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Hugo City Council Minutes for March 16, 2009 Page 6 of 7 operation of the Hugo Community Shelf as well as to address the issue of public trust of the current operation. City Administrator Mike Ericson provided an update on that meeting which was held earlier this day with attendees from the previous meeting to discuss the forming a new Hugo food shelf under a non-profit 5010 status. Mayor Fran Miron stressed his desire to be sure the needs of the residents are being met and how critical the food shelf was to the health, safety, and welfare of the community. Miron made motion, Haas seconded, to request that staff work with the City attorney, preferably pro bono, on forming a 501 C3 non-profit organization. All Ayes. Motion carried. Discussion on Award of Grant from MCMA for Special Proiects Intern On January 20, 2009, the Hugo City Council approved an application from the City of Hugo to the Minnesota City/County Management Association (MCMA) for a grant which would be used for a special projects intern to work in a City to gain valuable experience in day-to-day administrative and community development duties. The City of Hugo has received notification from MCMA that the City's grant application has been approved, and the City of Hugo will receive a $5,000 grant which will be used towards the cost share of a new special projects intern. Specifically, the grant application included duties both in the Business Retention and Expansion Program area as well as the ongoing discussion on recreational programming with the special subcommittee from the Parks and Recreation Commission which was appointed by the Hugo City Council. Klein made motion, Petryk seconded, to accept the grant and direct staff to advertise for the intern position. All Ayes. Motion carried. Visitor Presentation - Questions from Property Owner John Arcand John Arcand, resident at 608 Shilling Circle, Forest Lake, and property owner in Hugo requested to be added to the agenda to allow himself to ask questions of the Council. John asked about the City's intention in the construction of the well on the property adjacent to the Oneka Ridge Golf Course, requested to be involved in discussions on development of land if it was adjacent to the Arcand property, complained of trespassers on the Arcand property east of the Country Ponds Development, expressed displeasure of elections signs that were put on the Arcand property, and requested assistance in cleaning the Arcand property that had tornado debris on it. Fran encouraged John to work with the Long Term Recovery Committee on the clean up of the property. Huzo Firefighter Relief Association Councilmember Chuck Haas added this item to the agenda. Chuck discussed the Firefighter Relief Association funds. When there is a surplus, the Association can increase their pension amount rate, but when there was a deficit, the City is required to make an annual contribution to the deficit. There is no provision in state law to refund these annual contributions to the City when there is a surplus. It was Haas's opinion this should be discussed in detail in the future.