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Mounds View City Council October 13, 2003 Regular Meeting Page 5 • 1 2 MOTION/SECOND: Marry/Gunn. To Approve Consent Agenda Item C as Presented. 3 4 Ayes - 5 Nays - 0 Motion carried. 5 6 Council Member Stigney indicated he disagreed with the policy as proposed because it would 7 change how the City assesses for street improvements to a unit basis rather than per front 8 footage. He then said that he does not feel it is fair to make those with smaller lots pay the same 9 as those with larger lots. 10 11 MOTION/SECOND: Quick/Gunn. To Approve Consent Agenda Item F as Presented. 12 13 Council Member Marty indicated that Council has been told that this method seems to be more 14 equitable for individual homeowners. 15 16 Public Works Director Lee indicated that for a neighborhood reconstruction you make the 17 assumption that all houses are of the same dollar value and mostly the same size and the City's 18 ordinance states that the per unit method is advantageous with the same dollar amount. 19 20 Council Member Marty indicated the City has had an issue with corner lots and how to handle 21 the assessments. He then asked if people with double lots that could be subdivided are charged ~2 for one unit or two. 23 24 Public Works Director Lee indicated that, if there are two lots, the residents are charged for two 25 even if there is only one house on the lot. 26 27 Council Member Stigney reiterated that he feels the benefit is to those residents with the larger 28 lots and it is not a fair deal for everyone. He then said that there are variations in the lot sizes in 29 his neighborhood. 30 31 Public Works Director Lee indicated that the formula also assumes that all single family 32 residences generate the same amount of traffic and that is another reason to treat them the same. 33 34 Ayes - 4 Nays - 1(Stigney) Motion carried. 35 36 Council Member Gunn asked where the City's portion of the matching grant would come from. 37 38 Public Works Director Lee indicated the funds would come out of the forestry budget. 39 4o Council Member Gunn asked what the funds would normally be used for. 41 42 Public Works Director Lee indicated that in the past the City has gotten a grant for oak wilt ~3 control but that is not available to the City anymore. 4 45 MOTION/SECOND: Marty/Gunn. To Approve Consent Agenda Item G as Presented.