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Hugo City Council Meeting Minutes for January 7,2019 Page 8 of 9 improvements is in the amount of$1,916,036. Staff has inspected the work completed to date and recommends reducing the cash escrow by $183,000 based on the value of work remaining to be completed. The remaining value of the combined cash escrow and letter of credit for the improvements will be in the amount of$1,733,036. Additional cash escrow remains above and beyond the amount for the improvements and is intended for inspection and engineering services, etc. Adoption of the Consent Agenda approved the reduction in cash escrow for the Oneka Place development. Approve Release of Letter of Credit for Fox Meadows Fox Meadows had completed the warranty period with all necessary punch list items being addressed to the satisfaction of City staff. The $147,900 letter of credit being held in place for the duration of the warranty period can be fully released as outlined in the Development Agreement. Adoption of the Consent Agenda approved the release of the Letter of Credit for Fox Meadows Approve Decommissioning Escrow Agreement for Fast Sun4, LLC Regarding the 165th Street Solar Farm At its October 1, 2018, meeting the City Council approved an Interim Use Permit (IUP) for a solar farm located north of 165th Street North and west of Henna Avenue North. The IUP states that that the applicant, FastSun 4, LLC, shall deposit cash in the amount of$134,267 into an escrow account with the City. The escrow account would be used in the event that the City would need to remove the solar farm and complete site restoration if the applicant fails to do so per its decommissioning plan. If the applicant removed the solar farm per the decommissioning plan, the escrow money would be reimbursed to the applicant. The agreement outlined how the escrow account would be maintained and used. Adoption of the Consent Agenda approved the escrow agreement, subject to City Attorney review and approval. Approve Hugo Fire Department Administrative Captain Job Description Included in the 2019 budget was a part-time/paid on-call Administrative Captain position for the Hugo Fire Department with an annual salary of$2,750. This would replace the administrative lieutenant position and not create a new position. Fire Chief Kevin Colvard had created a job description for this position. Adoption of the Consent Agenda approved the Administrative Captain job description. Update on the Yellow Ribbon Network Council Member Chuck Haas and Phil Klein reported to Council on the Yellow Ribbon Network activities held recently. There were 21 secret Santa volunteers adopting military families this year. The YRN provided help through the Family Assistance Center. Eight hundred pounds of care package items were sent, including blankets. Haas thanked Ship Thrifty, operated by a Forest Lake family, who took care of the packing labels and forms. Coffee and hot chocolate was collected by the students in Forest Lake Schools. Miron added that the students also wrote notes to the soldiers. The YRN has received many care packages thanks. Haas also thanked all those who donated time and money. The next Hamburger Night will be January 23rd and it will be sponsored by Lake Area Bank.