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MINUTES CITY COUNCIL JUNE 12, 1990 these fees are not paid, the City can assess the costs against property taxes. Fahey also agreed that property owners should be required to sign applications for rezonings. The City Attorney reported that there may be a problem communicating to property owners who are not actively involved in a project. However, agreed that property owners' signatures on applications would be helpful, as well as an increase in fees paid up-front. Blesener stated that he felt the problem was that the City is not collecting enough up-front. Fahey agreed and suggested that costs be monitored, and when deposits are used up, the City should require an additional deposit before the application can move forward. The City Administrator reported that he is studying the situation and looking at what type of system, fee schedule, escrow guidelines, and monitoring system is needed. Fahey suggested that more staff work was necessary on this matter and asked the City Administrator to continue his study and come back with a recommendation for revisions to the City's system similar to what other cities are doing. There was some concern expressed that excessive fees would discourage development. The Attorney reported that statutory legislation allows cities to recoup their expenses, however, whether this will discourage development was not known. The Attorney asked what the responsibility of the City was as far as encouraging development. The Attorney also asked to what extent the City is required to supply certain services. Scalze pointed out that some cities have made use of TIF to build up a pool of money to draw from and use for economic development ventures. Fahey stated that it was his position that the City should not bear unpaid developer costs, and again suggested that the City Administrator continue to study the issue. The Administrator pointed out that the City needs an ~ Page 12