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City Council meeting of December 4, 2000 Page 2 RESIGNATION OF PROBATIONARY FIREFIGHTER Haas made motion, Leroux seconded, to accept the letter of resignation from the Hugo Fire Department as submitted by Ryan Fure. All aye. Motion Carried. REAPPOINTMENT OF FIRE DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL Because the City Council felt that the newly -elected City Council would concur that the Fire Chief and his assistants have done an exemplary job for the City: Leroux made motion, Haas seconded, that the City make the following Fire Department appointments for the year 2001: Joe McMahon, Fire Chief; Greg Burmeister, Assistant Fire Chief; and Jim Compton, 0 Assistant Fire Chief. All aye. Motion Carried. TRUTH IN TAXATION HEARING FOR PROPOSED 2001 CITY BUDGET As required under Minnesota Statute, the City Council called a public hearing for the purpose of considering the proposed 2001 City Budget. At this public hearing, the Council heard a presentation from the Finance Director regarding the proposed 2001 budget. Under direction from the Council, City staff recommended the same City tax levy as last year, or a 0% levy increase. There will be no increase in the City tax rate. The Council cannot adopt the proposed 2001 City budget at this meeting; it must be adopted at a subsequent Council meeting. Mayor Stoltzman called the public hearing to order, and there were no oral or written comments. The Council will consider adoption of the proposed 2001 budget at their regular meeting of December 18, 2000. STREET WIDTH DETERMINATION FOR PELOOUIN INDUSTRIAL PARK At its October 2, 2000 meeting, the Council ordered the City Engineer to design and develop construction plans for the Peloquin Industrial Park Public Improvement Project. At that meeting, the Council ordered that the street width be designed at the City's present engineering street standard of 44 ft., as well as taking testimony from property owners questioning the street width standard, both from a cost perspective and rationale as to why a narrower street wouldn't be just as functional as a 44 ft width street. City Engineer, Dave Mitchell, recommended that 152i4 Street be constructed at a width of 44 ft, and Freeland Avenue and Francesca Avenue be constructed at a width of 36 ft. Barnes made motion, Haas seconded, to accept the City Engineer's recommendation and construct 152nd Street as a 44 ft street, and Freeland and Francesca Avenues be constructed as a 36 ft street. All aye. Motion Carried. PURCHASE AGREEMENTS FOR NEW CITY HILL PROPERTIES At its October 30, 2000 meeting, the Council voted and authorized staff to begin negotiations to