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P9INUT}iS <br />City Council <br />July 17, 19F34 <br />Mrs. IVardi.ni stated that she di.d not see a problem with this as <br />when a coater project goes in, t:he property o~oners are assesse<( <br />Lor the cost of road replacement. <br />Mr. Pahey pointed out that property owners are not assessed for <br />repairs on Coimty streets, but there is more tr.affic on a County <br />street. <br />Mr, Voto commented Chat there is the feeli.ng that property owners <br />should not be assessed as they have already paid for a road, however, <br />if. sr.reets ar.e not replaced and just deteri.orate, property values <br />go down. Voto pointed out that the least amount the City can assess <br />is ?0% under the special assessment pr.ocess. <br />i~1rs. Scalze suggested that Mr< Voto give T.he City a report on this <br />subject based on the report the Ci.ty recently recei.ved from the <br />Ci.ty F.ngineer, <br />Mr. Voto went through the various tables contained in the Fi_nancing <br />Loca1. Government in the 1980's report. <br />Voto pointed out that Ramsey County is a big loser in the local. <br />government aids formula< Voto commented that Ilennepin County was <br />a strong lobbier for khis Lormula and benefited greatly by it. <br />Mrs. Nardini aslced why this happened to Little Canada. Voto r.eplied <br />that it was not because of anything the Ci.ty did, the formula was <br />State mandated. In 1979 or 1980 MinneapLis got the aLlocation <br />f.ormula changed and this went into eff.ect in 1984. Voto stated that <br />he felt Minneapolis looked at T.he Situati.on and analyze<1 it and then <br />came up with the formulae <br />Mrs. Nardi.ni aslced i.f there was anything that the Ci.ty coul.d do aUout <br />the formula, Mr. Voto replied that the City could lobby. Mrs. Scalze <br />pointed out that Roseville and Maplewood have got together and hired <br />a l.obbiest. Mr. Hanson commented that [his costs money. Mr. Voto <br />repli.ed that i.t mip,ht be more expensive not to lobby. <br />Council had no furCher questions oE Mr. Voto on the financi.al reports <br />presented. T4r. Hanson thanlced the auditors for their excel.lent reports. <br />There bein~ no further business, the meetin~; ~vas adjourned at 5:55 P.M. <br />Respect~fully submitted, ,,, <br />C '~+){+\ ~~ / ' ~ (//. <br />~ / ) ,L.. ~Nl `~~~~C~. ~ 1 .'~_ ~S .,1'.....c ~~~'~~....~ <br />1( D <br />~Y}1~PPn ~-1.7.T1Z^~" ~.) <br />Recording Secretary <br />Page -6- <br />