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Hugo City Council Minutes for October 5, 2009 Page 3 of 6 Public Works Maintenance Worker and has done an excellent job in learning all the duties and responsibilities of a Public Works Maintenance Worker. Adoption of the Consent Agenda approved the annual performance review for Public Works Worker Adam Greeder. Approve Resignation of Hugo Firefighter Tim Lorinser The City of Hugo has received a letter of resignation from Hugo Firefighter Tim Lorinser who is unable to continue his employment with the City of Hugo due to changes in his family life. Tim has been a part of the Hugo Fire Department since October 2003. Adoption of the Consent Agenda approved the resignation of Firefighter Tim Lorinser from the Hugo Fire Department and publicly thanked him for his six years of dedicated service to the citizens of Hugo. Approve Resignation of Hugo Firefighter Bryan Lund The City of Hugo has received a letter of resignation from Hugo Firefighter Bryan Lund who is unable to continue his employment with the City of Hugo due to changes in his family life. Bryan has been a part of the Hugo Fire Department since September 2001. Adoption of the Consent Agenda approved the resignation of Firefighter Bryan Lund from the Hugo Fire Department and publicly thanked him for his eight years of dedicated service to the citizens of Hugo. Approve Water Service Rates Schedule At is February 2, 2009 meeting, the Hugo City Council, in response to a new state statute requiring the use of water conservation rates, directed staff to review and recommend a residential water rate structure that 1) changes the first 15,000 gallons of residential water usage from a flat fee to a per unit cost, 2) applies the same methodology to the commercial/industrial rate structure, and 3) is revenue neutral. The Finance Department drafted a proposed rate schedule that met these criteria and submitted it to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources for review and comment. On September 22, 2009, the city received confirmation from the DNR that this proposed rate schedule meets the requirement of a true conservation rate as established by state statutes. Adoption of the Consent Agenda approved the new water rate schedule. This rate structure will go into effect on January 1, 2010. Approve Resignation of Hugo Parks Commissioner Russ Schmidt The City of Hugo has received a letter of resignation from Hugo Parks Commissioner Russ Schmitt who will soon move out of the City of Hugo. Russ has been a dedicated and committed Commissioner on the Park and Recreation. Adoption of the Consent Agenda approved the resignation of Parks Commissioner Russ Schmidt and publicly thanked him for his two years of dedicated service. Approve Controlled Burn of the Hansen House by the Fire Department on October 24, 2009 At its August 3, 2009 meeting, the City Council unanimously voted to approve the purchase of the Hansen property including 125 acres, a house, and several outbuildings. Staff was directed to work with the Hugo Fire Department to inquire as to whether the house could be used by the