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t.q Mr. Vickrey read Sewer Rate Ordinance #1975-003 and suggestions for changes from G Councilmembers and Mr. Dulgar's recommendations that only sample readings be made on a district basis were to be included for the second reading. • Motion by Councilman Sundland and seconded by Councilman Haik to indicate approval of the first reading of the ordinance ORDINANCE NO. 1975-003 AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO SEWER RA'Z'ES AND CHARGES: AMENDING SECTION 540:00 OF THE 1973 CODE OF ORDINANCES, AS AMENDED Motion carried unanimously. The Board of Review meeting of May 22 was reconvened at 7:50 PM and the list of new valuations made by the County Assessor were considered and discussed. Present and speaking about his new valuation was Mr. Dennis Palm, 3308 Roosevelt Court, who read a prepared statement in which he stated his willingness to have his home valuation raised to $63,000 but expressed his unhappiness with what he felt was still an inequity in the amount of taxes he paid because he thought they equaled the amounts paid by owners of homes worth $802000. In reply to his statement "If you question the system, they'll get you for making waves", Mayor Miedtke told him that of the list of persons who had asked for re- evaluation of their properties, 10 had their valuations lowered and 5 went up. • He said that because of State legislation which prohibited over a 5% increase in valuation in a year, all Mr. Palm's neighbors were probably not paying taxes which reflected the true valuations of their homes while his valuation now reflected the true worth of his home. He said the legislators had tried to remedy this condition during their last session but Mr. Lekson said it would probably take four years before the homes near Mr. Palm would be taxed at their real value. However, the assessor said he didn't think there was a danger of Mr. Palm's home being reevaluated in that time. The Manager said that when the City had placed its estimate of valuation of property and sent it to the County,that,body had added a 5% increase in valuation to each, which he felt might result in an overvaluation of some properties. Mr. Dulgar reported that one person on the list, John Forsberg, 3513 Belden Drive, although he was present during the Board of Review, had not requested a reappraisal and his name had been erroneously included on the list and his property had been reappraised. Mr. Vickrey said only the property of those soecifically requesting a reevaluation could be reviewed and therefore the new valuation for the Forsberg property should be discounted. Motion by Councilman Sundland and seconded by Councilman Stauffer to adjust the valuations of the properties listed by the County Assessor except those of Robert Brown and Richard Sokol, whose new valuations would amount to less thaw $500.00, and to eliminate the evaluation of the Forsberg property. 40 Motion carried unanimously. The Public Hearing on the walkway north of 37th Ave. N.E. was opened by Mayor Miedtke at 8:05 P.M. and no one appeared to speak for or against it except Donald Cottle, 2917 Silver Lane. Mr. Dulgar gave a resume of the City's proposal for