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�-� RECOMMENDATION Establishment of an annual street reconstruction program will require the expenditure of property taxes to fund the improvements. As discussed in previous meetings, the most financially prudent and equitable way to distribute the costs of street reconstruction is through a combination of special assessments to benefiting property owners and ad valorem taxes paid by all city taxpayers. This financial strategy has been difficult to implement, due in part, to the procedural requirements currently existing within the City Charter. The proposed amendment provides the City Council with more control over the procedural process while improving the City Council/neighborhood involvement. The amendment continues to provide a neighborhood option to veto the project. Additionally, and possibly most important, is the continued opportunity to hold a city wide vote on a project. However, the vote would need to be initiated via a citizen petition process rather than automatically held as currently required. Staff is recommending that the City Council approve the first reading of Ordinance No. 05-12 and refer the ordinance to the Chair of the Charter Commission for review. ATTACHMENTS 1. Ordinance No. 05-12