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City Council meeting of November 5, 2007 Page 4 APPROVE PAY REQUEST #1 FROM ENCOMM MIDWEST FOR CONSTRUCTION OF WELL HOUSE #5 City staff received pay request #I from EnComm Midwest for the construction of well house #5. PW Director Chris Petree and City Engineer Jay Kennedy have reviewed the pay request and found it to be satisfactory for work completed to date on the project. Adoption of the Consent Agenda approved pay request #1 from EnComm Midwest in the amount of $4,693.95 for work completed to date on the construction of well house #5. APPROVE PAY REQUEST #9 FROM KEYS WELL DRILLING FOR WORK COMPLETED ON WELL #5 City staff received pay request #9 from Keys Well Drilling for work completed to date on the construction of well #5. PW Director Chris Petree has reviewed the pay request and found it to be satisfactory for work completed on the project. Adoption of the Consent Agenda approved pay request #9 from Keys Well Drilling in the amount of $15,390 for the construction to date on well #5. APPROVE CHARITABLE GAMBLING LICENSE FOR PHEASANTS FOREVER TO CONDUCT A RAFFLE AT SAL'S ANGUS GRILL ON DECEMBER 3.2007 City staff received an application for a lawful gambling permit from Pheasants Forever to hold a raffle at Sal's Angus Grill on December 3, 2007. City Adoption of the Consent Agenda approved the charitable gambling license for Pheasants Forever to conduct a raffle at Sal's Angus Grill on December 3, 2007. UPDATE ON OCTOBER 22.2007 COUNCIL WORKSHOP ON RURAL PLANNING POLICY On October 27, 2007, Council scheduled a workshop and invited all residents of Hugo to attend with a focus on the City's rural planning process. CD Director Bryan Bear provided residents a PowerPoint slide show highlighting the issues related to the rural planning process as part of the City's 2008 Comprehensive Plan. Residents then walked next door to the Oneka Room for a small group exercise that allowed residents the opportunity to discuss amongst themselves, in small groups, issues related to rural Hugo. City Planner Kendra Lindahl provided Council with an update on the meeting. No formal Council action was taken. APPROVE REVISED OPEN SPACE ORDINANCE At its September 4, 2007 meeting, Council discussed the City's current rural and open space preservation ordinance and whether the ordinance should be modified, revised, or thrown out. Council directed City staff to present the ordinance to the Planning Commission for potential revision, after which it would forward it back to Council for final review and/or revisions. CD Director Bryan Bear discussed with Council the work of the Planning Commission at its October 25, 2007 meeting, at which it discussed the current ordinance and made a recommendation back to Council. Bryan provided a PowerPoint presentation outlining the history of the rural and open space ordinance started some three years ago. Council discussed the prostcons of the existing ordinance, as well as the pros/cons of the "simplified" open space ordinance; there was no clear consensus. Council member Granger suggested staff provide a "sample"