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City Council meeting of April 1, 2002 Page 7 meeting. City Attorney Dave Snyder drafted an ordinance whereby the Council would establish, on an annual basis, all City fees, rates, and charges for each respective year. Miron made motion, Haas seconded, to adopt ORDINANCE 2002-359 AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING ESTABLISHMENT OF FEES, RATES, AND CHARGES FOR 2002. VOTING AYE: Granger, Haas, Petryk, Puleo, Miron Motion Carried. APPROVE RESOLUTION CONCERNING REFUSE COLLECTION IN THE CITY At its March 18, 2002 meeting, Mayor Fran Miron discussed with Council infonnation he received from local refuse haulers. Council discussed the issue of clarifying its position on refuse collection in the City, and agreed to direct the City Attorney Dave Snyder to prepare a Tesolution that would clarify the City's official position. Staff will forward a copy to Judy Hunger at Washington County and to Gene's Sanitation. Haas made motion, Puleo seconded, to adopt RESOLUTION 2002-13A RESOLUTION CONCERNING REFUSE COLLECTION WITHIN THE CITY WHICH SUPPORTS THE SMALL PRIVATE HAULERS DOING BUSINESS IN THE CITY. VOTING AYE: Granger, Haas, Petryk, Puleo, Miron Motion Carried. OAKSHORE PARK PROPERTY ASSOCIATION REOUEST FOR APPRAISAL ON PARKLAND On Friday, March 8, 2002, CD Director John Rask and City Administrator Mike Ericson, along with Parks Commission Chair Robyn LaCasse and Council member Chuck Haas, attended the annual meeting of the Oakshore Park Property Association at the Hugo Fire Hall. Staff shared with association members the Council's interest in acquiring the 10 -acre parcel of private parkland owned by the Oakshore Park Property Association. Staff met last week with Chuck Svendsen, who represents the association members who voted after staff left, to proceed with a request for the City to complete an appraisal on the parkland property. He stated that there is strong support, although not unanimous, to sell the property to the City in exchange for strong involvement from association members in the design of the new public park. Council considered four options on whether to proceed with the appraisal: 1) complete an appraisal of the property; 2) the City could simply make an offer to the association on the property; 3) request that the association make a proposal to the City; and 4) simply do nothing. There are many approaches or combinations of the options the City could take in acquiring the property. Because Council member Petryk is a member of the HOA, she did not partake in discussion of this matter. The Council favored Option 3 rather than expending City funds for an appraisal. Council member Granger felt that the HOA was not looking to sell the land, and if pursued, Option 3 would just ,,die,,. Miron made motion, Haas seconded, directing staff to forward a letter to the Oakshore Park Homeowners Association (all members) outlining the following: 1) the City's continued interest in