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Hugo City Council Meeting Minutes for January 6,2015 Page 3 of 10 Approve Appointment of WSB and Associates as City Engineer, WSB Engineers has been the City Engineer for the past 11 years. Jay Kennedy has handled the day-to-day civil engineering duties,and Pete Willenbring continues as the water resource engineer. WSB Engineers is requesting to continue to provide this service to the City at the revised rate schedule as enclosed. Adoption of the Consent Agenda approved the appointment of WSB Engineers and Jay Kennedy as the City Engineer for 2015. Approve Appointment of Landform as City Planner Kendra Lindahl from Landform has worked over the past 12 years as the City Planner. Landform would like to continue to provide this service to the City at the revised rate schedule as enclosed. Adoption of the Consent Agenda approved the appointment of Kendra Lindahl as the City Planner/Planning Consultant for the year 2015. Approve Appointment of Johnson &Turner as City Attorney City Attorney Dave Snyder has provided legal counsel to the City of Hugo since 2000 while at the law firm of Eckberg Lammers. In 2012,Dave joined the law firm of Johnson&Turner, and continued to provide legal services to the City at the same rate as in the past. Adoption of the Consent Agenda approved the appointment of David K. Snyder and the Johnson&Turner Law Firm as the City Attorney for the year 2015. Approve Appointment of Springsted.Inc.as Financial Advisor Financial advisors Paul Steinman, Mikaela Huot,and Nick Dragisich and the other members of the Springsted, Inc. team have served the City very well over the years on a wide variety of projects. Adoption of the Consent Agenda approved Paul Steinman,Mikaela Huot,and Nick Dragisich, from Springsted, Inc.,as the City's financial advisors for the year 2015. Approve Appointment of Fire Chief Kevin Colvard Emergency Management Director Each year,Council appoints a member of the City staff to serve in the role of Emergency Management Director. For the past decade,the Fire Chief has served in this position. Adoption of the Consent Agenda approved the appointment of the Fire Chief Kevin Colvard as the City's Emergency Management Director for 2015. Approve Appointment of US Bank as Depository for City Funds Each year,Council selects a depository/bank for the deposit of City funds. For many years, Council has selected the local Hugo branch of US Bank. Adoption of the Consent Agenda approved the approval of U.S. Bank-Hugo as the official depository for City funds for 2015.