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City Council meeting of December 5, 1994 Page 4 Jamaica Avenue. Currently, the City of Hugo does not have any streets named Jamaca Avenue, but under the Uniform Street Naming and Property Numbering System, such a street could be developed in the City. It is the staff's opinion that usinq a more common spelling for a street name would be of benefit, and recommended adoption of an ordinance chanqe. Stolt man made motion, Miron seconded, to schedule a public hearinq for January 3, 1995, at 7:05 PM, to consider adoption of an Ordinance amending Chapter 2178 by changing the spelling of Jamaca Avenue to Jamaica Avenue. All aye. Motion Carried. PROPOSED JUVENILE CURFEW ORDINANCE The Metropolitan Area County Attorney's Association prepared a draft ordinance establishinq a juvenile curfew for individuals under 17 years of age. It is their belief that in order to make such a curfew effective in any community, that it needs to be undertaken on a region -wide basis. This would require that each county and municipality in the metropolitan area adopt the ordinance. 'The Association is concerned with the 14% increase in juvenile crime in 1994, and especially, the .increasing amount of violence directed at juveniles. A formal proposal for adoption of the ordinance is not being presented to the City at this time, but as this issue will likely need to be addressed in the upcoming year, the proposed ordinance was provided to the Council for their information. No formal action was required for this matter. UTILITY BILLING ABATEMENT REQUEST On November 7, 1994, the City Council received a letter from a resident requesting that the City adopt a policy abating sanitary sewer and municipal water charges when a resident is absent from their home for extended periods of time. Between the time this letter went out to the Council in their agenda packet and the Council meeting of November 7th, the City Finance Director reviewed past records of the City, and determined that the City had, indeed, abated water bills when the water service was disconnected at the curb. This is not a common request from the City, occurring only once in the last five years. As a precedence had been set, staff wrote a letter to the resident requesting the abatement, informing him of the City's practice. The Council has recently received an additional letter from this resident requesting that the Council take formal action on his request. After a discussion regarding a history of utility billing and how costs are determined, the following motion introduced: Miron made motion, LeroUx seconded, that the City, as a policy will continue charging for utility bills through the winter months during the absence of the property owner. A letter of explanation is to be sent to the resident requesting the abatement. ;i11 aye. Motion Carried.