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Hugo City Council Minutes for November 17, 2008 Page 2 of 6 Approve Lawful Gambling Permit for Pheasants Forever at Sal's Angus Grill The City has received an application from Ramsey/Washington County Pheasants Forever for a MN Lawful Gambling Exempt Permit for their event on December 18, 2008 at Sal's Angus Grill. This permit will allow Pheasants Forever to conduct a raffle at the event. Adoption of the Consent Agenda approved the Lawful Gambling Exempt Permit for Pheasants Forever to conduct a raffle at their event on December 8, 2008 at Sal's Angus Grill Approve Auto Dismantling License for Automotive Recycling Kompany (ARK) — Dan Stewart The City of Hugo has received an application for the bi-annual Auto Dismantling License from Dan Stewart, dba Auto Recycling Kompany (ARK). As a requirement of the license, City staff makes an annual inspection of the auto dismantling company for compliance with city, county, and state code. On Wednesday, November 12, 2008, Hugo City staff completed an inspection of ARK and found it to be in compliance with City Code as well as County regulations. Adoption of the Consent Agenda approved the bi-annual Auto Dismantling License for ARK, which will expire in 2010. Approve Annual Performance Review for Building Inspector Chuck Preisler Chuck Preisler was hired by the City of Hugo as the new Building Inspector on November 29, 2004. Over the past four years, Chuck has worked hard and demonstrated an excellent work ethic in completing his day-to-day building inspection duties. Chuck is an excellent communicator who delivers a high quality of customer service with the builders and trades -people he works with on a daily basis. Chuck is well known and well respected in the City of Hugo for both residential and commercial building inspection services. Chuck's plan review is thorough and detailed, and he provides excellent advice in department meetings. Adoption of the Consent Agenda approved the annual performance review for Building Inspector Chuck Preisler. Public Hearing on the Proposed 129Lh Street Utility Improvement District At its September 2, 2008 meeting, the Hugo City Council directed City staff to schedule a public hearing for the proposed 129' Street Utility Improvement District in order to take public comment and allow discussion on the proposed utility improvement district. City Staff scheduled a hearing for Monday, November 17, 2008, at or after 7:00 p.m. in order to allow public comment. City Engineer Jay Kennedy provided an overview of the proposed 1291h Street Utility Improvement District. The project was initiated by the residents, and the system was designed to serve the area beyond the project, specifically the lift station. Jay explained the funding options for the remaining $205,650 for the project which would be directly assessed to those who could benefit from it in the future, or a Utility Improvement District could be created where a connection fee would be calculated and collected at the time a property was subdivided or connected to the system. Mayor Fran Miron opened the public hearing. Bill Crouch, 13387 Elmcrest Avenue North, asked about when they would need to connect if utilities should become available. Ordinance requires residents to connect to sewer services within a year of availability. He commended the Mayor and Council for holding the neighborhood meetings on the proposed district. There were no other comments and the Mayor closed the public hearing.