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Mounds. View City Council Page 13 <br />. Regular Meeting June 26, 1995 <br />Councilmember Hankner indicated her support for tabling this <br />matter to a future meeting to allow additional time for <br />review. <br />David Janke, 8428 Eastwood, asked if residents of Mounds View <br />really know what this amendment will cost them. He asked if <br />the Council has informed them in any way, and if Council can <br />indicate what the cost will actually be. He objected to <br />setting a flat percentage for all projects. <br />Mayor Linke explained the Council is unable to determine the <br />costs without first knowing what the actual project will <br />involve. He pointed out the Council did review estimated <br />numbers for street, curb and gutter projects based on the <br />lineal foot and this information is available to residents. <br />Councilmember Hankner advised there is no longer a "golden <br />bucket" to pay for everything and the City has infrastructure <br />needs which are currently being studied to determine what <br />needs to be done and provide projections. She pointed out <br />some believe this will happen over a short period of time, but <br />this is not true. Councilmember Hankner advised the City <br />needs a policy in place to prepare for the day it will happen. <br />• She noted while the Council cannot predict costs out 20 years, <br />they can set overall policy parameters. <br />Mr. Janke suggested the Council advise residents of the time <br />period and commented the "golden bucket" at home is dry too. <br />Councilmember Hankner commented on the potential for <br />distortions when the "message" is carried by word-of-mouth <br />resulting in residents becoming ill-informed. She encouraged <br />residents to become involved and make sure they are getting <br />accurate information, not just hearsay. <br />Mr. Janke believed the newspaper coverage has been very <br />limited. Mayor Linke explained there have been several <br />newspaper articles and it has been on cable television four <br />times. <br />Councilmember Hankner stated Mr. Janke's comment about getting <br />the message out is a good point. She expressed her <br />frustration with trying to do that and indicated support for <br />tabling the matter and attempting to get accurate information <br />out so there are not so many ill feelings when the decision is <br />made. She pointed out this is a difficult decision the <br />Council will have to make. <br />William Werner, 2765 Shorewood Road, asserted part of the <br />reason for misinformation is the "flaky games the Council <br />