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City Council meeting of March 4, 2002 Page 3 APPROVE FINDINGS OF FACT AND ORDINANCE (MOLITOR REZONINGI At its special meeting on Monday, February 25, 2002, the Council unanimously recommended the rezoning of the Roy Molitor property from multi -family to officellight industrial. Council directed staff to prepare the Findings of Fact, including an ordinance that would officially rezone the property. The CD Director John Rask has prepared the Findings of Fact and an ordinance that allows Council to rezone the property. City staff recommends Council approve the Findings of Fact (Resolution 2002-6 and the ordinance (Ordinance 2002-357) that rezones the Roy Molitor property on Fenway Boulevard from multi -family to office/light industrial. AUTHORIZE HUGO FD TO PREPARE SPECIFICATIONS AND ADVERTISE FOR NEW TANKER TRUCK The Council accepted the Hugo Fire Chief s recommendation to plan for the purchase of a new tanker truck in 2002, and included the taker truck in its CIP. Adoption of the Consent Agenda authorized the Fire Department to prepare the specifications and advertise for the new tanker truck that would replace the 1969 1500 gallon tanker truck. APPROVE AMENDMENT TO HUGO FD FIREFIGHTER WARNING LIGHT POLICY The Hugo FD has discussed its warning light policy over the past few months, and most recently, with the City Attorney and City Administrator. The policy has been established to assure that the warning light is being used in a safe and controlled manner, and for specific calls only. In order to maintain uniformity in the type of light that is permitted for use, only an LED dash light or a Five -O brand rotator, with a yellow filter light should be used. These lights would be the property of the Hugo FD. City staff and Fire Chief Jim Compton recommended that Council amend the firefighter warning light policy to include these types of lights be used by firefighters in their personal vehicles. Adoption of the Consent Agenda approved the amendment to the policy. APPROVE DONATION FROM TANGLEWOOD CHURCH Tanglewood Church has held Sunday morning church services in the Council chambers of the Hugo City Hall for more than a year. In exchange for the use of the public facility, they make a donation to the City occasionally to defray the operational cost for the use of the facility. Councilman Puleo questioned the City accepting donations from the church. He was informed that the donation was to cover certain utilities costs incurred by the City. Miron made motion, Petryk seconded, that the City accept the donation from Tanglewood Church to cover utility costs incurred by the City for their use of City Hall. All aye. Motion Carried. PROPOSED PURCHASE OF BERNIN PROPERTY FOR PARK LAND At its February 4, 2002 meeting, the Council made an official offer to the Bernin family to purchase their 21 -acre parcel of land next to Oneka Lake for $752,000. Their attorney, Chris Johnson, was at the