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Hugo City Council Minutes for June 15, 2009 Page 2 of 9 Approval of the Agenda Miron made motion, Petryk seconded, to approved the agenda as amended. Remove I.1 - Discussion on Scoping Estimate for Undergrounding Power Lines on TH61 - John Wertish, Xcel Energy Add M.2 - Reminder of June 16, 2009 Meeting with Washington County Board Regarding Horse Boarding All ayes. Motion carried. 2008 James Trudeau Law Enforcement Award - Deputy Pete Godfrey City staff was informed by the Washington County Sheriffs Department that Washington County Deputy Pete Godfrey has received the 2008 James Trudeau Law Enforcement Award on behalf of the Lakes Area Youth Service Bureau's (YSB) Board of Directors. This award recognizes one law enforcement officer for their outstanding work with the youth in their service district. Deputy Pete is a very positive role model and is known his for his proactive involvement, his volunteer work, and his very unique way of dealing with kids. Pete is well respected by his peers and the children in the Hugo area. Deputy Pete Godfrey was in attendance as well as Sheriff Bill Hutton. The Council congratulated Pete on this well deserved award. Fran Miron also congratulated Jeff Ayers, reporter for The Citizen who was in attendance, for being the recipient of the 2009 Herb Kohl Foundation Award. This award is given to educators chosen for their superior ability to inspire a love of learning in their students, their ability to motivate others, and for their leadership and service within and outside the classroom. Jeff is an English teacher in Richmond, WI. Summary Report on Long Term Recovery Committee and June 7 Volunteer Recognition Day - Jim Gondek, Chair On Sunday, June 7, 2009, the Hugo City Council and Long Term Recovery Committee Chair Jim Gondek recognized the volunteers who served for the past year on the Long Term Disaster Recovery Committee. The emotional ceremony was an opportunity for the committee to gather for one last time to recognize the tornado survivors as well as the Hugo Fire Department and the volunteers who served on the Long Term Disaster Recovery Committee who's charge was to assist the residents in any way possible for any of their unmet needs after the May 25, 2008 tornado disaster. Committee Chair Jim Gondek provided to the council a final report of the committee's work over the past year and highlight those individuals who did an outstanding job in assisting the survivors of the May 25, 2008 tornado disaster. Caseworkers processed over 146 applications and worked with 122 families, dispersing $472,988.11 in donations from the Salvation Army, Church of St. John's the Baptist, and the Hugo Long -Term Recovery Fund. All money collected in donations has been given to the families in need by the Long Term Recovery Committee. Mayor Fran Miron stated it was important for the City to step away from any financial matters with these funds and specifically thanked Committee Chair Jim Gondek for