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MINUTES CITY COUNCIL JANUARY 26, 2022 Fischer introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption: RESOLUTIONNO. 2022-1-17—APPROVE THEPURCHASE OFA FIRE DEPARTMENT LADDER TRUCK FROMMACQUEEN EQUIPMENT, LLC IN THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $1,350, 898 AND A UTHORME THE CITY ADMINISTRA TOR TO SIGN THE P UR CHASE A GREEMENT The foregoing resolution was duly seconded by Keis. Ayes (5). Nays (0). Resolution declared adopted. Torkelson stated that he received an email asking some questions about the City's Fire Capital Fund. He clarified that the City Administrator and the Finance Director manage this fund. The Finance Director explained that was the correct, and the City Council approves it each year as part of the Capital Improvement Plan, and the fund is included in the annual audit. Torkelson clarified that the funding was used exclusively for fire equipment and fire facilities. He asked if the primary funding source is from the fire department's charitable gambling. The Finance Director stated that the primary funds are from an annual $160,000 property tax levy, along with charitable gambling donations received from the Little Canada Fire Department. She explained the benefit to keeping it in a separate fund is to allow the City to keep accurate records for fire department expenses, and it allows the City to save up for large fire equipment purchases. ORDINANCE 860, AMEND CITY CODE CHAPTER 803, USED CAR SALES The City Clerk stated that certain types of business licenses are limited on the number that can be issued at a time, including auto sales licenses. She explained that the zoning code contained the language that limited the number auto sales licenses that can be issued at a time in the specific zoning districts, but the recent zoning code update removed this detail. She stated that staff feels it is important to continue to limit the number of auto sales licenses, and determined that it makes more sense for this information to be in the licensing chapter of the city code rather than the zoning code. She noted that staff proposes to keep the same number of licenses and in the same type of zoning districts as previously allowed. Keis introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption: RESOL UTION NO. 2022-1-18 — ADOPT ORDINANCE 860, AMENDING CITY CODE CHAPTER 803, USED CAR SALES, AS PRESENTED The foregoing resolution was duly seconded by Torkelson. Ayes (5). Nays (0). Resolution declared adopted. ORDINANCE 861, AMEND CITY CODE CHAPTER 3200, RENTAL HOUSING LICENSING The City Clerk explained that the wording in Section 3200.070 Maintenance Standards, is outdated as this section of the city code refers to the "Uniform" Building Code, but the City adopted the "Minnesota State Building Code" several years ago, so this language should be updated to accurately reflect City Code Chapter 301, which is the Minnesota State Building Code Adoption.