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I I I I I I I I I I Mayor (3~ilbemon stated that one of the injustices for the City of Ramsey is the crror by the County ~valuation of a commercial property. Councilm~mber Beyer inquired how many people were prcscnt at thc public hearing to which Ms,Hart replied two pcoplc. One person had a question about tax information and the second, had questions about the budget process itself. Counc~ ~fl~__.?bex Beyer suggested that the number attending the public hearing indicated that the residemS are okay with the tax increase. Ms. Har~ Stated that most of the residents will receive a 4.4% decrease if there is no increase intheir property value because of the decrease in tax from the school district. Councilm ~gnber Zimmerman stated that the majority of the dollars the City receives from the tax in, ease is going to hire another police officer to begin in January 1994. He felt comfortable with the increase as it is going to assist in providing service for the City. The City tax ate is still second from the bottom with only Ham Lake being lower. Motion by Councilmember Peterson and seconded by Councilmember Beyer to adopt ResolutiO~ ;g93-12-282 adopting the 1993, payable 1994, Municipal Tax Levy. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Gilbertson, Councilmembers Peterson, Beyer and Zimmerman. Voting No: CouncilmemberHardin. Motion by- Councilmember Peterson and seconded by Councilmember Beyer to adopt Resolution g03-12-283 adopting the 1994 City of Ramsey General Fund Operating Budget. Motion carried, Voting Yes: Mayor Gilbertson, Councilmembers Peterson, Beyer and Zimmerman Voting No: Councflmember Hardin. Councilmcmber Beyer stated she is comfortable with the tax levy as presented and added that she ~0ffid like to have seen the increase larger to enable two patrol officers to be hired instead of[just one. Case #3: Request for Conditional Use Permit for Enclosed Organic Compost Facility; Case of International Process Systems, Inc. (A Sister Company of Waste Management of Minnesota) Zoning Administrator Frolik stated that International Process Systems, Inc (IPS) is requesting .a conditional use permit (CUP) to establish and operate an enclosed organic compost facility on the south side of the Anoka Regional Landfill on property owned by Waste Ma!!~ ~itgement of Minnesota, Inc. (WMMI) IPS will be the owner of all facilities to be constmClexl, While WMMI will remain the property owner. Don Otter, WMMI, stated that this proposal for composting is something Waste Managem0nt (WM) has been looking into for quite some time. He stated that WM will provide th~. separate container for food compost and added that this composting process is a very sophisticated system. Lou Nailer, rIPs, summarized the composting process, what materials would be taken and also what the facility would look like. City Council/December 14, 1993 Page 5 of 15