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44110 Task Force Meeting #15 • July 6, 1978 Page 2 D. Lykke volunteered to call the Attorney Generals office to ask about senior citizens exemption of assessment. We now have 19 members present. D. McCarty visited and submitted Laws on deferments for senior citizens. P. Sargent read the progress report of the Senior Citizens Committee: Submitted by Senior Citizens Committee of Task Force 7/6/78 - Progress Report Our Committee has checked with many State offices, and the Metropolitan Council to gather information relative to senior and disabled home owners residing in Mounds View. The "Circuit Breaker" figures indicate that there are 114 homeowners aged 65 or over, and 34 homeowners who are disabled. A questionaire reaching all residents might give us a more complete count. A paper putting forth suggestions to provide assessment payments relief for seniors, disabled, and people with oversized, undivideable lots was prepared. It was submitted to the Task Force, and the Council . The Task Force has discussed it, and it should be approved at our July 6 meeting. 41/0 The Council has expressed an interest in discussing it. M/S/C that the above report be accepted as information to be used in the Task Force final report. (19 yes 0 no) P. Sargent read the (Izaak Walton League) paper written by J. Fahrmann, entitled "Resolution: Hold Natural Systems and Land Forms as Inviolate". One member left early. RESOLUTION: HOLD NATURAL SYSTEMS AND LAND FORMS AS INVIOLATE. 5/18/78 Environmental problems, in part are a result of poor or no planning. This resolution will encourage much planning. In addition, because development continues to proceed based on economic and not environmental considerations, natural , balanceG hydrologic systems are being upset. Natural water storage areas are filled or drained, natural water drainage is increased by impervious surfaces, and efficient, man-made drainage. routes, such as street gutters and storm drains. The result is flooding , which requires control measures ; and causes decreased water quality, which is dangerous to health if used for human or animal consumption (e.g. lead contamination of street and hyway runoff) . The human mental and physical environment is also damaged aesthetically through loss of natural contours and loss of wildlife. This type of degadation encourages urban sprawl to less developed, wilder, more aesthetically pleasing areas. However, the economics of development will gradually degrade these areas also, contributing to further urban sprawl . The zoning required by this resolution would have the beneficial effect of removing environmentally valuable or unsafe land from speculation.