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Hugo City Council Meeting Minutes for August 19, 2013 Page 4 of 6 Approve Exempt Permit for Lawful Gambling for Matt Clymer Benefit on Friday, October 4,2013 The American Legion Post 620 Auxiliary has applied for an Exempt Permit for Lawful Gambling to conduct raffles at a benefit for Matt Clymer to be held on Friday, October 4, 2013 at the Hugo American Legion Post 620. Matt died from complications related to Grave's Disease and funds raised will pay for funeral expenses and to help his 4 -year old son. Adoption of the Consent Agenda approved the Exempt Permit for Lawful Gambling for the Matt Clymer Benefit. Approve Peter Schmidt as the New Public Works Seasonal Compost Site Employee At its July 15, 2013 meeting, Council listened to concerns regarding misuse of the City owned compost site on 170th Street North. Council approved recommendations made by Public Works Director Scott Anderson to make improvements to the site, install a new sign with Compost Site regulations clearly stated, charge a drop-off fee, and hire a part-time seasonal employee to staff the site. Adoption of the Consent Agenda approved the hiring of Hugo resident Peter Schmidt as the new Public Works Seasonal Employee to work at the Compost Site. Approve proposal from Maxfield Research, Inc. for Update on Downtown Market Study In 2011, the City was awarded a pre -development LCDA grant from the Met Council for the planning for redevelopment of Pete Sampair's property. As part of that grant the Downtown Market Study, completed by Maxfield Research, Inc. in 2005, is slated to be updated. On June 25, 2013, staff met with Maxfield Research, Inc. to go over the items to be updated. Staff has received a proposal from Maxfield that outlines the scope of work to complete the update of the market study. It's in staff's opinion that the proposal meets the goal of what we discussed during our meeting for the update. The total cost of the proposal for the update is $18,500. The LCDA Met Council grant requires 25% match of the total amount they fund. At its August 13, 2013 meeting, the EDA reviewed the proposal and made a recommendation to the City Council to enter into a contract with Maxfield for the update of the Downtown Market Study. Adoption of the Consent Agenda approved the proposal from Maxfield Research, Inc. Yellow Ribbon Network Update Council Member Phil Klein reported to Council on the Yellow Ribbon Network activities held recently. The YRN recently completed a packaging event and are looking for items for their next event. Burger night is next Wednesday from 5-8 p.m. at the Hugo American Legion. Water Conservation Workshop on Tuesday, August 27, 2013 City Administrator Bryan Bear reminded Council that at their July 1, 2013 regular meeting, the Council scheduled the second water conservation workshop for Tuesday, August 27, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. The first workshop was held on June 18, 2013.