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Mounds View City Council August 14, 2006 <br />Regular Meeting Page 6 <br /> <br />Councilmember Gunn stated this is supposed to be the second reading. She stated that the 1 <br />Council gets to the point where the ordinance should be approved, and all of the sudden there are 2 <br />new issues. She stated it seems to delay issues that should be considered. She added that the 3 <br />City seems to be doing this quite often. 4 <br /> 5 <br />Mayor Marty responded that he would like to get the ordinances right the first time, rather than 6 <br />amending or changing the ordinance at a later date. Councilmember Gunn suggested the Council 7 <br />do more homework so such issues do not have to be tabled or postponed several times. 8 <br /> 9 <br />Councilmember Thomas stated that she has no problem postponing discussion if there are 10 <br />potential changes. She stated she does not believe, however, that the ordinance will change and 11 <br />this cannot support waiting any longer. 12 <br /> 13 <br />Councilmember Flaherty stated he would like to compare the ordinances before the current 14 <br />ordinance is approved. 15 <br /> 16 <br />Ayes - -- 1 Nays - -- 4 (Stigney, Thomas, Marty, Gunn) Motion failed. 17 <br /> 18 <br />MOTION/SECOND: THOMAS/GUNN. To waive the reading and adopt Ordinance 773, an 19 <br />Ordinance Amending the Zoning Code Relating to Landscaping, Fences and Retaining Walls until 20 <br />after review of the ordinance regarding pools. (ROLL CALL VOTE) 21 <br /> 22 <br />MARTY - -- AYE 23 <br />STIGNEY - -- AYE 24 <br />GUNN - --AYE 25 <br />FLAHERTY - -- NAY 26 <br />THOMAS - AYE 27 <br /> 28 <br />Motion passed. 29 <br /> 30 <br />C. Second Reading and Adoption of Ordinance 776, an Ordinance Adopting the 31 <br />Five Year Financial Plan (ROLL CALL VOTE) 32 <br /> 33 <br />Finance Director Beer explained that the City Charter requires an annual five-year finance plan 34 <br />adopted by ordinance. He explained t here were a few changes since the work session and 35 <br />regular council meeting. He stated the general fund is now in balance and is reflected in the plan. 36 <br />He recommended adoption of the ordinance 37 <br /> 38 <br />Mayor Marty added that the ordinance is a five-year plan, but will not lock the City into the 39 <br />plan. 40 <br /> 41 <br />MOTION/SECOND: GUNN/THOMAS. To waive the reading and adopt Ordinance 776, an 42 <br />Ordinance Adopting the Five Year Financial Plan (ROLL CALL VOTE) 43 <br /> 44