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Hugo City Council Meeting Minutes for September 19, 2016 Page 3 of 5 Approve Annual Performance Review for Public Works Worker Paul Christianson The City of Hugo hired Paul Christianson as a Public Works Worker on September 27, 2004. Adoption of the Consent Agenda approved the annual performance review for Public Works Worker Paul Christianson. Approve Preliminary Tax Levy for 2017 At its August 24, 2016 mid-year budget workshop, the City Council listened to a presentation from Finance Director Ron Otkin highlighting revenues and expenditures to date as well as projections for the 2017 fiscal year. It was the consensus of the Council that the 2017 preliminary tax levy provide for no change in the urban tax rate. The total proposed 2017 property tax levy of$5,928,521 keeps the urban tax rate at 36.323% of tax capacity while the rural tax rate will decline by 0.03%. The proposed levy will allow the City to add an investigator/deputy position to the law enforcement contract as well as an apprentice position in the street department, both effective the first of next year. The Finance Director believed this levy is sufficient to fund the operating and capital budgets in fiscal 2017 and recommended the City Council approve the levy. Adoption of the Consent Agenda approved RESOLUTION 2016-30 APPROVING PRELIMINARY TAX LEVY PAYABLE IN 2017. Approve Resolution Approving Conveyance of Tax Forfeited Land—Outlot B, Oneka Lake View Each year Washington County sends out a listing of tax forfeited parcels in the City. The City received a letter stating that Outlot B, Oneka Lake View went into tax forfeiture this year. The previous owner failed to pay the property taxes. After reviewing the subdivision files from 1998, it seems the area was platted as an outlot because it was mostly wetlands and likely undevelopable. Staff had recommended the City Council approve the resolution conveying the outlot to the City for conservation purposes. Adoption of the Consent Agenda approved RESOLUTION 2015-31 APPROVING THE APPLICATION BY A GOVERNMENTAL SUBDIVISION FOR CONVEYANCE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND FOR CONSERVATION PURPOSES. Approve Purchase of a 2017 Mack Single Axle Snowplow Truck Included in the City's Equipment Purchasing Fund is $185,000 for the replacement of snow plow truck#202-07 in the year 2017, following the City's ten-year equipment replacement schedule. After reviewing the maintenance history for this truck, Public Works staff recommended continuing to follow the ten-year replacement schedule and purchase the replacement in 2017 as normally scheduled. Staff had received a trade-in appraisal of$40,000 for the existing 2007 Sterling plow truck currently in operation. Staff felt this was an acceptable value for the truck and would utilize this offer if the option of selling it outright does not yield a higher value. Adoption of the Consent Agenda approved the trade-in of the 2007 Sterling and the purchase of a 2017 Mack GU712 AF chassis and equip it with Henderson snowplow equipment at a total cost of$178,284.00.