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Hugo City Council Meeting Minutes for September 6, 2022 <br />Page 3 of 6 <br /> <br /> <br />Consent Agenda apoproved the proposal from CivicPlus in addition to $1,312.50 for GIS <br />integration to confirm Hugo residency and Forte for payment processing and gateway services. <br /> <br />Approve Resignation of Brian Kindelberger as Lieutenant on the Hugo Fire Department <br /> <br />Brian Kindelberger had been a member of the Hugo Fire Department since December, 2013, and <br />had served as a lieutenant on the Department since March, 2018. Brian had submitted his <br />resignation as lieutenant to allow time to continue his education. Brian would remain on as a <br />regular firefighter. Adoption of the Consent Agenda approved the resignation of Brian <br />Kindelberger as Lieutenant on the Hugo Fire Department effective August 31, 2022 <br /> <br />Approve Resolutions Declaring Costs to be Assessed and Setting Public Hearing for the <br />Oneka Parkway Improvement Project <br /> <br />City Engineer Mark Erichson explained that on July 5, 2022, the Council had awarded a <br />construction contract for the completion of the 2022 Oneka Parkway Improvements Project. As <br />part of the public improvement process, in accordance with the requirement of state statutes <br />Chapter 429 for assessments to benefitting properties, the City needed to declare the costs to be <br />assessed and conduct the assessment hearing. The total project cost was $2,600,000 with <br />assessments totaling $381,500. Staff recommended approval of the resolution declaring the costs <br />to be assessed and ordering the preparation of the proposed assessment roll for the 2022 Oneka <br />Parkway Improvements Project. Staff also recommended approval of the resolution calling the <br />hearing on assessments for the 2022 Oneka Parkway Improvements to be set for October 3, <br />2022. Construction for the roadway improvements would continue through the fall of 2022 with <br />the signal improvements continuing into the spring of 2023. <br /> <br />Miron made motion, Klein seconded, to approve RESOLUTION 2022 – 55 DECLARING THE <br />COST TO BE ASSESSED AND ORDERING PREPARATION OF PROPOSED <br />ASSESSMENT ROLL FOR THE 2022 ONEKA PARKWAY IMPROVEMENTS. <br /> <br />All Ayes. Motion carried. <br /> <br />Klein made motion, Petryk seconded, to approve RESOLUTION 2022 – 56 CALLING FOR <br />HEARING ON PROPOSED ASSESSMENT FOR THE 2022 ONEKA PARKWAY <br />IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT. <br /> <br />All Ayes. Motion carried. <br /> <br />Discussion on Assessment Policy <br /> <br />Staff wanted to determine if the City Council wanted to revisit and discuss any portion of the <br />assessment policy since Hugo last updated the policy in 2013. Areas that could be discussed were <br />assessment methodologies, assessment rates or any other particular section. As stated in the <br />assessment policy, special assessment methods described in the policy could be considered as all- <br />inclusive and that unique or unusual circumstances may require slight modifications that would be <br />outlined in the feasibility study. City Engineer Mark Erichson explained the recent Oneka Parkway <br />project did not fit any methodology outlined in the policy, and he said he could foresee the same <br />happening in the future. Also, rates had not been evaluated since 2013. Staff could work to include