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Mounds View City Council • Regular Meeting Page Eleven August 9, 1993 Bi11 Frits, 8072 Long Lake Road, stated that the people on Arlon have had water problems for the last 40 years. These persons purchased land, walked it, stuck their foot it in and now want someone to get their feet out of the mud. Mr. Frits asked how the Council is planning to research water management when the best people in the world, the Army Corps of Engineers, are scrambling to get the egg of their face and are working on i.t. There will be many .changes made to water management. The plans that the City makes will get changed. Mayor Linke stated that the City will need to maintain storm water detention ponds, clean catch basins, do street sweeping and these items will be paid for by the utility. McCarty commented that this Plan focuses around one small project. Mayor Linke stated that the City_Council is trying to fund the entire plan, not just one small area. McCarty stated that in the 1993 Long Term Financial Plan there is $101,000 to be taken from the Surface Water Management Fund, which is not in place, but found its way into the 1993 Plan for work on Ardan Avenue in 1994. Mayor Linke stated that the idea is planning for the future.. Items may not happen in the year scheduled but the Long Term Financial Plan is used for planning of projects that need to be accomplished. Mayor Linke stated that when Mr. McCarty was Mayor of the City some of his plans also didn't happen. McCarty stated that something that he helped to create for projects did happen when he was Mayor and that was the creation of the Home Rule Charter which helped protect. the citizens against a spend free Council. One element .created in Chapter 8 under assessment procedures allowed. for referendum and initiation. Charles Hall, Mermaid Supper Club, stated that if there is a-water problem in the City it should be taken care of. Mr. Hall stated that those who create the problem should pay for the solution to it. Mr. Hall indicated that residents should pay their fair share. Businesses pay more real estate taxes. In 1978, Charles Hall was assessed for $10,000 to take care of any sewer work that had to be taken care of in Mounds View regarding his business. Mr. Hall stated that the interest rates have .more than doubled since that time. Mr. Hall asked, if the money isn't spent, could he have a credit for $20,000 to take care of him. Mr. Hall stated that the Surface Water runoff from the Mermaid goes into two weirs which go under County Road H2 and into the creek. Mr. Hall stated that he is interested to see how much he will pay. Mr. Hall stated that he agrees with Councilmember Blanchard in that the