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City Council meeting of November 15, 2004 Page 8 ABSTAINED: Puleo Motion Carried. Council made an administrative decision and directed staff to refer the previous BESA lighting approval to the Board of Appeals and ask that they review the matter to determine if the lighting approval expanded the SUP. SCHEDULE MEETING WITH CITY OF WBL RE: BLS AMBULANCE SERVICE At a special meeting held at the Hugo Fire Hall on Monday, October 25, 2004, Council listened to a Power Point presentation from Jim Compton and Jadon 011ila from the Hugo Fire Department regarding basic life support (BLS) ambulance service in Hugo. Council discussed the issue in a workshop setting, and directed staff to place the item on an upcoming agenda in order to discuss it further and to provide direction to staff regarding the scheduling of a meeting with the WBL City Council. Miron made motion, Haas seconded, directing staff to schedule a meeting in 2005. All aye. Motion Carried. CITY OF GRANT CAMPAIGN FLIERS In the recent November election, candidates for the City of Grant council mentioned the City of Hugo in their fliers with erroneous information. Miron made motion, Petryk seconded, directing staff to research and reply to the City of Grant. All aye. Motion Carried. PROPOSED REUSE OF OLD CITY HALL GARAGE At its October 18, 2004 meeting, Council listened to HBA president, Katie Riopel, who presented Council with her strong desire to refirbish the old City Hall in order to provide a location for youth activities. As Council is aware, youth activity nights are supervised by the HBA in the Lions garage, but with the colder weather, those activities have been temporarily halted. Council directed staff to meet with HBA and Lion members in order to explore alternatives. On November 1, 2004, Mike Gallivan from the Hugo Lions Club and Jim Faulkner, local contractor, met with PW Director Chris Petree, Building Official John Benson, and City Administrator Mike Ericson at the old City Hall to discuss alternatives and options. After extensive discussion, and an inspection of the detached former HFD garage, both parties agreed that retrofit of the detached garage would provide the best short-term solution for a location for youth activity nights. Mike Gallivan stated that he would discuss with Katie this option, and Chris Petree, later on, provided an inspection visit for Katie. City staff recommended Council provide the HBA and Lions the opportunity to utilize donated material and labor to retrofit the former HFD detached garage for reuse for the youth activity nights. No formal City Council action was taken.