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Mounds View City Council January 24, 2005 Regular Meeting Page 7 more complicated than just adopting a new fee schedule, but this is what is required of them 1 through Minnesota Statutes. He stated that if the fees are not sufficient to cover all the work 2 and all the fees that the City incurs, the applicant is responsible for the fees above and beyond 3 the application fee. 4 5 Mayor Marty noted that some of the fees had increased from the last reading somewhat in order 6 to cover City Staff costs. 7 8 Council Member Stigney asked if these were in accordance with M.S. 16B.62, Subd. 1. 9 10 City Attorneys Riggs stated he would have to look at that. 11 12 Council Member Flaherty asked if they were going to make it clear that this was a minimum fee, 13 and it might not be sufficient to cover the costs. 14 15 Director Ericson stated that it will vary substantially from project to project, so it’s difficult for 16 staff, at the time they accept an application, to give the applicant a heads up of what the 17 additional fees might be. He stated that they will be signing a disclaimer indicating that they will 18 be responsible for any costs relative to the processing of their application above and beyond the 19 application fee. 20 21 City Attorney Riggs stated that in response to Council Member Stigney’s question, that Chapter 22 16 is actually for building code fees, and so that is different from what they are adopting 23 here, which are land use type fees and development type fees. 24 25 MOTION/SECOND: Gunn/Flaherty. To approve Ordinance 754, an Ordinance Establishing 26 Planning and Development Fees, and to waive the reading. 27 28 ROLL CALL: Marty/Stigney/Gunn/Flaherty. 29 30 Ayes-4 Nays-0 Motion carried. 31 32 B. 7:10 pm. Public Hearing and Consideration of the Second Reading and 33 Adoption of Ordinance 757, an Ordinance Vacating an Unused and Excess 34 Utility Easement Associated with 8265 Spring Lake Road. (ROLL CALL 35 VOTE) – Ericson. 36 37 Director Ericson stated that this Ordinance is in relation to a minor subdivision application for 38 the property at 8265 Spring Lake Road. He stated there was a lot line adjustment between the 39 Raninski property and the property to the north. He stated that there was a perimeter drainage 40 and utility easement around the periphery of the lot, which upon adjustment of the lot line was no 41 longer consistent with the periphery of the lot, so the Raninski’s executed a new drainage and 42 utility easement consistent with the new property lines. He stated that that had been sent to 43 Alabama for consent of the mortgage holder, and they had signed it and returned it. He stated 44 that this is a slightly different version from what was seen at the first reading in that they had 45