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The majority consensus of the Council was to proceed with the wording changes to the January 24, 2002 public hearing. Julie Horn, 6031 145th Lane NW, Ramsey; stated that during the last Council meeting there were 13 amendments made to the land use map. Her neighborhood abuts the Kurak property and at a council meeting of January 23, 2001 Ms. Kurak had some comments, during the citizen input portion of the meeting which were as follows: "There have been statements made that she might possibly stand to gain financially from her seat on the City Council. So she thought the time had come to dispel any myths that residents have read or heard regarding her ownership of land in Ramsey.", "The property they own on Sunfish Lake is in the MUSA and is zoned R-1 Urban Residential, This residential zoning is consistent with the developments surrounding it. Her husband Tom and she do not.~f~resee any change in that zoning and assume it will be, at some time in the future, developo~;i6;"~lch the existing neighborhoods that surround it.", "Ms. Kurak · ,'~'.'?~5'~' ~i~% · . stated that she understan~"that as',~ii!,C, ounmlmember of Ramsey she cannot and w~ll not vote on any business pertain~;~'~ land she ?ns, jn Ramsey. Thi§ rule is the same for anyone sitting in the capacity as a go~entaLd~ciaL~,~:: Ms. Horn requested that the Council withdraw the amendment pertaining toJ the:!~/iial~,~;p~P~y. She ;explained that there had previously been a request to change the land use o,n,~;Prope~2,and the. adjacent neighborhood was very opposed to changing the land use to a~gher dbns~ty~ll¢If the land use ~s changed ~n the Comprehensive Plan and a developer bnngs forw~a'~:~pI~ consistent with the Comprehensive Plan the neighborhood cannot contest the {pment. is a collector street that goes through the development, but there is not a near the site. Neighbors are already concerned about traffic that comes at a high rate of speed. She requested that the Council keep the land use neighboring development. Case #11: Report from Finance The Finance Committee met on December 18, 2001 to discuss the g cases: 1) Second Reading-An Ordinance Amending Chapf~}' 3 and Repealing and Replacing Section 3.40 Entitled "City Funds" The Finance Committee recommended that the City Council adopt Ordinance #01-12- amending Chapter 3 known as the Operations and Administration Chapter of the City Code; an ordinance amending Chapter 3 and repealing and replacing Section 3.40 entitled "City Funds" Councilmember Zimmerman stated that he had voted against the adoption of the ordinance, because he felt that certain funds of the City should be kept in tact for exactly that purpose so there is accountability. He felt that every fund should stand on its own merits. City Council/December 18, 2001 Page 25 of 28 -90-