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Hugo City Council Minutes for October 19, 2009 Page 4 of 10 Approve Appointment of Health Savings Account (HSA) Administrator To meet our 2010 budget goals, the City of Hugo is switching to the Options Blue 100 health insurance plan offered by Blue Cross and Blue Shield effective January 1, 2010. This is a qualified High Deductible Health Plan that allows employees the option of establishing tax - favored Health Savings Accounts. Since each Health Savings Account is a financial asset, staff recommends the appointment of First Horizon Msaver, one of the country's largest administrators of employee funded benefit accounts, to administer them. Adoption of the Consent Agenda approved an Employer Funding Portal Service Agreement between First Horizon Msaver and the City of Hugo. Approve Authorization to Advertise for New Parks Commissioner At its October 5, 2009 meeting, the Hugo City Council accepted the resignation of Parks Commissioner Russell Schmidt who will be moving out of the City of Hugo. Adoption of the Consent Agenda approved authorization to advertise for a new Parks Commissioner to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Parks Commissioner Russell Schmidt Approve Revision to the Park Naming Policy At their October 14, 2009 meeting, the Parks Commission discussed the Park Naming Policy and granting naming rights to the Hanifl Foundation in recognition of their donation of funds to the Rice Lake Park. The Parks Commission recommends the addition to the Park Naming Policy. Adoption of the Consent Agenda approved the revision to the Park Naming Policy. Proposed Revisions to Shooting Regulations Ordinance At its September 8, 2009 meeting, Hugo City Council discussed the recommendation from the City's Hunting Committee, which included a review of the City's Shooting Ordinance, discharging of a controlled weapon in City Parks, and Hunting on Bald Eagle Lake. At the meeting, and with the support of a number of residents, the Council voted 4-1 to prohibit the discharge of firearms on Bald Eagle Lake effective immediately. The purpose of the vote, in advance of the October 3, 2009 waterfowl hunting opener, was necessary to educate and inform residents as well as hunters who have hunted on the lake in the past. Council also scheduled a public hearing in order to take public comment on revisions to the City Shooting Regulations Ordinance. Community Development Assistant Dennis Fields presented a PowerPoint presentation outlining proposed changes in the ordinance, after which Mayor Fran Miron opened the public hearing at 7:24 p.m. to take public comment on the revisions made to the City's Shooting Regulations Ordinance. Tom Raster, 15227 Greene Avenue, lives next to the boat landing on Oneka Lake and was concerned that shooting would be prohibited on the shore of the lake in front of his home, which is approximately 75 feet from his home. Under the proposed ordinance, shooting could occur within 500 feet of his home with written permission. Jay Langer, 6325 West Bald Eagle Boulevard, has lived on the west side of Bald Eagle Lake for 25 years. Jay said he does not hunt and has never had a problem with a hunter.