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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL—DECEMBER 13, 2021 5 Councilmember Holden reported the levy was currently at 4.5% and she was happy with this. Councilmember Holmes stated she supported the 4.5% levy as well. She recommended the Council keep the levy at this amount in order to fill in the gaps to provide additional funding for trails and safety. Councilmember Scott noted the largest amount within the budget was public safety. He encouraged the Council to not make any cuts from this area of the budget. Councilmember Holden indicated it would be impossible to make cuts to public safety at this time because negotiated contracts were in place. Mayor Grant reported the Council has looked at this budget for several months now and he supported the levy remaining at 4.5%. MOTION: Councilmember Holden moved and Councilmember Holmes seconded a motion to adopt Resolution #2021-074 Setting the Final Tax Lew for Taxes Payable in 2022. Councilmember Holden clarified for the record that the City did not sue Ramsey County, but rather Ramsey County sued the City. She encouraged Mr. Larson to speak with the County and ask why they have not spoken to the City after mediation or agreed to anything the City wanted. She indicated the County has a lot of the guilt in this lawsuit. Mayor Grant reported this was correct, the County sued the City after voting to support the master plan on two separate occasions. The motion carried (4-0). MOTION: Councilmember Holden moved and Councilmember Holmes seconded a motion to adopt Resolution 2021-075 Setting the Final Tax Lew—Karth Lake Special Taxing District for Taxes Payable in 2022. The motion carried (4-0). MOTION: Councilmember Holden moved and Councilmember Scott seconded a motion to adopt Resolution 2021-076 Adopting the Proposed 2022 Budget. The motion carried (4-0). 10. UNFINISHED BUSINESS None. 11. COUNCIL COMMENTS Councilmember Scott thanked all of the Commission and Committee members who have reached the end of their service and he welcomed those that would be new to the City's Commissions and Committees.