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Hugo City Council Meeting Minutes for January 4, 2016 Page 7 of 9 Adoption of the Consent Agenda approved Companion Animal Control's revised contract to provide animal control services to the City in 2016. Approve Replacement of 2006 Elgin Crosswinds Sweeper Included in the City's Equipment Purchasing Fund is $225,000 for the replacement of the City's 2006 Elgin Crosswinds Sweeper. Staff requested to purchase a 2016 Tymco 50OX Roadway Sweeper through the Cooperative Purchasing Venture in order to receive the best price. Staff had negotiated a purchase price and trade-in value for the 2006 Crosswinds Sweeper. Adoption of the Consent Agenda approved the purchase of a 2016 Tymco 50OX Roadway Sweeper from Environmental Equipment and Services, Inc. for $202,925.00 plus tax. Approve Renewal of Tobacco License for Ebacco, LLC, 14849 Forest Blvd N Steve and Linda Krueger had applied for renewal of their Tobacco License to sell tobacco related products. Ebacco has held a license since November 2014, and their most recent license expired on December 31, 2015. Krueger's had not requested renewal prior to the end of the year due to uncertainty of their lease, which has since been renewed. Adoption of the Consent Agenda approved the Tobacco License for Ebacco, LLC at 14849 Forest Blvd. N. effective January 5, 2016. Approve Receipt of $36,000 Grant from Met Council for Water Rebate Program Community Development Assistant Rachel Leitz talked about the process the City went through to organize a water rebate program for Hugo residents. The Met Council has offered a Water Efficiency Grant program that would allow the City to offer rebates for water efficient toilets, washing machines, and irrigation controller replacements. The City has been awarded $36,000 to put toward the rebate program. Leitz stated that these funds cannot be used for new construction, and she provided information on the different marketing that needed to be done. The City of Hugo Water Rebate Program is planned to be implemented on January 24, 2016. City Administrator Bryan Bear reminded Council they initially talked about using $1,000 from the water fund for a rebates, and it is hoped there will be sustainability in this program. Council thanked staff for their work. Congressman Tom Emmer Congressman Emmer was not on the agenda but in the audience. Mayor Weidt invited him to speak. Emmer talked about the budget bill passed recently, stating he didn't vote for it because there was no strategy for dealing with the debt. He talked about the positive things included in the budget bill such as increased support for military, savings in the food stamp program, putting the EPA back to 2008 funding level, and over 1/2 trillion dollars in tax cuts for businesses. He spoke about the bill the President signed with two affordable care act funding mechanism being suspended. Major foreign policy issues on vetting will be coming up. The Congressman thanked the Council for the opportunity to speak.