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City Council meeting of July 15, 1991 Page acre tract of land from Industrial to Single Family Urban. The purpose of the rezoning is to accommodate an application for Planned Unit Development which would involve future construction of 60 units of multiple family residential housing and 41 single family residential lots. The Huqo Planning Commission considered this request at their meeting of May 22, 1991 and June 26, 1991, and recommended denial of this request. They felt the major concern regarding this request was the further loss of Industrial zoned land to serve the future needs of the City. Mr. Dennis Balyeat, representing the Washington County HFA, made a brief presentation, and submitted a copy of regional studies indicating a lack: of interest in industrial development in the Hugo area, deference was made to the amount of undeveloped industrial land in Hugo, even if this eta acres is rezoned to residential. After further discussion, and in a motion made by McAllister seconded by Jesinsk:i, an ordinance was introduced to rezone the property in question from industrial to SFU. McAllister made motion, Jesinski seconded, to adopt ORDINANCE 1991-272 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 320 OF THE HUGO CITY COUNCIL ENTITLED "ZONING" BY AMENDING THE ZONING DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION OF THE DESCRIBED REAL. PROPERTY. VOTING AYE: Jesinsk:i and McAllister VOTING NAY: Brunotte, Miron, Stolt man Motion Failed. Mayor Stolt man stated that this looked like a good project but that it's in the wrong place at this time. DISCUSSION OF MAYOR'S LETTER TO CITY COUNCIL At the July 1st, 1991 regular meeting of the Hugo City Council, Mayor Walt Stolt man submitted a letter to the Council making a plea for harmony, cooperation, and encouraging more communication by the City Council. Mayor Stolt man briefly reiterated the "spirit" of his letter with regard to cooperation, worE::ing together, and communication. Councilman McAllister commented on the difficulty of communicating with other Council members, outside of Council chambers, when considering the Open Meeting Law, and criticism from the public. REQUEST FOR LEGAL OPINION ON ALLEGED CITY ORDINANCE On behalf of Councilman Miron, Mayor Stolt man submitted what he believed to be a City Ordinance to the City attorney requesting an interpretation as to the authority of the zoninq administrator. After review of this document by the City Attorney and City Administrator, it was discovered that said document is not an ordinance of the City of Hugo, but a page from a planning manual, written by the city planner in Northfield, Minnesota in the mid-to-late 1970's. The establishment of the oninq administrator position is provided for by City Ordinance, Chapter :�-%20--6, Subd. B. Councilman Miron felt that information, not relating to the Cit; of Hugo, not be included in the data provided to newly -appointed Planning Commissioners. City Administrator, Ken Huber, noted that the information provided is meant to serve only as a "guide" to assist the commissioners. Councilman Miron suggested that this procedure be reviewed.