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Mounds View City Council October 13, 2003 Regular Meeting Page 12 Council Member Marty commented that Item 6 indicates residents must file an application for 1 deferral before September 15 for the year in which the deferral is provided. 2 3 Finance Director Hansen indicated that September 15 was suggested to provide enough time for 4 Staff to provide the information to the County to make their deadline but noted in these cases this 5 is being done after that date so applications will be accepted. 6 7 Council Member Stigney asked what the standard would be that Council would use to determine 8 if a hardship exists. He then asked if Minnesota Statutes lists hardship criteria. He further 9 commented that age 65 to him is not a hardship alone. 10 11 Finance Director Hansen indicated that some cities have income limits and others have some 12 kind of limit on the value of the property. 13 14 Mayor Linke asked what guidelines the City uses now to set payment arrangements. 15 16 Finance Director Hansen indicated he would want something that recognized the ability to pay 17 but also got the bill paid in a reasonable time period. He then indicated that Staff had said that 18 $10.00 per month was not reasonable but suggestions for larger amounts were rejected. 19 20 Finance Director Hansen indicated that for any future case he would not recommend payment 21 periods that long for the removal of a diseased tree. 22 23 Council Member Marty left the room at 8:47 p.m. 24 25 Council Member Stigney indicated he would like Staff to review Minnesota Statutes to see what 26 it lists for criteria. 27 28 Finance Director Hansen indicated that Statue Statute does not list anything and leaves it up to 29 the City Council to define. 30 31 Council Member Stigney indicated he would recommend that the City use a guideline to 32 determine income based on the guidelines and the ability to pay. 33 34 Council Member Marty returned at 8:50 p.m. 35 36 Mayor Linke suggested the Finance Department determine the resident’s ability to pay. 37 38 Finance Director Hansen indicated that, in his opinion, Lucille has the ability to pay and Council 39 feels she does not. 40 41 City Administrator Ulrich indicated that one of the goals should be to keep it simple for 42 administrative purposes. He then said that he would look into income qualification information 43 through the County and report back. 44 45