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/SD City Council meeting of December- 4., 1989 Page funding for the expenditure levels approved by the City Council, reflects a shift in state aid from the City of Hugo to the local school. distri.cti:> in the amount of approximately $100,000. Without this aid shift, the City's tax levy would increase 9.6% over last year's levy. Of this increase, the amount for debt retirement is 2.91. The total tax levy increase, as proposed, is 25.6%. As per the provisions of the Truth in Taxation statute, a notice of public hearing was published in the St. Paul Pioneer Press on November 15, 1989. This notice encourages public participation at the budget hearing scheduled for 7:00 PM, December 4, 1989. There were approximately 45 residents present at the public hearing, and Jerome Jessen, Dennis Shultz, and Patti Irving inquired about the City's tax increase and the increase in Mahtomedi's school district tax levy. Ms. Irving asked about the 9.6% increase had there not been a shift in state aid. City Administrator Huber responded that the increase was due to the increase in the cost -of -living, the Finance Director's position, and the overall increase in the City's contractural obligations. There were no other questions or comments from the audience. McAllister made motion, Vail seconded, to adopt RESOLUTION 1989-^8, RESOLUTION APPROVING 1989 TAX LEVY COLLECTIBLE IN 1990. VOTING AYE: McAllister, Jesinsk:i., Olson, Vail, Atkinson VOTING NAY: NONE Motion Carried. REZONING REQUEST (F. SUESS) Mr. Fred Suess of 57-5 165th Street North has made application to the City of Hugo to rezone a 10 acre tract of land from industrial to agriculture. The property is generally located west of Highway 61 and south of 165th Street. Said tract is legally described as the East 443' of the West 1,168' of the North 948' of the NE 1/4 of the Sly} 1/4 of Section 8, T31N, R1W. The property is adjacent to an agricultural zone on the west, and industrial zones on the east and south. At the November 21, 1989 regular meeting of the Hugo Planning Commission, a public hearing was held to secure input on this request. At said Planning Commission meeting, the Commission voted unanimously to recommend the rezoning in question stating that they do not feel that this, area is suitable for industrial development in light of the fact that there is an existing single family residential home on the property, and that the property is being used primarily for residential purposes at this time. McAllister made motion, Jesinsk:i seconded, to adopt ORDINANCE 89-263, AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 320 OF THE HUGO CITY CODE ENTITLED "ZONING" BY AMENDING THE ZONING DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION OF THE DESCRIBED REAL PROPERTY. VOTING AYE: McAllister, Jesinst.-.i, Olson, Vail, Atkinson VOTING NAY: NONE Motion Carried.