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Mounds View City Council November 23, 2009 Regular Meeting Page 2 1 Assistant Clerk-Administrator Crane presented staff’s recommendation to adopt the 2010 Fee 2 Schedule, which was reviewed at the Council’s November Work Session meeting. She noted the 3 changes from the 2009 Fee Schedule are highlighted in red and blue and if approved, would go 4 into effect on January 1, 2010. 5 6 Mayor Flaherty opened the public hearing at 7:09 p.m. Hearing no public input, Mayor Flaherty 7 closed the public hearing at 7:09 p.m. 8 9 Council Member Mueller asked how the fee schedule will be made available to the public. 10 Assistant Clerk-Administrator Crane stated once finalized, the fees will be posted on the City’s 11 website and copies made available at the front counter of City Hall. 12 13 Council Member Stigney referenced a recent newspaper article indicating the St. Anthony 14 Council will be adopting tiered sewer and water rates starting at $2.60 per 1,000 gallons. He 15 noted Mounds View’s water rate starts at $1.60 per 1,000 gallons, quite a wide discrepancy. 16 Finance Director Beer advised that Mounds View’s rate is based on use and will not ever get to 17 that level. He explained that some cities use a base fee to support the entire system plus a 18 variable fee and Mounds View can look at that option in the future. Council Member Stigney 19 questioned the wide discrepancy between the St. Anthony and Mounds View water charges. 20 Finance Director Beer stated he is unable to determine why there is such a difference without 21 looking at their financials; however, St. Anthony may be purchasing water from Minneapolis. 22 He stated his recommendation that the Mounds View rate for water is appropriate and the City’s 23 rates will not be increased more than necessary. 24 25 MOTION/SECOND: Gunn/Mueller. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 7530, 26 Adopting the 2010 Fee Schedule. 27 28 Mayor Flaherty stated this is the third time the Council has considered fees and he is satisfied 29 with the schedule. 30 31 Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 32 33 B. Resolution 7527, Approving a Joint Powers Agreement with the City of 34 Spring Lake Park Concerning the Operation and Management of Lakeside 35 Lions Park. 36 37 Clerk-Administrator Ericson explained Mounds View and Spring Lake Park have been jointly 38 operating Lakeside Lions Park since the 1980s, the ownership of which was transferred to both 39 cities in 1983 with the stipulation that the land always be used for park and playground purposes. 40 He presented staff’s recommendation to enter into a Joint Powers Agreement (JPA) with Spring 41 Lake Park to formalize responsibilities for the operation of the park. Kennedy & Graven drafted 42 the first JPA, it was reviewed and slightly amended by Spring Lake Park, and is now before the 43 Council for action. 44 45