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City Council meeting of April 5, 2004 Page 7 oral or written comments on the proposed vacation and subsequently closed the public hearing. Granger made motion, Haas seconded, to vacate that portion of 140h Street, south of Frenchman Road in the area currently known as the Crane property, which is being developed by Len Pratt as Victor Gardens 4s' Addition. All aye. Motion Carried. AWARD BID FOR SITE WORK CONSTRUCTION OF PUBLIC WORKS FACILITY On March 18, 2004, bids were opened for the site work construction for the new public works facility at the Rice Lake Park property. The City received six bids on the project. The number of bids, and the spread among the bids, indicate the project was bid competitively based on the economic climate. Arnt Construction submitted the low base bid of $189,599.60, which was under the engineer's estimate. After a thorough review by City staff and Stevens Engineers: Granger made motion, Haas seconded, to award the contract for the construction of the site work at the new public works facility to Arnt Construction, with a low bid of $189,599.60, and additionally, to award Alternate #2 of $27,948.60 for a total bid of $217,548.20. All aye. Motion Carried. MARCH 19.2004 DOWNTOWN CHARRETTE PROCESS RESULTS . Carolyn Krall from Landform presented to Council the results of the downtown charrette process, which was facilitated by Carolyn and her urban design team from Landform on March 19, 2004. As Council is aware, there was excellent attendance and hands-on participation by members of the Hugo business community, including important stakeholders. Carolyn reviewed with Council the timeline for completion, which will include an open house at which the results and concept drawings of the downtown charrette process will be presented for final review by residents and business owners. Resident Laura Trudeau questioned what age group was surveyed in the charrette process, and stated that she liked the old homestbusinesses and did not want new structures to look "too modern". Council stated that the City will make every effort to make sure that notice of the next meeting is provided to as many residents/businesses as possible. Miron made motion, Granger seconded, to schedule a joint meeting of the Planning Commission and City Council for Monday, May 10, 2004, Hugo City Hall, from 5pm to 9pm, to hold an open house for continued discussion of the downtown charrette process. All aye. Motion Carried. APPROVE APPOINTMENT OF NEW COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR On Friday, April 2, 2004, the Hugo City Council interviewed two candidates for the position of Community Development Director.