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Mounds View City Council Page Two Regular Meeting November 25, 1991 2 SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS: None RESIDENTS REQUESTS AND COMMENTS FROM THE FLOOR: There were no residents requests or comments . PUBLIC HEARINGS: None CONSENT AGENDA: Samantha Orduno, City Administrator, read the Consent Agenda. MOTION/SECOND: Quick/Blanchard to adopt the Consent Agenda as presented. 5 ayes 0 nays Motion Carried COUNCIL BUSINESS: 1. Ordinance No. 497 Implementing a Street Light Utility - Samantha Orduno, City Administrator, stated that at the last Council meeting,the street light utility, as an alternative revenue source, was discussed. Proposed is the creation of a street light utility which would have monthly payments on households for the purpose of lighting and maintaining street lights. The problems caused by budget cuts and reduction in state aid are common among all cities . Cities are looking for alternative revenue programs to offset declining revenues and increase expenditures which have been put on cities by state mandates. Mayor Linke asked Orduno to deliver a shorter version of the presentation made at the public hearing on November 127-19-91. Orduno made the street light presentation and the Council then asked the public for comments. William Werner, 2765 Sherwood Road, commented that the first time he had heard anything regarding expenses with regard to this utility was during the proposal at the last meeting. Orduno explained that expenses would involve the costs of lighting and maintaining existing street lights, installing new lights and replacing damaged lights . An inflation factor of 5% for electricity rate increases is included in the costs as well as a 5% Administrative Fee. A 5% contingency fee is also included to provide funds to address unforseen maintenance problems .