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Council meeting of December 16, 2002 Page 4 Adoption of the Consent Agenda approved the substantial completion of the public improvements for the Creekview South subdivision. APPROVE SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION OF PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS (VICTOR GARDENS) Contractor Property Development Corporation (CPDC), as developer for Victor Gardens 2nd Addition, requested approval of the public improvement work. City Engineer Dave Mitchell reviewed the work and found it to be satisfactory. Adoption of the Consent Agenda approved the substantial completion of the public improvements for the Victor Gardens subdivision. APPROVE SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION OF PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS (WILDERNESS Kel-Mont, LLC, as developer for Wilderness View, requested approval of the public improvement work. City Engineer Dave Mitchell reviewed the work and found it to be satisfactory. Adoption of the Consent Agenda approved the substantial completion of the public improvements for the Wilderness View subdivision. APPROVE HUGO FIRE DEPARTMENT 2003 CHAIN OF COMMAND ROSTER Adoption of the Consent Agenda approved the 2003 chain of command roster for Hugo Fire Department. TRUTH IN TAXATION PUBLIC HEARING (PROPOSED 2003 CITY BUDGET) At its September 2, 2002 meeting, the Council approved a preliminary budget for 2003, which incorporated an increase in the City's levy to an amount of $2,406,690, the maximum allowed by the State of Minnesota. Incorporated into this budget is a requirement that the City hold its annual Truth in Taxation public hearing in order to allow public comment on the proposed budget. The City's budget was not submitted for approval at this meeting, but will be formally presented to the Council at a meeting schedule for Thursday, December 19, 2002 at 9:00 am. The Council is obligated to take public comment on the proposed budget, including the proposed operating levy, and to fiuther direct any changes it so deems, to the City's Finance Director. Finance Director Ron Oddn reported that a Power Point presentation was made at the December 2, 2002 meeting, which could not officially be called due to a lack of quorum because of deaths in the immediate families of two Council members. Acting Mayor Haas opened the public hearing for public comment. Hugo resident Cindy Petty, 13679 Fiona Avenue, and Julie Williams, Director of the WBL Counseling Center, requested Council reconsider their decision to cut funding to the center. Hugo resident Lloyd Knutson, 5581 129' Drive, and Jeanne Walz, Director of the Forest Lake Youth Service Bureau, requested Council reconsider their decision to cut funding to the service bureau. Jim Church, 5056 124' Street, thought that his City taxes were increasing by 26% and stated that he hoped the Council would hold down the tax increase in light of the economic times. Ron Otkin