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Mounds View City Council September 10, 2007 Regular Meeting Page 12 Mayor Marty indicated that he would like to have information put out to inform residents of the ~ background surrounding the question, not just post the question on the ballot. Mayor Marty indicated that he would like to have the information provided on what the costs would be for a direct assessment versus $100 per year for the next 10 years approximately for the same project. Council Member Stigney indicated that he would prefer not to tie it to the special assessment, but to the question, and that is $115 per year for a median value home for 10 years, and that is the question to propose to the voters. Mayor Marty said that it is the job of Council to lead, but this is the last opportunity to put this to the residents. Mayor Marty indicated that rather than ha~ing"all streets done within the next 18 years, by levying $115 per year per resident, the entire infrastructure can ~e done within the next 10 years without the special assessment potential of $3,Q~0 to' $6,000 per homeowner. Finance Director Beer indicated that the constru~~ion time frame is 10 years, but t~e City does not necessarily have to pay for it over 10 years, so the City could pose this to the voters next year as part of the general election to save the cost of a ballot question this year. Administrator Ulrich indicated that, if the referendum fails, and the assessments are necessary, the City has done the project and the City would have to pay for it and one neighborhood gets a good deaL Council Member Mueller reminded Council that this is a Charter City, and the Charter , Commission was established to provide a voice f~r the residents on public improvement projects, and it would concern her that one group would not have a voice if the project moves forward and then the rest of the residents have tfie ability to vote on the referendum. Mr. Doty said that the issue is not the $5,000; but the issue is how the residents want to manage the pubic improverr~ent projects, and the costs are sma11 to allow residents a voice in the process. Ken Glidden of 5240 Edgewood Dri~e asked what the Council has in mind in terms of what the Council indicated the question would be the method of payment. Administrator Ulrich indicated the actual ballot question would require a total dollar amount, but the information put out could be more specific. Mayor Marty commented that it would be easier to do this as part of the general election on a presidential election year however, then the project would be delayed. Doty noted this charges those that have already paid an assessment twice, if they have to pay $115 per year for 20 years for other people's streets. u