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April 24, 1978 Page 4 <br />Mr. Sargent read a letter he had received from a Mounds View citizen, supporting the <br />Task Force working with the City. <br />Mayor Pickar stated that item 3 of the resolution addresses the legality of enforcing <br />the moratorium and that the Short, Elliott, Hendrickson report was used as a guideline. <br />He added that it should not affect anything that the Task Force does. <br />Mr. Loeding asked if the City could change direction after the precedence had been <br />set. Administrator Achen replied that anything that is constructed in the City <br />would have to be financed, ultimately through the sale of bonds and that he was <br />concerned that they could not finance a citywide system through pre - payments. He <br />explained that there were three ways he knew of, one being that a uniform tax be <br />levied throughout the City, or a combination of assessments and tax levy, or a tax <br />system based on drainage districts. He added that the City would like to establish <br />some method of picking up advance payments and that there must be a plan of some <br />type that everyone conforms to, and that such a plan must ultimately be signed off <br />by professional engineers in order to be financed. <br />Administrator Achen stated that he had recommended to the Council that they follow <br />the plan as prepared by Short, Elliott and Hendrickson since it was the only one <br />the City had that had been professionally prepared. <br />Mr. Loeding stated that it was his understanding that Project 1973 -4 had been paid <br />for totally by local assessments. Attorney Meyers replied that under Chapter 429, <br />the Council had elected to assess 100% of the cost. <br />Mr. Loeding stated that he felt it would be beneficial to have a total system to plan <br />against and asked if it was necessary to have it within the next three months. Attorney <br />Meyers replied that in the event that the City is challenged, he would like to be able <br />to show that the City does have a plan and is collecting assessments based on that plan. <br />Mayor Pickar pointed out that the resolution does not address itself to the details <br />of financing. <br />Mr. Loeding stated that it was his understanding that the assessments would be based <br />on area and runoff but would not have any relationship to the total system. Attorney <br />Meyers replied that that type of assessment would be agreed upon by the developer in <br />advance, and that under Chapter 429, the City would have to be able to prove that a <br />development benefitted the same amount that it was assessed. <br />Mr. Loeding stated that the Council was proposing that the Short, Elliott, Hendrickson <br />study be used as an interim solution but that the Task Force would like to see some- <br />thing else. <br />Duane McCarty stated that he was interested in the concept of on -site retention and <br />asked if the City could work with that plan. Attorney Meyers replied that he had <br />no problem with that but that the developers would have to be made aware of it. He <br />added that he was concerned with levying charges. <br />Mr. Loeding suggested that a holding pond or system might be the answer and asked if <br />it would be necessary to give credit since it would be an imposition for the City. <br />Attorney Meyers replied that he did not feel it would present a problem in giving <br />a credit for temporary facilities. <br />Councilmember Ziebarth asked if the Task Force was comfortable now with the resolution. <br />Mr. Loeding replied that in general they were comfortable with the resolution but would <br />