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Mounds View City Council November 23, 2009 <br />Regular Meeting Page 2 <br /> <br /> <br />Assistant Clerk-Administrator Crane presented staff’s recommendation to adopt the 2010 Fee <br />Schedule, which was reviewed at the Council’s November Work Session meeting. She noted the <br />changes from the 2009 Fee Schedule are highlighted in red and blue and if approved, would go <br />into effect on January 1, 2010. <br /> <br />Mayor Flaherty opened the public hearing at 7:09 p.m. Hearing no public input, Mayor Flaherty <br />closed the public hearing at 7:09 p.m. <br /> <br />Council Member Mueller asked how the fee schedule will be made available to the public. <br />Assistant Clerk-Administrator Crane stated once finalized, the fees will be posted on the City’s <br />website and copies made available at the front counter of City Hall. <br /> <br />Council Member Stigney referenced a recent newspaper article indicating the St. Anthony <br />Council will be adopting tiered sewer and water rates starting at $2.60 per 1,000 gallons. He <br />noted Mounds View’s water rate starts at $1.60 per 1,000 gallons, quite a wide discrepancy. <br />Finance Director Beer advised that Mounds View’s rate is based on use and will not ever get to <br />that level. He explained that some cities use a base fee to support the entire system plus a <br />variable fee and Mounds View can look at that option in the future. Council Member Stigney <br />questioned the wide discrepancy between the St. Anthony and Mounds View water charges. <br />Finance Director Beer stated he is unable to determine why there is such a difference without <br />looking at their financials; however, St. Anthony may be purchasing water from Minneapolis. <br />He stated his recommendation that the Mounds View rate for water is appropriate and the City’s <br />rates will not be increased more than necessary. <br /> <br />MOTION/SECOND: Gunn/Mueller. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 7530, <br />Adopting the 2010 Fee Schedule. <br /> <br />Mayor Flaherty stated this is the third time the Council has considered fees and he is satisfied <br />with the schedule. <br /> <br /> Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. <br /> <br />B. Resolution 7527, Approving a Joint Powers Agreement with the City of <br />Spring Lake Park Concerning the Operation and Management of Lakeside <br />Lions Park. <br /> <br />Clerk-Administrator Ericson explained Mounds View and Spring Lake Park have been jointly <br />operating Lakeside Lions Park since the 1980s, the ownership of which was transferred to both <br />cities in 1983 with the stipulation that the land always be used for park and playground purposes. <br />He presented staff’s recommendation to enter into a Joint Powers Agreement (JPA) with Spring <br />Lake Park to formalize responsibilities for the operation of the park. Kennedy & Graven drafted <br />the first JPA, it was reviewed and slightly amended by Spring Lake Park, and is now before the <br />Council for action. <br />