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I I I I I I I Councilmember Kurak stated that the Council discussed each and every amendment on December 11 t~ and recommended that they be submitted to a public hearing, which is required by State Statute. The purpose of the public hearing is to submit the information to the public and receive public comment. Once that process has been completed then the amendments will come back to the Council for action. Ms. Kurak expressed, as she has before, that she will not and has not voted on anything having to do with her property. She believes that she is an ethical person and guaranteed everyone that if there is ever a vote that has to do with her property she would abstain. She stated that she has never done anything to make anyone think otherwise. Councilmember Zimmerman inquired if she would include her husband's property as well. Councilmember that on December 11, 20( one, because that was She stated that she was giving them her word. She explained to send all 13 amendments to the public hear/ng not just do. Councilmember He~*~sen that on December 11, included in the Comprehensive votes were unanimous some(:~ere Councilmember Kurak will not vote the Council voted not to include Lutz Acres. He stated making a decision if the amendments would be and some were included some were not some that he did appreciate the assurance that Julie Horn,. 6031 145th Lane NW contentious for some time. She homes, bought in good faith that they were in they want it to stay. Two years age when Tom Kurak and now things say spouse. If it Dan McGowan and the League of Cities and the Kurak piece of property has been neighborhood, when they purchased their This is exactly how it included both Patti and step down. He talked to interest" is questionable. She understands that the December 11th was not fOrmal buthgpe the public hearing is a true formal heating where theY can hear public input: Don't .u d why they insist on changing the land use. If people request justification for th~'~ge :~en the Council has to' provide that. She would like to know why it is better for~neighborhood to have a higher density. How would the change improve their communityf Ms. Horn requested that the Kurak family rescind the amendment and keep the neighborhood single family as they have invested. Keith Kieffer, 6203... Avenue NW, Ramsey, stated that the action that was taken was to present the proposed changes to a public hearing, not to adopt any changes. If Councilmember Kurak were to have abstained fi:om those votes on December 11, 2001 citizens would have been denied due process and expose the City to a suit. It was his understanding that Councilmember Kurak actions were appropriate and saved the City fi:om another potential lawsuit. City Attorney Goodrich noted that it has 'been determined that the action taken by Councilmember Kurak on December 11, 2001 was not a conflict of interest. City Council/January 8, 2002 Page 23 of 27 -73-