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Hugo City Council Meeting Minutes for August 17,2015 Page 4 of 7 Award of Bid for the Bald Eagle Lake Dam Reconstruction Project At its August 3, 2015 meeting,Council was provided an update by City Engineer Jay Kennedy on the status of the funding for the Bald Eagle Lake Dam Reconstruction Project and informed Council that the DNR and MnDOT have provided funds to close the funding gap. Council approved the amended grant agreement with the DNR, and staff now recommends Council award the bid for the project. City Engineer Jay Kennedy informed Council that three bids were received on June 25,2015 with Pember Companies being the low bidder. Staff worked to get the project fully funded. And the DNR revised their permit relating to ongoing maintenance. The city will not be maintaining it or owning it. The City will be notifying residents when the road will be closed Petryk made motion, Klein seconded,to approve the award of bid to Prember Companies in the amount of$616,090.97. All Ayes. Motion carried. Council thanked staff for all their work on the project. Discussion on the Washington County Library Strategic Planning Ouestionnaire City Administrator Bryan Bear discussed with Council the development of Washington County's strategic plan for future library services in the County. A questionnaire had been provided to local officials in Washington County to gain feedback as part of the library strategic planning process. Bryan explained that the County will be holding in depth stakeholder retreats for anyone who may be interested. Bryan offered staff's assistance to complete and submit the questionnaire on behalf of the City Council; however,Council decided to do it separately to provide a broader response. Chad Hanson, 14195 Irish Avenue,talked about the lack of internet access in the rural areas and how they have to pay hundreds of dollars for a Wi-Fi connection. Klein explained how the City is trying to get internet to the rural areas. No formal action was taken. Update on Irish Avenue Park Neighborhood Meeting At their meeting of August 12,2015,the Parks Commission had a neighborhood meeting with residents that live near Irish Avenue Park. Discussions included the temporary use of a radio controlled car track and future uses. City Administrator Bryan Bear explained that the Parks Commission had approved the temporary use of a portion of Irish Avenue Park as a radio controlled car track. This involved the moving of some dirt near the entrance of the park,and the track was restricted to electronic cars only. Neighbors questioned this and were invited to attend the August 12,2015 Parks Commission to discuss it. At the meeting,neighbors voiced concerns regarding noise from the track and others things that happened in the park besides the use of radio controlled cars.