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MINUTES CITY COUNCIL OCTOBER 14, 2020 $27,800 annually. She explained that there will a slight offset by a $400 lower annual equipment maintenance fee, and staff will adjust the final budget for the remaining $400. Montour stated that this has been discussed enough and it's the Fischer stated that this is the right thing to do and a good strategic move because of the staff level we have, and he wants to point out to residents that this added flexibility, added elections and complexity now, and this does not come for free, and is driving these costs up. He noted that this is something that has pushed us over to finally make this move to the County. Keis stated he agrees. McGraw introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption: RESOLUTIONNO. 2020-10-133 —APPROVE THE 2021-2022 ELECTIONS AGREEMENT WITH RAMSEY COUNTY FOR $55, 600 The foregoing resolution was duly seconded by Keis. Roll Call Vote: Keis/Fischer/McGraw/Montour Ayes (4). Nays (0). Resolution declared adopted. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF CONTRACT FOR ZONING CODE AMENDMENT The Community Development Director explained that for the past few years, the City has been considering an update to the Zoning Code. She stated that with the 2040 Comprehensive Plan in the final stages, this is an ideal time to create changes within the Code that will align with the vision of the Plan, adhere to the Metropolitan Council guidance of updating local controls within 9 months of adopting the Plan, and the City's Strategic Plan. She noted that staff has faced difficulty in using the current Code because it has been amended multiple times throughout the last couple decades and has resulted in inconsistencies. The new amendments will reduce these redundancies, provide better readability and accessibility to the community and developers, meet current state statutes, and state and federal regulations. This will ease interpreting and using the code on a daily basis. The Community Development Director stated that the proposal that staff is recommending is included in the packet and lists the work that would be carried out. She stated that this proposal for $22,500, not only fits our needs for zoning code improvements, but also fits the City's budget in utilizing existing fund balance. Keis asked how long it would take to complete the update. The Community Development Director stated it should take less than 12 months. Montour asked which fund balance would be used. The Finance Director stated it would come from the General Fund balance which is unassigned. Montour asked if a schedule could be created to ensure that the process would keep moving. The Community Development Director stated that she has managed other projects like this and will put together a schedule and share it with the Council.