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Mounds View City Council April 27, 2020 Regular Meeting Page 2 6. PUBLIC COMMENT None. 7. SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS A. MMKR Principal Aaron Nielsen presenting the 2019 Audit. Aaron Nielsen, MMKR, provided the Council with a presentation on the 2019 Audit. He reported the City's financial statements are fairly presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. He explained the City received an unmodified or clean opinion. He discussed the increase in the City's estimated market value and tax capacity. The financial position of the General Fund was reviewed, along with general fund revenues and expenditures. The balance within the City's utility funds was discussed further with the Council and Mr. Nielsen asked for comments or questions. Mayor Mueller requested a definition on the difference between a restricted and unrestricted fund. Mr. Nielsen provided the Council with the definitions for these fund types. Council Member Meehlhause questioned why the Police Departments expenditures had exceeded the budget in 2019. Finance Director Beer reported this was due to three different factors. He indicated these factors were the settlement with Officer Demarest, the retirement of Deputy Chief Menard and overtime payments. The consensus of the Council was to accept the 2019 Audit. Mayor Mueller thanked Mr. Nielsen for this thorough report on the 2019 Audit. 8. COUNCIL BUSINESS A. Public Hearing: Resolution 9257; Approval of a Conditional Use Permit for an Oversized Garage at 3016 Woodale Drive. Community Development Director Sevald requested the Council approve a conditional use permit for an oversized garage for the property at 3016 Woodale Drive. He reported the applicant was proposing to tear down the existing house and detached garage in order to build a new home with an attached garage. He explained City Code requires that any garage larger than 952 square feet have a conditional use permit. It was noted the applicant's proposed garage would be 1,117 square feet. In addition to the conditional use permit, the applicant also required a variance to reduce the front yard setback. He indicated the Planning Commission approved the variance. Staff commented on the request further and noted the Planning Commission recommended approval of the request. Mayor Mueller opened the public hearing at 7:08 p.m. Hearing no public input, Mayor Mueller closed the public hearing at 7:09 p.m. Mayor Mueller requested the address within the first "whereas" statement within the Resolution