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Mounds View City Council December 11, 2000 <br />Regular Meeting Page 9 <br /> <br /> <br />Public Works Director Ullrich explained this Resolution sets the fee for participation in the water <br />repair service at $4.00 per quarter and establishes an account for those funds within the water <br />services accounts. <br /> <br />Council Member Thomas indicated she had requested a written copy of the actuarial numbers <br />used to arrive at the fee per quarter to fund the program and had not received it. <br /> <br />Public Works Director Ullrich indicated he had given her a copy after the last Council meeting. <br /> <br />Council Member Thomas indicated she did not have a copy and would like one. <br /> <br />Public Works Director Ullrich left the meeting, made a copy of that document and returned with <br />a copy which he handed to Council Member Thomas. <br /> <br />MOTION/SECOND: Marty/Quick. To Waive the Reading and Approve Resolution 5487, a <br />Resolution Creating a Water Service Repair Fund Account and Adopting a Fee Schedule. <br /> <br />Council Member Stigney raised a concern for the funding source for the program. He also <br />indicated a concern for the funds collected if the City decides not to continue with the program. <br /> <br />City Attorney Long indicated a new Council could opt to change or discontinue the program. At <br />that time there would need to be a decision from Council as to what to do with the collected <br />funds. It may be appropriate to refund those monies to residents as they were collected to fund a <br />specific program that is no longer existing. <br /> <br />Council Member Stigney stated his preference for funding sources to be 1/10th of the franchise <br />fee or interest off the TIF funds rather than charging residents $4.00 per quarter. <br /> <br />Council Member Marty indicated the TIF funds Council Member Stigney was referring to would <br />be discussed at a later point in the evening at the EDA meeting but are not readily available at <br />this point for use as they are tied up until certain decisions concerning their use are made. <br /> <br />Council Member Stigney indicated “tied up” is open to interpretation but said the franchise fee is <br />readily available and the City would not be negatively impacted by designating 1/10th of the <br />franchise fee for this program. <br /> <br />Mayor Coughlin expressed concern for using the franchise fee as it would hurt those residents <br />not receiving the benefit of water services such as those who live in apartments or businesses. <br />He believes the best order of business would be to have the program funded by those residents <br />directly receiving the benefit of the services. <br /> <br />Council Member Thomas agreed with Marty that the TIF funds are not available. She then <br />inquired if Council would be amenable to discussing the particulars concerning the program now <br />that the program has been approved in a work session. Council Member Thomas proposed a