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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL – SEPTEMBER 12, 2016 11 <br /> <br />Mayor Grant opened the public hearing at 8:43 p.m. <br /> <br />With no one coming forward to speak, Mayor Grant closed the public hearing at 8:43 p.m. <br /> <br />Councilmember Holmes asked which area of the yard was a concern. <br /> <br />Interim City Administrator/Director of Finance and Administrative Services Iverson <br />reviewed several pictures with the City Council noting the area of weeds/garden plot that was <br />overgrown. <br /> <br />Councilmember Wicklund questioned if the property owner had responded to the City. <br /> <br />Interim City Administrator/Director of Finance and Administrative Services Iverson stated <br />the City has not received any response from the property owner. <br /> <br />MOTION: Councilmember McClung moved and Councilmember Holmes seconded a <br />motion to adopt Resolution #2016-029 – Ordering Accelerated Nuisance <br />Abatement at 1927 County Road D for excessive vegetation growth. The <br />motion carried (4-0). <br /> <br />9. NEW BUSINESS <br /> <br />A. Planning Case 16-019 – PUD & CUP Amendment – Holiday Station – 1920 <br />Highway 96 <br /> <br />This item was moved to and approved on the Consent Agenda. <br /> <br />10. UNFINISHED BUSINESS <br /> <br />A. Approve Fund Balance Transfer from General Fund to PIR Fund and a <br />Budget Amendment <br /> <br />Interim City Administrator/Director of Finance and Administrative Services Iverson <br />explained in 2014, the Council adopted a revised Fund Balance Policy, which directs the Finance <br />Director to transfer any excess funds over 50% of the fund balance in the General Fund to the PIR <br />Fund once the final audit is completed with Council approval. <br /> <br />Interim City Administrator/Director of Finance and Administrative Services Iverson <br />reported the final audit for 2015 showed the fund balance for year-end 2015 was 62.9% over the <br />2016 budgeted expenditures. The amount of the transfer according to the policy is $565,121. As <br />the Council requested, this was brought forward to the Council on June 27, 2016, for approval of <br />a transfer and a budget amendment to the 2016 budget. The City Council tabled this item to the <br />September 12, 2016, meeting to discuss in conjunction with the 2017 budget. <br /> <br />Interim City Administrator/Director of Finance and Administrative Services Iverson <br />commented since the Preliminary 2017 budget has not yet been finalized and the City Council has <br />not yet had a chance to review and discuss this item, staff would recommend tabling this item to a