Laserfiche WebLink
Page 3 <br /> Councilmember Thuesen asked for examples as to how this particular levy could be used <br /> 2 in the City of St. Anthony. Frame identified the 2002 watershed project request of <br /> 3 $20,000 from the MWMO. <br /> 4 <br /> 5 Councilmember Thuesen asked about an average homeowner relating to the levy. Frame <br /> 6 indicated that a homeowner of a$100,000 would pay about $16.00/year for the <br /> 7 $3,500,000 levy. <br /> 8 <br /> 9 Councilmember Sparks stated that the Mississippi Watershed Organization worked hard <br /> 10 to carefully draft the wording of the new agreement so that the City of St. Anthony would <br /> 11 be protected. <br /> 12 <br /> 13 Motion by Councilmember Sparks, second by Councilmember Faust, to adopt Resolution <br /> 14 02-034, re: Amending the Joint Cooperative Agreement with the Mississippi Watershed <br /> 15 Management Organization. <br /> 16 <br /> 17 Motion carried unanimously. <br /> 18 <br /> 19 B. Preview of Board of Review-Tamara Doolittle. Hennepin County Assessing will be <br /> 20rep sent. <br /> 21 Tamara Doolittle, appraiser with Hennepin County Assessors office, came forward to <br /> 22 provide a summary of the 2002 assessment and some information on the local Board of <br /> V4 Review procedures. <br /> 25 Doolittle stated that there have been some changes regarding safety and security since the <br /> 26 events of September 11, 2001. She stated that their basic functions to remain the same, <br /> 27 and that the main difference is the way that they do inspections. She stated exterior <br /> 28 inspections would be done from the street and, if an interior inspection were necessary, <br /> 29 they would issue a letter to the property owner asking them to contact the Assessors <br /> 30 office. She added that they hope that the changes will increase security for their staff, as <br /> 31 well as make their presence less invasive in the community. <br /> 32 <br /> 33 Doolittle indicated that the estimated market values for the 2002 assessment were set as <br /> 34 of January 2, 2002. She stated that the average property value increase was 15%, and the <br /> 35 average sale price of a home for 2001 was $186,000. <br /> 36 <br /> 37 Doolittle stated that the average town-home owner increase was 13%, a condominium <br /> 38 was 11.6%, and the duplex properties saw an increase of 19%. She indicated that <br /> 39 commercial and industrial properties saw an average increase of 7.6%, and apartments <br /> 40 had an average increase of 11%. <br /> 41 <br /> 42 Doolittle indicated that they have received only twelve calls from residents in the City of <br /> 43 St. Anthony,which was consistent with the rest of the county. <br /> 44 <br /> She stated that the Local Board of Review was scheduled for Tuesday, April 9, 2002. <br /> Mayor Hodson asked if there were any questions from the Council. There were none. <br />