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Councilmember Johns stated that the Council has worked with staff on this budget for six to nine months and has reviewed a number of scenarios. She stated that puts you in the position of giving up a firefighter that then has an impact of having a response time of five minutes compared to two minutes, which makes a difference if your home is on fire. She stated that there is a lot of opportunity to expand the tax base and the City is putting itself in the position to prepare for the future. She agreed that there should be continued discussions on road funding and hoped that everyone remains openminded on the options available at that time. She stated that she will be supporting the budget. Councilmember Kuzma stated that his biggest concern is safety. He noted that the community is continuing to grow, and the City needs to have appropriate staffing levels to accommodate the needs of the community. He stated that roads need to continue to be addressed because that was not a focus of past Council members. He stated that the growth of the City also adds more maintenance responsibility. He stated that he will be supporting the budget. Motion by Councilmember Kuzma, seconded by Councilmember Johns, to Adopt Resolution #18-254 Adopting the 2018, Payable 2019, Municipal Tax Levy, to Adopt Resolution #18-255 Adopting the 2019 City of Ramsey General Fund Operating Budget, and to Adopt Resolution #18-256 Adopting the 2019 City of Ramsey Economic Development Authority Fund Budget. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor LeTourneau, Councilmembers Kuzma, Johns, and Shryock. Voting No: Councilmembers Musgrove and Riley. Mayor LeTourneau thanked staff for the amazing amount of work and thought that goes into the budget each year. He also thanked the new member and elected member of the Council that provided input. He explained that a number of hours have been spent discussing the budget prior to tonight's meeting. He stated that he looks forward to continuing to bring forward consistent City services. 6.02: Public Hearing to Consider Adoption of Resolution #18-257 Adopting the City's 2019-2028 Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) Presentation Finance Director Lund reviewed the staff report and recommendation to adopt the 2019-2028 Capital Improvement Plan, noting that this is a forecasting tool and not actual, committed projects and expenditures. Public Hearing Mayor LeTourneau called the public hearing to order at 7:56 p.m. Citizen Input There was none. City Council/December 11,2018 Page 7 of 18