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City Council. meeting of July 5, 2006 Page 2 APPROVAL OF CLAIMS Adoption of the Consent Agenda approved the claims roster for July 5, 2006 as presented. APPROVE APPOINTMENT OF JEFF MAAS AS THE NEW PUBLIC WORKS WORKER At its May 1, 2006 meeting, Council accepted the resignation of Rob Weldon from the public works department and directed City staff to advertise for the vacancy. The City received 100 applications for the position. The interview team, consisting of PW Director Chris Petree, Lead PW Worker Tom Smith, and City Administrator Mike Ericson, conducted interviews of 17 of the candidates, with second round interviews on June 16, 2006. This issue was tabled at the June 19, 2006 meeting in order to allow City staff to complete additional interview work. Adoption of the Consent Agenda approved the hiring of Jeff Maas as the new member of the public works department, at a pay rate of $19.18/hr, and subject to the standard pre-employment physical and six-month probationary period. APPROVE AMENDMENT TO CITY CODE FOR SIDE YARD SETBACK IN INDUSTRIAL ZONING DISTRICT At its June 8, 2006 meeting, the Hugo Planning Commission considered an amendment to the current City Code, which would allow for a reduction in the side yard setback in the industrial zoning district. Currently, the side yard setback is set at 40 feet. The Planning Commission was presented with some scenarios that reflected the amendment of having the side yard setbacks be equal to the height of the building and in no case less than 10 feet. Also, parcels that abut any district that are not zoned industrial will still have to meet the current 40 feet for side yard setback. After discussion, the PC unanimously agreed to recommend reducing the required minimum side yard setback in the Industrial District from 40 feet to be equal to the height of the building, and in no case less than ten feet. Adoption of the Consent Agenda approved adoption of Ordinance 2006-402 amending the City Code for side yard setback in the Industrial Districts. APPROVE ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REVIEW FOR PUBLIC WORKS LEAD WORKER TOM SMITH Tom Smith was hired as the second full-time employee in the public works department on June 26, 2000. For the past six years, Tom has demonstrated an excellent work ethic and solid leadership skills in his position as the lead worker in the public works department. Tom's dedication and commitment to the department is exemplary and he is a trusted and valued member of the public works department team. Adoption of the Consent Agenda approved the annual performance for public works lead worker Tom Smith. APPROVE APPOINT OF BUILDING INSPECTOR SCOTT BALLER TO REGULAR FULL- TIME EMPLOYEE Scott Bailer began working with the City in April 2005 as an unpaid intern in the building inspections department. Scott's internship was of great value to the City, which was experiencing tremendous residential growth. Scott continued to work as a paid intern from late summer to December 2005, when he was hired as the City's new building inspector, subject to a six-month probationary period. Scott has