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City Council meeting of April 15, 2002 Page 5 Haas made motion, Granger seconded, to adopt RESOLUTION 2002-15, RELATING TO THE ADMINISTRATION OF JD2 THAT AFFECTS THE CITIZENS OF HUGO. VOTING AYE: Granger, Haas, Petryk, Puleo, Miron Motion Carried. APPROVE ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REVIEW & SALARY ADJUSTMENT (MIKE ERICSON) Mayor Fran Miron and Council member Chuck Haas met with City Administrator Mike Ericson to review his annual performance with the City. Mike's anniversary date is April 17, 2000. Both the Mayor and Council member Haas are pleased with the successes of the City Hall team over the past year, and most recently, with completion of the new City Hall. Haas made motion, Granger seconded, that the Council approve the annual performance review and salary adjustment for the City Administrator. All aye. Motion Carried. CITY HALL RAIN GARDEN LANDSCAPING Landscape architect Laurie McRostie from SEH prepared the overall landscaping plan for the new City Hall site., Included in the plan, Emmons and Olivier Resources' (EOR) engineer Jason Naber prepared the rain garden landscaping plan that was submitted to the Metropolitan Council for a grant. Met Council awarded a $50,000 grant to the City for this rainwater garden -landscaping plan. On Friday, March 22, 2002, City staff met with landscape architect Laurie McRostie, Greg Burmeister from Arnt Construction, and representatives from Bever Landscaping to further define the scope of services prescribed in the bid documents. The City received a proposal from Arnt Construction to complete all final site grading and excavation of the rainwater garden ponds. The bid opening was held on Wednesday, March 13, 2002, at the SEH office. Haas made motion, Puleo seconded, to award the City Hall rain garden landscaping contract to the low bidder Bever and Sons in the amount of $46,261.29. VOTING AYE: Granger, Petryk, Puleo, Miron ABSTAINED: Chuck Haas Motion Carried. CITY HALL SITE WORK On March 22, 2002, City staff met with Laurie McRostie and Dave Mitchell from SEH engineers, Greg Burmeister for Arnt Construction, Jason Naber from EOR, Council member Frank Puleo, and representatives from Bever and Sons landscaping to discuss the City Hall rainwater garden project. It became clear that an experienced landscape construction company would need to prepare the City Hall site for the construction of the rainwater garden pond. Greg Burmeister agreed to provide the City with construction numbers to be the site to elevation, as well as to construct the actual rainwater garden ponds.