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City Council meeting of January 16, 2001 Page 6 Council approve and adopt the 2001 salary matrix. Haas made motion, Petryk seconded, to approve and adopt the 2001 salary matrix. All aye. Motion Carried. SALARY ADJUSTMENTS Included in the proposal from Helping Minnesota Cities, Inc., were instructions to develop a salary matrix whereby all positions within the City of Hugo were assigned various pay grades and corresponding salaries. The City previously did not have a salary matrix. Paul Ness proposed the placement of all employees on the salary matrix to the closest step higher than the salary they are currently receiving. City staff recommended Council approve the 2001 salary adjustments for all City employees. Miron made motion, Haas seconded, to accept and approve the 2001 salary adjustments for all City employees. All aye. Motion Carried. REQUEST TO PURCHASE HOUSE Q)14187 FOREST BLVD. In December 2000, a local homeowner contacted staff for the City's interest in purchasing her home at 14187 Forest Blvd. She had read in the newspaper that the City was interested in purchasing homes along TH61, and since her husband had recently died, she followed up with a telephone call. City staff inspected the home, and found it to be in satisfactory condition and could be considered for use as future rental property. Finance Director Ron Otkin reviewed the City's original policy directive for obtaining properties on TH61, and found that this parcel to be inconsistent with those the Council had directed staff to pursue if the property became available. Specifically, properties south of 145' Street could not be considered according to the resolution adopted by the Council. City staff recommended the Council direct staff to contact and send a letter to homeowner thanking her for the opportunity, but respectfully decline due to its location and also because the City does not have the additional funds to purchase it. Miron made motion, Petryk seconded, directing staff to send a letter to homeowner thanking her for the opportunity, but respectfully decline its purchase due to its location, and also because the City does not have the additional funds to purchase it. All aye. Motion Carried. APPOINT RFP REVIEW COMMITTEE FOR SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION OF A FIRM FOR CHARRETTENISIONING PROCESS In December 2000, City Council directed staff to prepare an RFP and solicit proposals from planning firms to conduct the charrettelvisioning process for the City of Hugo with a deadline of Friday, January 5, 2001. Staff received a total of five proposals for the project. City staff recommended the Council