC, help market the property, but thought that a purchase agreement may not have been the right tool and wanted to open it up to other realtors. Adoption of the Consent Agenda authorized staff to send out a RFQ to commercial realtors to market the City owned property in downtown. Discussion on City's Compost Site The City has been experiencing misuse of the City owned compost site located on 170th Street North, west of TH61. This site was opened in 1987 and consists of approximately two acres, one of which is unusable. The entire site is surrounded by undeveloped land and is licensed by Washington County. The City also submits a report annually to the MPCA. Public Works Director Scott Anderson explained that the site is currently open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and is to be available to Hugo residents only, free of charge. Materials accepted are leaf and grass clippings; however, brush, stumps, dead animals, tires, and other miscellaneous garbage has shown up on the site. The Public Works Department has spent time monitoring the site and estimates approximately 45% of the users are not Hugo residents, and also estimates approximately $7,000 - $10,000 in additional staff time is spent on cleaning and maintaining the site. Suggestions made by Public Works Director Scott Anderson were to re -grade the site to solve drainage issues, revise the layout for better access, use different garbage receptacles, add Class 5 gravel to the driveway, repair the fence and gate, and install a new sign with Compost Site regulations clearly stated. He also proposed changing the regulations to have set hours of operation, hiring a part-time seasonal employee to staff the site at approximately $4,000/year, and charging a drop off fee of $3-$5/load. The Council also talked about electronically monitoring the site, charging $5 per load, and using punch cards. Haas made motion, Petryk seconded, to approve the changes to the Compost Site as proposed by staff, and to let staff use their discretion on the details such as the timing of these changes and the use of electronic cameras on the site. All Ayes. Motion carried. Yellow Ribbon Network Report Council Member Chuck Haas and Council Member Phil Klein reported to Council on the Yellow Ribbon Network activities held recently. Burger Night will be held on Wednesday, July 24, 2013 and will be sponsored by Devine Plumbing. YRN is being asked to support a family picnic in