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Hugo City Council Meeting Minutes for September 16, 2019 <br />Page 3 of 7 <br />Approve Annual Performance Review for Public Works Worker Paul Christianson <br />Paul Christianson was hired as a Public Works Worker on September 27, 2004. Adoption of the <br />Consent Agenda approved the annual performance review for Public Works Worker Paul <br />Christianson. <br />Approve Annual Performance Review for Finance and Public Works Administrative <br />Assistant Amber Lozier <br />Amber Lozier was hired as the Finance and Public Works Administrative Assistant on October <br />8, 2018. Amber Lozier had worked for the City as a temporary scanning technician since <br />February, 2015, helping to scan documents for the Laserfiche project. Adoption of the Consent <br />Agenda approved the Annual Performance Review for Amber Lozier. <br />Approve Resolution Approving Preliminary Tax Lew for 2020 <br />At its September 5, 2019, Midyear Budget Workshop, the City Council listened to a presentation <br />from Finance Director Ron Otkin highlighting revenues and expenditures to -date as well as <br />projections for the 2020 fiscal year. It was the consensus of the Council that the 2020 <br />preliminary tax levy include additional funds, over and above the levy needed to keep a flat tax <br />rate, for the potential issuance of bonds to finance improvements to Lions Park. The total <br />proposed 2020 property tax levy of $8,313,784 will push the urban tax rate to 39.221% of tax <br />capacity while the rural tax rate will increase to 35.329% of tax capacity. The Finance Director <br />believed this levy was sufficient to fund the operating and capital budgets in 2020 and met the <br />objectives of the City Council. He recommended Council approve the Resolution Approving the <br />Preliminary Tax Levy Payable in 2020. Adoption of the Consent Agenda approved <br />RESOLUTION 2019-36 APPROVING PRELIMINARY TAX LEVY PAYABLE IN 2020. <br />Approve Quote from Excel AV Group for Upgrades in Council Chambers and Oneka <br />Room <br />Staff had solicited quotes for AV upgrades in the Council Chambers and the Oneka Room. <br />Upgrades to the Council Chambers would include replacing the screens and projectors with <br />monitors, adding a monitor for the podium presenter, upgrading the document camera, and <br />upgrading the video inputs and switchers. Upgrades in the Oneka Room would include a <br />motorized dropdown screen, ceiling mounted projector, and a switcher to accommodate various <br />inputs to the system. Three quotes were received ranging from $75,605 to $48,865. The Finance <br />Department confirmed there are sufficient funds in the budget to cover these projects. Adoption <br />of the Consent Agenda approved the low quote from Excel AV Group in the amount of $48,865. <br />Approve Special Event Permit for Haunted Trail Events During October <br />Kenneth Short, 5115 Sherwood Dr. S., Motley, MN, had applied for a Special Event Permit to <br />hold a haunted trail walk to be known as "Hellwoods" to take place on the Woodloch Stable <br />(Ramberg) property, 5676 170th Street North, and on approximately 35 acres of the Macalus <br />