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MINUTES <br />CITY COUNCIL <br />APRIL 19, 1993 <br />Hanson asked about the definition of commercial street. <br />The Administrator referred the Council to page 9 of the <br />policy, H. 1. The Administrator also noted the need <br />for determining whether City property would be assessed <br />based on the type of street. The Administrator <br />reported that some cities assess their property at the <br />residential rate no matter where the street is located. <br />The Administrator questioned the equity of that policy. <br />The Administrator pointed out the City garage as an <br />example, comparing the City garage to a small business <br />operating on Country Drive. <br />Scalze noted that the policy indicates that the City <br />will pay 1000 of storm sewer projects. Scalze pointed <br />out that prior to 1986, residents paid for storm sewer <br />projects effecting their properties. When bonds were <br />sold in 1986 for a project to resolve some major <br />problems throughout the City, the City decided to pay <br />for those projects, rather than assess. Scalze <br />indicated that a lot of money could be spent on storm <br />sewer projects, and felt that benefits received could <br />be proven on these projects. <br />The City Administrator indicated that benefits received <br />is most difficult to prove on a storm sewer project. <br />This is why a lot of cities have gone to a storm sewer <br />utility. <br />5calze indicated that she believed in such a utility, <br />indicating that she could see the City's tax capacity <br />increasing substantially because of storm sewer <br />projects. <br />The Administrator reported that storm sewer projects <br />are tough to assess, and it is difficult to determine <br />the rate to charge back to the property owner. <br />Scalze indicated that she would like to look at a storm <br />sewer utility fund if the policy is that the City is <br />going to pick up 1000 of the cost of storm sewer <br />projects. <br />The City Administrator pointed out that once storm <br />sewer projects are done, they are long-term <br />improvements. The projects themselves vary so much <br />that it is difficult to determine a fair and equitable <br />rate to assess a property owner. <br />Page 2 <br />