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City Council meeting of April 3, 2006 Page 3 leader in his profession. Ron was successful in 2005 in providing excellent oversight and direction of the City's finance department, which includes preparation of the City's annual budget, TIF reporting, utility billing, accounts payable, and excellent professional recommendations in financing public improvement projects. Ron leads by example as a dedicated, loyal, and tireless member of the City Hall team. Adoption of the Consent Agenda approved the annual performance review for Finance Director Ron Otkin. APPROVE PROPOSAL FROM WSB FOR FIRE HYDRANT LOCATES WSB submitted a proposal to City staff for identifying benchmarks for all hydrants in the City of Hugo. Staff felt that this data was very important and necessary in developing the City's mapping and coordinate system. Adoption of the Consent Agenda approved the proposal from WSB for $9,750 for Hydrant Location/Benchmark Survey. APPROVE OFF SALE LIOUOR LICENSE FOR FESTIVAL FOODS Aarthurn Enterprises LLC d/b/a Festival Foods made application to the City for an off -sale liquor license for a new liquor store next to the new Festival Foods grocery store. The Washington County Sheriffs Department completed the standard background investigation and the applicant is considered to be an approved license holder. Staff received the standard liquor liability insurance and approval from the Sheriff's office. Adoption of the Consent Agenda approved the off -sale liquor license for Aarthurn Enterprises LLC d/b/a Festival Foods. APPROVE ACCEPTANCE OF PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS FOR WILDERNESS VIEW Kel-Mont Development, LLC, developer, requested the City accept the constructed public improvements for the Wilderness View development. Acceptance of the improvements would begin a one-year warranty period. At the end of one year, the project would be considered complete and maintenance activities would become the responsibility of the City, and the City would continue to hold the issued letter of credit during the one-year warranty period. Adoption of the Consent Agenda formally accepted the public improvements for the Wilderness View development. APPROVE WASHINGTON COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY FOR CITIES On February 6, 2006, Council listened to a presentation from Mayor Fran Miron and City Administrator Mike Ericson regarding an economic development strategy proposed by a number of Washington County cities to the Washington County Board. A draft proposal was shared with Council, who encouraged the involvement of the City in its final draft, which was being facilitated by the city administrator of Oakdale and Woodbury. A final draft was presented to Washington County and a request has been made of the other cities to provide formal approval. Adoption of the Consent Agenda approved the Washington County Economic Development Strategy for Cities and the white paper prepared and presented to Council previously.