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Mounds View City Council Page Four Regular Meeting September 13 , 4103 MOTION/SECOND: Wuori/Quick to Adopt Resolution No. 4409 Approving a Conditional Use Permit for a Temporary Portable Classroom for Church Upon the Rock, 7901 Red Oak Drive, As Amended, by Adding a Fourth Contingency which States that the Parking Area Under the Temporary Structure Be Paved Upon Its Removal VOTE: 5 ayes 0 nays Motion Carried Councilmember Trude added that the Church Upon the Rock stated that they have plans to move. Paul Harrington stated that Church Upon the Rock is pursuing other sites, not necessarily in Mounds View. Harrington also stated that Church Upon the Rock was not able to secure a site prior to this class year, but will be relocating immediately after this school year. Continuation of Introduction of Ordinance No. 528 - Street Light Utility Mayor Linke stated that in his discussions with the residents regarding budgets for utilities, he found that many of the residents didn't understand the process of how taxes were arrived at. Mayor Linke gave a presentation on how taxes are derived and gave examples of how business, commercial, residential and apartment taxes affect one another. Also included in th' presentation was how the street light, proposed storm water utility and property tax numbers were arrived at. Mayor Linke used metro-wide numbers to show how the tax dollars varied. Mayor Linke also commented on the number of residents in Mounds View who would benefit from itemizing their property taxes on Schedule A or deducting their federal taxable income. Mayor Linke stated that he contacted the IRS and found that approximately 20 percent of the residents in Mounds View itemize their taxes which is approximately 562 residents. Mayor Linke stated that when he thought about the different ways and means of raising $72 , 000 he had to find a way that would be of benefit to the City as a whole, not just to a portionofthe City residents-. - Duane McCarty, 8060 Long Lake Road, thanked Mayor Linke for his presentation, but stated that using metro-wide numbers really didn't show how Mounds View was affected. Ruth White, 2917 County Road I, brought up the fact that many people take advantage of itemizing their property taxes, the circuit breaker, or refund programs. Ms. White stated she is opposed to having anything placed on utility bills. Ms. White prefers additional taxes be placed on her property tax. Councilmember Trude stated that many taxpayers do use the renters' credit, filing form MPR-1, which subsidizes a portionof the rent whether or not • they itemize on their tax returns.