1998.06.30 CC Minutes - Special Council meeting

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City Council meeting of June 30, 1998 Page 2 utility to cover those costs that do not are covered by assessments or development. It is the City's policy to charge 100% of the cost of utility expansion to a developer, and the purpose of the hookup charge for the lift station was to insure that development did pay for the extension of utilities, while allowing reasonable distribution of the cost to benefited properties. Mr. Peltier asked if the hookup charge proposed for the lift station would be in lieu of the REC charge, and the answer was "no", and that both charges would be made as appropriate. Tom Angus recommended that the City table action on the ordinance until such time as final construction costs were known, and to base the hookup fee on actual cost, rather than estimated cost. Miron made motion, Barnes seconded, to split the cost of the lift station 44% for the developer and 56% to be reimbursed to the developer by hookup charges made by adjacent properties. VOTING AYE: Barnes, Goiffon, Leroux, Miron ABSTAINED: Arcand Motion Carried. Leroux made motion, Goiffon seconded, to table action on adoption of the ordinance until the final cost for the project has been identified. VOTING AYE: Barnes, Goiffon, Leroux, Miron ABSTAINED: Arcand Motion Carried. Council member Barnes left the Council meeting following the motion to table action on the ordinance. The Mayor asked the Council to consider a request of Kathy Marier for construction of a children's playground in the park by City Hall. Mrs. Marier made a presentation providing the Council options for the development of the playground, to cost between $25,000 and $50,000, based on estimates she had received from St. Croix Valley Recreation. Miron made motion, Leroux seconded, to direct staff to obtain a cost estimate to have a landscape architect work with the City's Park Committee in preparing plans and bid specifications for a new playground by the City Hall. All aye. Motion Carried.