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The policy issue is best defined by what "special" about Mounds View that the <br />additional conditions justify the additional administrative and council investments of <br />time/energy as well as the delay in official adoption. The provision has resulted in <br />challenges at time. <br />4. Street Levy applicability to/relationship to General Levy/Charter Provision restrictions. <br />The policy issue is clarification, in the charter, specific to the street levy (or any <br />infrastructure levy for discussion purposes), For more than a decade the City has <br />included as part of their annual levy, a specific levy for street construction and <br />maintenance. These funds are dedicated and have wholly been used to construct our <br />streets (along with using Municipal State Aid) and fund balance transfers. The City has <br />not "assessed a residential property" since the systematic rehabilitation of streets <br />started more than a decade ago. <br />The vast majority of Cities bond for streets and use assessments to the residents, <br />often costing $6,000 to $10,000 per resident. Further, bond issuance casts continue to <br />inflate dramatically adding administrative cost burden to already expensive costs. <br />In closing, the city has been included a street levy in the annual levy to residents for <br />years. This discussion is to add some clarity/clarification to the Charter on the practice <br />and if needed, provide further parameters. <br />Respectfully submitted, <br />Nyle Zikmund <br />City Administrator <br />