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City Council Minutes August 7, 2023 Page 4 of 7 feels the Council does not want to take the extra amount even though it is there. He explained the preliminary levy is only a ceiling and it creates the box we must operate in. Discussion ensued about volatility in the valuations. Mr. Spiczka stated he would like to have another workshop to discuss the budget in more detail but today he would like to get the ceiling the Council would like to be at. He asked the Council to identify their top priorities and we can look at those at the workshop. Discussion ensued about the tax rate, valuations and LGA. COUNCIL MEMBER PEDERSON MOVED TO APPROVE THE PRELIMINARY AT $2,550,000. COUNCIL MEMBER RONNING SECONDED THE MOTION. MOTION CARRIED 5-0. 5.6. Meeting Date for settinq Final Lew COUNCIL MEMBER PEDERSON MOVED TO SET THE FINAL LEVY DATE FOR MONDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2023 AT 6:00 PM. COUNCIL MEMBER RONNING SECONDED THE MOTION. MOTION CARRIED 5-0. 6. Planning and Zoning 6.1. Planning Commission Report Planning and Zoning Commission report was presented to the Council. 6.2. Final Plat — Patriot Pines Jenny Peterson stated that the Planning Commission is bringing forth a final plat for patriot Pines applicants, proposing subdivide an 18.7-acre parcel located at the South end of Lilac Drive with no physical address into eight residential lots. She said the property is zoned urban residential and does not contain any structures. She also said the City has now recorded the vacancy of the lilac cul-de-sac, so we are asking the Council to approve the final PAT class of Patriot Pines based on the 14 findings of facts with no conditions of approval. Staff Findings: Staff provides the following findings of fact for consideration by the Planning Commission: 1. The applicant is proposing to subdivide an 18.7-acre parcel into eight residential lots. 2. The property is zoned "Urban Residential." 3. The land is properly zoned in its natural state for the intended residential purposes. 4. The final plat of Patriot Pines is in conformance with the approved preliminary plat of the same name. 5. The conditions of preliminary plat approval have been fulfilled. 6. The design standards of the plat are in conformance with the City of Pequot Lakes Zoning and Subdivision Ordinance. 7. The final plat document has been prepared by licensed land surveyor- Patrick A. Trottier, License No, 41004. 8. Appropriate easements are included on the final plat. 9. There are no public or private streets proposed within the plat.