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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 costs 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 />