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Mounds View City Council October 13, 2003 Regular Meeting Page 7 1 Council Member Stigney suggested Staff look into whether the City could withhold renewal of 2 licenses for failure to pay utilities. He then said it may be possible to collect the business 3 delinquencies a different way rather than through assessing. 4 5 Finance Director Hansen cautioned the Council against making subjective determinations on 6 ways to collect different accounts. 7 8 Council Member Stigney asked if Sam’s has contacted the City. 9 10 Finance Director Hansen indicated that the utility billing person handles that type of matter. 11 12 Council Member Stigney suggested Staff look into the matter a little further. He then said that 13 some people may be legitimately strapped for cash but there are some that may be abusing. 14 15 City Administrator Ulrich indicated Staff would cross check the list with the business licenses to 16 see if there is any leverage with issuing the licenses. He then said it would be his 17 recommendation to approve as it is consistent with current policy and Staff can look at different 18 policies for businesses if Council desires. 19 20 Council agreed not to read the list. 21 22 A resident asked how long the people have been delinquent. 23 24 Finance Director Hansen indicated that this list was delinquent as of May 31, 2003. 25 26 MOTION/SECOND: Stigney/Marty. To Waive the Reading and approve Resolution 6123, a 27 Resolution Adopting a Special Assessment Levy for Delinquent Public Utility Accounts. 28 29 Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 30 31 B. County Road H2 Street Improvement Project – Assessment Issues 32 33 Public Works Director Lee indicated there have been three main issues with this project. The 34 first is the increase in the assessment amounts from what was communicated when the feasibility 35 report came out and that was due to an increase in the water main installation cost. The second 36 issue is that there are five properties with rear yard frontage and one with side yard frontage and 37 they are included in the 2003 street improvement project proposed for 2004 so the issue is how to 38 deal with these properties. The third issue is interest on the project that has not been completed. 39 He then indicated that Council does have the right to assess for the project at any time and some 40 communities do assess prior to the commencement of the project. 41 42 Mayor Linke asked whether the engineer’s estimate was way off or how the water main cost 43 ended up double. 44 45