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City Council Meeting of May 5, 2008 Page 4 of 10 Approve 2008 Public Works Seasonal Hiring of Four Employees At is March 17, 2008 meeting, Hugo City Council authorized City staff to advertise for Public Works seasonal employees. Public Works Director Chris Petree is pleased to report that the City received nearly fifty applicants and twenty interviews were conducted on May 1-2, 2008. City staff will conducted background checks on Monday, May 5th and provide Council with a list of four individuals recommended for hiring as well as on individual returning from last year. Adoption of the Consent Agenda approved the rehiring of Jacalyn Peterson and the hiring of Samantha Gilbert, Adam Greeder, Eric Lundell and Charles Smith as Public Works seasonal employees for 2008 with a wage rate of $11.00 per hour. Approve Purchase of Fertilizer Spreader From Turfwerks Included in the 2008 General Fund Budget is $3,500 for the purchase of a Tow Behind Fertilizer Spreader for the Parks Department. This piece of equipment will be used for applying granular fertilizer & weed control to City Parks and Facilities. After a significant amount of research, City staff has identified the Lely WFR Tow Behind Fertilizer Spreader as the appropriate piece of equipment to meet the City's needs. The City received quotes from three local Lely dealers ranging in price from $4,249 - $4,795. Prices have increased significantly since staff budgeted for this piece of equipment nearly a year ago. This unit is available for immediate delivery. The remaining funds needed to acquire this piece of equipment will be provided by the Parks, Small Tools & Equipment line item in the General Fund. Adoption of the Consent Agenda approved the purchase of a Lely WFR Tow Behind Fertilizer Spreader at a cost of $4,249 from Turfwerks. Approve Retirement and Letter of Resignation from Firefighter Roger Dirks Hugo Firefighter Roger Dirks has submitted his letter of resignation announcing his retirement from the Hugo Fire Department after more than 23 years of dedicated public service to the citizens of Hugo. Roger joined the department in July of 1985 as one of the new firefighters and over the past 23 years has provided hundreds and hundreds of hours of dedicated public service to the citizens of Hugo by fighting fires and responding to medical calls. Roger is an excellent example of the dedicated firefighters who have provided an excellent level of public service to the residents and business owners within the City of Hugo. Adoption of the Consent Agenda approved the retirement and letter of resignation from firefighter Roger Dirks. Roger will be publicly recognized at a later Council meeting. Authorize Advertisement of Bids for 2008 Bituminous Road Repairs This past winter's freeze -thaw cycle has taken its toll on a number of our rural bituminous roadways, some of which are scheduled to be sealcoated in 2008. The repairs are significant and require equipment & laborers that the City does not have. The proposed repairs include: repairing soft spots, milling/reclaiming the pavement and paving a new 2" layer of asphalt. The estimated project cost is approximately $130,000. City staff has reviewed and discussed this with Mayor Miron and recommends that the City Council use the Street Maintenance Fund and cost savings from the Graveling & Dust Control Projects in 2008 to fund these repairs. Following City Council approval, staff will advertise and solicit bids through The Citizen newspaper and will hold a bid opening on Friday, May 30, 2008 at 12:00 pm. This will be followed by the Council awarding bids at its first meeting in June. Work will take place during June/July followed by crackfilling in July & sealcoating in August. Adoption of the Consent Agenda authorized staff to advertise for bids for the 2008 Bituminous Road Repairs and approved staff to hold neighborhood meetings with the residents on Hyde Ave. N. and Heather Ave.