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Hugo City Council Minutes for October 19, 2009 Page 3 of 10 Approve Memorandum of Understanding Between the City of Hugo and the Hanifl Foundation For more than a year, Hugo City officials have been meeting with the Parks and Recreation Programming Subcommittee along with resident Sharon Hanifl-Lee whose family foundation expressed interest in making a large financial donation to the City of Hugo for the construction of a new park shelter at Rice Lake Park. After several meetings, the City of Hugo was excited to learn that the Hanifl Family Foundation, based out of Barrington Hills, IL, was interested in moving forward with making the donation. The donation would be for the construction of the park shelter with a primary focus on educating children on the environment and working with youth groups such as girl scouts and boy scouts. At its September 8, 2009 meeting, the Hugo City Council accepted the Parks and Recreation Programming Subcommittee recommendation to proceed with the final draft of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), which would be used as the legal instrument to allow the donation of the funds from the family foundation to the City of Hugo. The MOU was prepared and revised by City Attorney Dave Snyder and was signed by Suzanne Hanifl, as president of the Hanifl Family Foundation, on October 5th, 2009. The MOU allows the City of Hugo to receive $500,000 in funds over a period of five years. The first payment of $100,000 will be paid after the City of Hugo completes construction plans and enters a contract for construction for the new parks shelter. Also, the MOU states that the City of Hugo will recognize the grant by giving naming rights in the form of Hanifl Fields Athletic Park and the installation of a monument with a short inscription determined by the Hanifl Foundation. Adoption of the Consent Agenda approved the Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Hugo and the Hanifl Foundation for the Hanifl Fields Athletic Park and monument. Approve Annual Performance Review for Accounting Clerk Anna Wobse The City of Hugo hired Anna Wobse as the City's new Accounting Clerk on October 27, 2008. Over the past year, Anna has worked diligently to learn the City's accounting software and has taken over the accounts payable and payroll functions from Finance Director Ron Otkin. Anna is a quick study and a dependable worker who provides essential services to the Finance Department in these areas, along with the usual day-to-day duties of the Finance Department. Anna is a dedicated employee of the City of Hugo with a pleasant demeanor and excellent customer service skills. Adoption of the Consent Agenda approved the annual performance review for Accounting Clerk Anna Wobse . Approve Medical Direction Agreement for Hugo Fire Department and Regions Hospital On Friday, October 2, 2009, Hugo Fire Department officials and City staff met with representatives from Regions Hospital, which included Doctor Frascone, the Medical Director who oversees the City of Hugo's BLS ambulance service. After review of the past year of service, Regions Hospital has offered to provide extension on the City's Medical Direction Agreement with Regions Hospital for a five-year period at the same cost for the first three years. City Attorney Dave Snyder has reviewed the agreement and found it to be satisfactory for the services provided to the Hugo Fire Department by Regions Hospital. Adoption of the Consent Agenda approved the Medical Direction Agreement for the Hugo Fire Department and Regions Hospital for review and oversight of the City's BLS ambulance service.