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• • COUNCIL WORK SESSION OCTOBER 22, 1997 Mr. Montain explained that if the ballot question falls, he would ask for a joint Charter Commission and City Council meeting to investigate a Charter amendment to allow for street reconstruction. Council directed Mr. Montain and Mr. Schumacher to get together and prepare a resolution for Council consideration explaining the Council's position on this item. The resolution will be placed on the October 27th agenda. DISCUSS WATER SUPPLY PLAN, DAVID AHRENS Council directed staff to place this item on the next Council work session. I- 35W/LAKE DRIVE INTERCHANGE, TAGG ASSESSMENT, DAVID AHRENS At the last Council meeting, all assessments were adopted with the exception of the Tagg assessment. Mr. and Mrs. Tagg were at that meeting and had objected to th d how their property is classified by the Anoka County Assessor. t u;� ' °� noka County Assessor was contacted and he and the Tagg et d s' =e a mutually acceptable land classification. The Taggs have requested the City of # `' assessment situation as was offered to the properties along '` ained the Lilac Street situation was different. Those property . ° or tition for the improvements. This was a City project and those prop �•� e project were allowed to petition into the project and accept an assess .� 5 . e Drive project was petitioned by the property owners and asses nst the benefiting properties must be determined according to the provisions e ity Charter. The Taggs have requested that their homestead be separated from the balance of the property and that there be no assessments until they hookup to utilities or develop the land. Mr. and Mrs. Tagg were in the audience and explained that they cannot afford to pay more taxes and assessments. Staff was directed to review aerial maps to determine approximately how much of the Tagg property is wetland and to prepare an assessment proposal. This information will be brought to the next Council work session. DISCUSS STAGGERING UTILITY BILLING ZONES, DAVID AHRENS • • The City has 2100 utility accounts in eight (8) different zones. The accounts are billed • quarterly. • PAGE 2