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1 1 COUNCIL MEETING APRIL 26, 1993 could apply to her back yard. However, Ms. Wyland noted that it is not the intention of the City to take authority to regulate back yards but to regulate R1 properties that do not contain a primary residence. Ms. Malley said she knows that the City does think it has the authority to control the ordinary recreational use of her back yard. She also said she has proof that the City is trying to pass the ordinance to give the Planning and Zoning Board even greater authority over the use of yards. She quoted a sentence from a letter written by the City Attorney already quoted above which relates to the use of Outlots A and B. She interpreted the sentenceof the letter. She also said she was not told about this ordinance and apparently this ordinance is not uniformly enforced. She asked once the new ordinance is approved, what is to prevent the City officials from applying the ordinance to every yard in the City? She asked the City Council to put a stop to the misuse and abuse of authority by some City officials and begin by not adopting the second reading of the ordinance until the ramifications on all residents of the City have been studied. Ms. Malley said she would give a copy of her statements to the Clerk. Tom Schaefer, 6911 Black Duck Drive - Mr. Schaefer noted that after the open mike portion of the last City Council meeting, Mayor Reinert noted that some things had been said in error during open mike. He asked that he be interrupted and corrected if any of his statements are in error. Mr. Schaefer said that at the last City Council meeting there was a commitment made to put the Code of Conduct matter on tonight's agenda as promised. It is not on the agenda and he asked the City Attorney who is responsible for upholding the City Charter and he assumed that there was somebody in front of him this evening who is responsible. Mr. Schaefer said that there was a commitment, there is responsibility and there is no action. He talked to a number of Council Members who told him that an inordinate amount of time is being spent on the boat launch issue while there are far more important matters that need to dealt with. It appeared to him that there was enough time to deal with the boat launch issue and not enough time to deal with a far more pressing issue, the challenge of the management of the City Charter. He felt that there was a misrepresentation of how City resources are being spent and there is clear failing to follow through on a commitment. Mr. Schaefer's second point was in regard to a redefinition of what is right and what is wrong. He referred to the vandalism at the private boat launch and Mayor Reinert's statements on the matter. He said he was worried because the persons caught doing PAGE 10 141