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Mounds View City Council September 26, 2011 <br />Regular Meeting Page 3 <br /> <br /> 1 <br />Mayor Flaherty indicated the 2012 budget had been established. He stated the City would have 2 <br />to find the initial $12,000 elsewhere as City funds were not allocated for this expense. He was 3 <br />not prepared to increase the budget but did see the need and benefit of having a canine unit 4 <br />within the Police Department. He explained the canine unit would offer added safety for the 5 <br />officers. 6 <br /> 7 <br />Mayor Flaherty requested comments from the Council on how to proceed. 8 <br /> 9 <br />Council Member Stigney did not offer any comments as this was not a regular agenda item. 10 <br /> 11 <br />Council Member Hull was in favor of moving forward with the canine unit. 12 <br /> 13 <br />Council Member Mueller agreed. 14 <br /> 15 <br />Council Member Gunn supported the canine unit as well. 16 <br /> 17 <br />Mayor Flaherty requested Staff proceed with securing the grant from the St. Paul Police 18 <br />Foundation. He suggested this item be further discussed at the October 3rd work session meeting. 19 <br /> 20 <br />6. SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS 21 <br /> 22 <br />None. 23 <br /> 24 <br />7. COUNCIL BUSINESS 25 <br />A. 7:05 p.m. Public Hearing to Consider Second Reading and Adoption of 26 <br />Ordinance 860, Amending Title 1200 of the Mounds View City Code 27 <br />Relating to the Review and Recordation of Plats and Minor Subdivisions and 28 <br />Plat Dedication Requirements and Amending Appendix E, Minimum 29 <br />Planning and Development Fees. 30 <br /> 31 <br />City Administrator Ericson stated that this was the second reading for Ordinance 860. The 32 <br />Council introduced the Ordinance on September 12th. The Council was amending the Ordinance 33 <br />to extend the plat recording timeline to six months, while also placing a fee on minor and major 34 <br />subdivisions. The City Attorney reviewed the Ordinance and offered several language changes 35 <br />regarding Park Dedication Fees. Staff recommended adoption of Ordinance 860. 36 <br /> 37 <br />Mayor Flaherty opened the public hearing at 7:30 p.m. 38 <br /> 39 <br />Hearing no public input, Mayor Flaherty closed the public hearing at 7:30 p.m. 40 <br /> 41 <br />Council Member Gunn requested Staff correct the fee schedule within the Ordinance summary 42 <br />before publishing. 43 <br /> 44