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City Council meeting of May 15, 2006 Page 3 APPROVE MELROSE PYROTECHNICS FIREWORKS DISPLAY AT GOOD NEIGHBOR DAYS, CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION, AND WILSON TOOL PICNIC As Council is aware, the Hugo Centennial Commission has been meeting for more than a year planning for the Centennial Celebration to commemorate the City's 100'h birthday. The Commission agreed that a fireworks display would be the best way to celebrate the 100th birthday of Hugo on August 15, 2006. Staff contacted Melrose Pyrotechnics Fireworks to provide a fireworks display for the event. As Council is aware, MPF was the company that provided the fireworks display for the time as Good Neighbor Days in 2005. The company has also been contracted with to provide fireworks again for GND in 2006, as well as Wilson Tool's 40'h anniversary celebration on August 5, 2006. Adoption of the Consent Agenda approved the contract with Melrose Pyrotechnics Fireworks Display for fireworks displays at Good Neighbor Days, the Centennial Celebration on August 15, 2006, and Wilson Tool's 40th Anniversary celebration on August 5, 2006. APPROVE AMENDMENT TO PERSONNEL POLICY FOR PW WORKING HOURS PW Director Chris Petree and City Administrator Mike Ericson have been discussing working hours for the public works employees for the past few months. In an effort to provide a higher level of service, in- crease efficiency, reduce over time, and decrease employee time off requests, staff has requested an amendment to the City's personnel policy to allow the public works department to work four 10 -hour shifts from April 1" through September 30'h, annually. The schedule would be split to insure 50% of the employees working on Mondays and Fridays, and 100% on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. This amendment would benefit the City in those aforementioned ways. Adoption of the Consent Agenda approved the following amendment to the City's Personnel Policy under Section 6.0, Work Hours that the public works employees work four 10 -hour days, April 1" through September 30'h, with regular work days from October 0 through March 31 S'. APPROVE AMENDED AND RESTATED RUSH LINE CORRIDOR JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT In February 2006, Council reviewed a joint powers agreement for the Rush Line Corridor Task Force. Since that time, the draft JPA has been revised by Ramsey County staff to address issues in three areas, including funding, corridor/county population, and executive committee. Adoption of the Consent Agenda approved adoption of Resolution 2006-23 approving the amended and restated Joint Powers Agreement for the Rush Line Corridor Task Force. APPROVE TEMPORARY 3.2 BEER LICENSE FOR EMBAJADORE LATINO/HISPANIC RODEO ON MAY 28.2006 Annually, Woodloch Stables hosts the EmBajadore Latino/Hispanic rodeo. The association has made application to the City for a 3.2 temporary beer license. City staff has reviewed the application and found it to be satisfactorily complete, along with receipt of the certificate of insurance for liquor liability, naming the City as an additional insured. Adoption of the Consent Agenda approved the temporary 3.2 beer license for the Hispanic Rodeo to be held May 28, 2006 at Woodloch Stables.