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Mounds View City Council September 24, 2007 Regular Meeting Page 2 Russ Warren of 8044 Greenwood Drive addressed Council regarding streets and utilities • throughout the City. Mr. Warren said that there are three suggested methods for paying for the street improvements and outlined them for Council. Mr. Warren said that assessment driven projects are subject to petition of a handful of citizens and those projects can be stopped. Mr. Warren said that the Medtronic funds could pay for some of the levy reduction and some of the streets but, that money would run out in 2013. Mr. Warren said that the bonding for the streets to pay over a 18 year period has the most benefit to the residents and puts all residents in this project together. Mr. Warren urged Council to choose the third option of paying with a levy as that is t~ deductible and will have the most benefit. Mike Read of 2208 Lois Drive thanked Council for keeping the tax levy down. Mr. Read said that there would be a disc golf ineeting coming up that he cannot make, and he and others in his neighborhood have concerns about allowing disc golfing. Valerie Amundsen of 3048 Wooddale Drive indicated that she is on the Streets and Utility Task Force and agrees with Mr. Warren. Ms. Amundsen said that there has been some discussion about bringing this for a levy vote to the citizens and having them decide the issue. Ms. Amundsen said that that does not seem to be the right way to go about it. Ms. Amundsen said that, if the streets are a number one goal of the City, then it is time to get the • streets done. Ms. Amundsen said that she was disappointed two weeks ago when she saw the action taken. She then said that she applauds Council for listening to Mr. Doty's comments, but, she does not feel that action should have been taken at that meeting. Ms. Amundsen requested that Council reconsider the action stopping the project. Ms. Amundsen said that Mr. Beer has said that 3.5% is what can be expected but, over 18 years at 3.5%, those on the end will pay about $6,000 and that is a large amount of money for a resident in the City. Ms. Amundsen said that the streets need to get done, and it would cost more money for the residents if it is voted down and done later as an assessment. Faith Rynders of 2581 Sherwood Road addressed the Council and said she joined the Task Force because her street was not done in 2007 because residents did not want to pay for it. She then said that, with the City participation, she felt that the Task Force was serious about getting something done. She further said that she is disappointed that the project was stopped after all the work that was done to get to this point. •