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~~ ~:` 6 <br />~a ~ '~ <br />City of Falcon Heights <br />• Council Minutes <br />December 18, 2002 <br />Mayor Gehrz opened the meeting at 7 p.m. <br />PRESENT: Gehrz, Kuettel, Lamb, Lindstrom, Talbot. Also present: Heather Worthington, <br />City Administrator, Pat Phillips, Deputy Clerk <br />COMMUNITY FORUM: Lynnanne Warren of 1426 W. California Ave. stepped forward to <br />express concern about the size (particularly height) of some of the <br />garages that have been built in her neighborhood. She presented a <br />letter addressing this concern and was told by Mayor Gehrz that the <br />lot coverage issue would be given to the Planning Commission and <br />discussed at their January meeting. Gehrz encouraged Ms. Warren <br />to attend. <br />MINUTES: The minutes of November 27, 2002 were approved with one correction. <br />The minutes of Decemer 9, 2002 were approved as written. <br />At this point, Mayor Gehrz asked Administrator Worthington to introduce Mary Shea Kodluboy <br />who was present in the audience. Worthington asked the council to welcome her as the new <br />• deputy clerk who will be starting work on December 30, 2002. <br />CONSENT <br />After brief questions from councilmembers to Administrator Worthington on some of the <br />consent items, Councilmember Kuettel made a motion to approve the following consent agenda: <br />General disbursements and payroll <br />2. Licenses <br />3. Step pay increase to Colin Callahan, Public Works Maintenance Worker <br />4. Variance request fora 15 foot encroachment into rear setback for an addition to the <br />residence at 2190 Folwell Ave. <br />POLICY <br />Increase in Storm Sewer Rates for 2003 <br />Administrator Worthington explained that the National Pollution Discharge Elimination System <br />(NPDES) Phase II permit is an unfunded mandate from the federal government requiring cities to <br />file the permit in 2003 and conduct certain activities, monitoring and education to residents about <br />storm water in the five years of the permit, through 2008. The approximate cost of the Phase II <br />permit will be $50,000 in 2003 and $10 to $15,000 each year thereafter. Worthington is asking <br />council to approve a rate increase of 15% per billing cycle for 2003 and for each year thereafter, <br />