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<br /> <br />G.5 Approve Donation from American Online Giving Foundation to the Hugo Fire <br />Department <br /> <br />The American Online Giving Foundation – Benevity Giving Platform disperses money donated <br />by employees and/or matching funds from one of Benevity’s corporate clients. Donators are <br />able to choose one of the Foundations recipients to receive the funds. Brent Tervola donated <br />$49.59, and the remaining $123.96 was donated anonymously to the Hugo Fire Department. All <br />donations to the Fire Department must be approved by Council. Staff recommends Council <br />approve the donation of $123.96 to the Hugo Fire Department. <br /> <br />G.6 Approve Donation from the Hugo American Legion to the Hugo Fire Department <br /> <br />The Hugo American Legion has requested to donate $1,500 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 $1,500 to the <br />Hugo Fire Department. <br /> <br />G.7 Approve Pay Request No. 6 for the Lift Station No. 12 Project <br /> <br />C.W. Houle, Inc. has submitted Pay Request No. 6 in the amount of $14,410.74 for work <br />certified through December 31, 2024, on the Lift Station No. 12 Project. The lift station is fully <br />operational, the punch-list has been completed, and this is the final pay application for the <br />project. Staff recommends Council approve payment to C.W. Houle, Inc. in the amount of <br />$14,410.74 and formally accept the project. <br /> <br />G.8 Approve Updates to the 2025 Fee Schedule to Comply with the New Minnesota Price <br />Transparency Law <br /> <br />Council adopted the 2025 Fee Schedule at their December 16, 2024 Council Meeting. Since the <br />adoption, the State of Minnesota implemented a new Price Transparency Law. The law <br />mandates that businesses include all mandatory fees and surcharges in the advertised price of <br />goods and services. The 2025 Fee Schedule will remain unchanged in terms of costs, but the <br />technology fee will now be added to the original permit price to reflect the total amount a <br />customer will pay. Staff has updated the 2025 Fee Schedule to comply with the new Price <br />Transparency Law and staff recommends Council approve the updates to the Attachment to <br />Ordinance No. 2024-537; 2025 Fees, Rates and Charges. <br /> <br />G.9 Approve Resolution Transferring Remaining Lions Park Bond Proceeds to the Street <br />CIP Fund <br /> <br />On September 7, 2021, the City of Hugo issued $8,170,000 in General Obligation Tax Abatement <br />Bonds to finance public improvements to Lions Park and other related public improvements. All <br />financial obligations related to the construction of Lions Volunteer Park and the Peder Pedersen <br />Pavilion have been satisfied, and bond proceeds remain in the Lions Park Construction Fund. As <br />stated in the bond documents, the bond proceeds may also be used to cover expenses related to <br />various public improvements associated with the Lions Park improvement project. Staff <br />recommends that Council adopt the Resolution Approving the Transfer of Remaining Lions Park <br />Bond Proceeds to the Street CIP Fund. These remaining bonds proceeds will partially cover the <br />costs associated with reconstruction of Upper 146th Street and Fitzgerald Avenue, which were <br />reconstructed to accommodate the improvements to Lions Volunteer Park.