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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes August 27, 2019 Page 4 1 immediate plans are to be an Environmental Health Specialist for a 2-year fellowship with 2 Ramsey County and to attend graduate school. 3 4 Councilmember Randle thanked Ms. Saulog for her service. 5 6 Councilmember Gray thanked Ms. Saulog for her help in the City's quest for sustainability. He 7 noted her project leadership skills and the amount accomplished in 11 months. 8 9 Councilmember Stille stated the City will be sad to see her move on. 10 11 Councilmember Jenson stated he agrees with what the other Councilmembers have said and 12 praised Ms. Saulog on her accomplishments and presentation. 13 14 Mayor Faust thanked Ms. Saulog for her work and stated she has a talent for presentations and 15 public speaking, noting the organics recycling is being used by residents of other cities. He stated 16 Ms. Saulog continues her enthusiasm and has been a great asset to the City. 17 18 D. Resolution 19-063; a Resolution Adopting the Amended Special Assessment Policy. 19 20 City Manager Casey reviewed this is a resolution for consideration to amend the special 21 assessment policy that is used for City infrastructure improvement. The property owner is 22 responsible for the cost of repairing/replacing the sanitary sewer line from their home to their 23 property line. A new practice has begun in which the City's engineer coordinates a video 24 inspection of the private sanitary sewer line to locate potential blockage, breaks, and root 25 intrusion on scheduled road reconstruction projects. This information is made available to the 26 property owners. If the property owner voluntarily wishes to have the repair/replacement 27 performed during the same time as the road reconstruction project, the property owner may 28 petition the City to add their private sanitary sewer line repair/replacement assessment cost to the 29 adjacent street reconstruction assessment. 30 31 Councilmember Jenson asked if the project required some work on the part of the homeowner, 32 would it be tax deductible. Mr. Casey stated special assessments are not tax deductible. 33 34 Mayor Faust stated this is a great service to the public should residents wish to utilize it. 35 36 Motion by Councilmember Randle, seconded by Councilmember Stille, to approve Resolution 37 19-063; a Resolution Adopting the Amended Special Assessment Policy. 38 39 Motion carried 5-0. 40 41 E. Ordinance 2019-08 an Ordinance Amending Sections 155.03, 155.21, and 155.22 of the 42 Sign Ordinance (2nd of 3 readings). 43 44 This is the second reading of Ordinance 2019-08 an Ordinance Amending Sections 155.03, 45 155.21, and 155.22 of the Sign Ordinance. Mr. Casey noted this ordinance was written before the 46 use of LED lights became popular.