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Mounds View City Council .Page Sixteen ~egular Meeting September 13, 1993 Keene stated that the utility is based on volume of runoff. and, even though they may have a pond on site and reduced the rate of runoff, the same volume of water will runoff the property. Duane McCarty asked how many projects are non-compliant with the Metropolitan Surface Water Management Act. A discussion followed between Mayor Linke and Mr. McCarty with regard to how the projects became listed in the Plan. Mr. Keene stated that when the process was started there are three .approaches to consider when you do a plan -- meet the steps of the law, and do projects to improve the City or thirdly, do nothing. McCarty confirmed that none of the projects had to be ,taken on as a mandate regarding the Plan. McCarty stated that the best way to do the Plan is to do it through the process of the Home Rule Charter that gives the citizens the rights to petition for or against any project. McCarty stated he is willing to take the assessments if he wants the project. McCarty stated that if the public supports the project it will go. Roger Stigney stated that the City is rushing to hurry up and do something when. there is no need to do something promptly. The Plan is in place and the City has met the requirements by just having the Plan. Mr. Keene stated that the City is beyond the date for implementation of the Plan. Roger Stigney spoke about the funding in that it is a City-wide project and it should be given to the FOCUS 2000 program for review. Mr. Stigney pointed out that the July-August newsletter only offered a small notice regarding the Surface Water Management Utility public hearings. Mr. Stigney felt that more communication could have been added to this newsletter and it would have solicited more public input. Mr. Stigney stated that the Council should push off the utility until one of the Task Forces could look at it with regards to options for funding. Mayor Linke stated that special assessments and looking at the maintaining of the wetlands and sediment ponds is a benefit to the entire city. Special assessments do not benefit the entire city. Mr. Stigney stated that he paid for special assessments already and he wants a credit for paying for the storm sewer down his road for the last 14 years. Mayor Linke explained the credit process regarding the surface water utility.