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Hugo City Council Minutes for October 20, 2008 Page 6 of 9 Construction, Inc., in the amount of $137,606.90. Haas made motion, Puleo seconded, to approve the final pay request No. 6 from Arcon Construction, Inc., in the amount of $137,606.90. Ayes: Haas, Puleo, Miron Abstain: Granger, Petryk Motion carried. Reschedule I-35 W/E Coalition Meeting At its October 6, 2008 meeting, City staff informed the Hugo City Council that the next I-35 W/E Coalition meeting scheduled for Thursday, October 9, 2008 was cancelled due to the conflicting schedule of a number of council members from a number of communities. City staff requested Council select a date on which to schedule the next I-35 W/E Coalition meeting which will be held at the Running Aces Harness Track in the City of Columbus. Haas made motion, Granger seconded, to schedule the next I-35 W/E Coalition meeting for Thursday, December 11, 2008 at 6:00 p.m. at the Running Aces Harness Track. All ayes. Motion carried. Update on October 7, 2008 Candidate Forum On Tuesday, October 7, 2008 The Citizen newspaper hosted a Hugo City Council and Washington County Commissioner Candidate Forum in the Council Chambers of the Hugo City Hall. City Administrator Mike Ericson reported to Council on the Candidate Forum stating there was excellent attendance at the forum, which was followed by a reception hosted by the Hugo Lions in the Oneka Room. Candidates attending were Washington County Commissioner Dennis Hegberg and Erik Langness for the Commissioner seat, and Karen Cariveau-Wright and Phillip Klein for Council Member Ward 2. Candidate Derek Larsen for Council Member at Large provided a written statement stating his withdrawal from the election and his support for Tom Weidt, which was not read in its entirety at the forum. Derek provided the Council a copy of this statement. Miron made motion, Haas seconded, to accept Derek Larsen's written statement as public record. All ayes. Motion carried. Deb Barnes, Publisher for The Citizen, stated she unable to get the League of Women Voters to sponsor the event but was able to have a member of the League attend as the moderator. She was pleased with the number of people who attended. The Mayor thanked The Citizen and the Hugo Lions for their participation with this event. Approve Funding for Social Worker Kyle Johnson for Assistance to Tornado Disaster Survivors City Administrator Mike Ericson met recently with Jim Gondek who is the Committee Chair for the Long Term Disaster Recovery Committee regarding continued funding for Social Worker Kyle Johnson. Kyle's salary comes from funding provided free to the City of Hugo by Lutheran Social Services.