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City Council Meeting of January 7, 2008 <br />Page 9 of 10 <br />DISCUSSION ON PLANS AND SPECS FOR RICE LAKE PARK SOCCER COMLEX <br />AND AUTHORIZE STAFF TO ADVERTISE FOR BIDS. <br />Included in its 2007 City focus goals, Council directed staff to prepare implementation plans for <br />the Rice Lake Soccer Complex with Council Members Mike Granger and Chuck Haas serving as <br />Council representatives on the task force. Over the past year, staff has worked closely with the <br />Council members as well as committee members from the Parks and Recreation Commission to <br />design a plan that best fits the recreational needs of residents as suggested by the Parks and <br />Recreation Commission. In August 2007, Council directed the City Engineer to provide plans <br />and specifications for the Rice Lake Soccer Complex for the purpose of going out for public bid <br />for the project in 2008. WSB Engineers completed the plans and specifications for the project <br />and Public Works Director Chris Petree presented those to the Council with a request to <br />authorize staff to advertise for bids for the project in 2008. <br />Puleo made motion, Petryk seconded to approve the plans and specifications for the Rice Lake <br />Park Soccer Complex and authorize staff to advertise for bids. <br />Voting Aye: Granger, Haas, Petryk, Puleo, Miron <br />Motion carried. <br />APPROVE REAPPOINTMENTS TO THE CITY COMMISSIONS. <br />At its December 17, 2007 meeting, Hugo City Council discussed the reappointment to the City <br />Commissions and Boards and the City's Commissioner Reappointment Policy. Council directed <br />staff to request peer reviews from fellow commissioners where they would consider <br />reappointment of the commissioners for their next term, all of which were seeking <br />reappointment. City Staff collected a number of Commissioner peer reviews and provided them <br />to Council for consideration in the reappointment process. <br />Hass made motion, Granger seconded, to reappoint all Commissioners and direct staff to <br />schedule meetings with each Commissioner for an interactive performance review. <br />Miron made motion, Haas seconded, to amend the motion to direct staff to place the <br />Commissioner review process on the agenda for discussion at the upcoming goal setting session. <br />Vote on amendment: <br />All aye. Motion carried. <br />Vote on original motion: <br />All aye. Motion carried. <br />DISCUSSION ON LETTER FROM RESIDENT FOR SPEED LIMIT SIGN ON EUROPA <br />TRAIL NORTH <br />In December 2007, staff had received a request from a residence seeking City Assistance on a <br />speeding problem in her neighborhood. This resident lives on Europa Trail North and has issues <br />in regards to vehicular speeding in her neighborhood. City staff has researched the issue and <br />discovered there are speed limits signs posted on Europa Trail North in the proper location <br />