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opined that the proposed lot would be unbuildable and would not maintain the neighborhood's characteristic lot sizes. 3. That Council Member Laliberte failure to agree with city staff's factual conclusions resulted in her "malcing knowingly false statements" regarding the application. Even though such an allegation does not implicate a specific consideration under Section 3 of the Ethics Code, Mr. Koland complains that Laliberte purported false statements violate the code due to Section 3 not providing an exhaustive list of ethical considerations. With respect to Council Member McGehee, Mr. Koland alleges five (5) bases for ethical violations: l. That Council Member McGehee failed to be independent and impartial. As with allegation #1 toward Council Member Laliberte, this accusation also appears to rely on the preamble declared in the Code's "Declaration of Policy." Specifically, Mr. Koland complains that McGehee's approval for a minor subdivision in a different neighborhood that also experiences storm water run-off and drainage issues displayed a lack of independence and impartiality. Further, Mr. Koland complains that McGehee's opinions regarding the appropriateness of the subdivision in the Gluek Lane neighborhood and Mr. Koland's motives for seeking a subdivision also displayed a lack of independence and impartiality. 2. That Council Meinber McGehee failed to follow proper channels by, lilce Council Member Laliberte, not acceding to city staff's factual conclusions. 3. That Council Member McGehee improperly used confidential information in violation of Section 3.B. This section states: "No Public Off'icial shall use information gained as a Public Of�'icial which is not generally made available to and/or is not known to the public, to directly or indirectly gain anything of value, or for the benefit of any other person or entity; nor shall a Public Official make such information available when it would be reasonably foreseeable that a person or entity would benefit from it." Specifically, Mr. Koland complains that this violation arises from McGehee's statement that "we have actually had homes whose basements have collapsed in that area due to water issues that we have." (Quote taken from Mr. Koland's complaint.) There is no further explanation as to how this comment contained confidential information. 4. That Council Member McGehee failed to act in compliance with laws under Section 3.N, on the same grounds contained in allegation #2 toward Council Member Laliberte. 5. That, identical to allegation #3 toward Council Member Laliberte, Council Member McGehee's failure to agree with city staff's factual conclusions resulted in her "making knowingly false statements." 3