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BACKGROUND MEMO FOR THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING ON NOVEMBER 4, 2024 <br /> <br />D.1 Approve Minutes for the October 21, 2024, City Council Meeting <br />D.2 Approve Minutes for the October 22,2024, Beaver Ponds Neighborhood Meeting <br />D.3 Approve Minutes for the October 22, 2024, Duck Pass, Palmes Long Lake Estates, and <br />Ingersoll Avenue North Neighborhood Meeting <br />D.4 Approve Minutes for the October 28, 2024, Street CIP Workshop <br /> <br />Staff recommends Council approve the above minutes as presented. <br /> <br />Update on Washington County Star Trail Association – Hugo Club President John Udstuen <br /> <br />Hugo Knight Snowmobile Club President John Udstuen will provide Council an update on the <br />Washington County Star Trail Association. <br /> <br />G. 1 Approval of Claims <br /> <br />Staff recommends Council approve the Claims Roster as presented. <br /> <br />G.2 Approve Annual Performance Review for Public Works Worker Kraig Pettee <br /> <br />Kraig Pettee was hired as a Public Works Worker starting November 12, 2018. Kraig had worked <br />the three previous summers as a seasonal worker. Public Works Director Scott Anderson <br />recommends Council approve the annual performance review of Public Works Worker Kraig <br />Pettee. <br /> <br />G.3 Approve Annual Performance Review for Fire Chief Jim Compton, Jr. <br /> <br />At its October 16, 2023, meeting, Council approved the hiring of Jim Compton, Jr. as Hugo’s first <br />full-time Fire Chief with a starting date of November 20, 2023. Staff recommends Council <br />approve the annual performance review for Fire Chief Jim Compton, Jr. <br /> <br />G.4 Approve Letter Supporting Reappointment of Rice Creek Watershed District Manager <br />John Waller <br /> <br />The term for RCWD Manager John Waller is set to expire on January 18, 2025. John spoke as a <br />resident of Hugo at the Council meeting on October 21, 2024, and provided Council an update on <br />the Watershed District. Council directed staff to draft a letter supporting the reappointment of <br />John Waller as Manager on the Rice Creek Watershed District. Staff recommends Council <br />approve the letter as written. <br /> <br />G.5 Approve Donation from the Hugo American Legion to the Hugo Fire Department <br /> <br />The Hugo American Legion has requested to donate $1,000 to the Hugo Fire Department from <br />pull-tab proceeds for equipment and training. All donations to the Fire Department must be <br />approved by the Council. Staff recommends Council approve the donation of $1,000 to the Hugo <br />Fire Department.