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Hugo City Council Meeting May 4, 2009 Page 8 of 9 mechanism to collect revenues to implement the lake's management plan and other measures directed toward protecting and improving water quality in Bald Eagle Lake. This item was tabled at the City Council's April 20, 2009 meeting. Councilmember Becky Petryk attended the public hearing and provided Council with an update saying property owners had voluntarily petitioned and agreed to a special assessment for a plan that would improve water quality on Bald Eagle Lake. The meeting was well attended by residents. Report on Results of the Recent Budget Meeting Councilmember Chuck Haas requested this item be added to the agenda. On Tuesday, March 17, 2009, the Council held a special workshop where Council reviewed the state aids received by the City, how it impacted the budget, and what could be done if the City faced more cuts. City Administrator Mike Ericson stated it was not yet know what the City will or will not get in state aid due to the state legislature, which is scheduled to adjourn May 18, 2009. Councilmember Haas cautioned against making unnecessary expenditures. Staff will keep Council apprised on any decisions made by the state. Signup for Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Training in Fall, 2009 Administrative Intern Shelly Clausen has been reviewing options of CERT training for emergency response with the City of Centerville's former Councilmember Michelle Laksow in the fall of 2009. This item was tabled at the April 20, 2009 meeting due to the lack of time. Dennis Walter, Volunteer Resource Coordinator from Homeland Security Emergency Management, attended this meeting and presented Council with a large framed collage of photos of activities during the cleanup after the May 25, 2008 tornado compiled by the Citizen Corps. Dennis thanked Hugo for letting CERT help Hugo recover after the storm. He explained that professional responders make up only one percent of the nations population, and CERT is a system to train and organize citizens to help others in the event of an emergency. Miron made motion, Weidt seconded, to direct staff to continue to work on developing a CERT program for Council consideration. All Ayes. Motion carried. Schedule Annual Performance Review for City Administrator Mike Ericson Mike Ericson was hired by the City of Hugo as its new City Administrator on April 17, 2000. Over the past nine years, the City of Hugo has conducted an annual performance review of the City Administrator with himself, Council, and City Attorney David Snyder. This item was tabled at the April 20, 2009 meeting due to the lack of time. Haas made motion, Petryk seconded, to schedule a special Council meeting for June 8, 2009 at 9:00 a.m. to hold the City Administrators annual performance review. All Ayes. Motion carried.