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Mayor Ramsey stated this would only work if the City taxed by districts. Councilmember McGlone agreed with the flat fee. Councilmember Look believed Council needed to delay the reconstruction somehow and manage this so 30 years from now a future Council was not facing the same issue. Councilmember Look recommended the residents fill out a survey if the residents preferred assessments, or a flat fee for road reconstruction. He noted this .could be done on the website. He believed the residents had to be warmed up to the road reconstruction concept. Councilmember Elvig believed there would be a big impact to the residents if the charges were not spread. out over time. Councilmember Look stated he would like to charge for sealcoating and maintenance on the roads, but overlay was different. City Administrator Ulrich stated the first step was to have a reconstruction program, which the City did not have. City Engineer Himmer believed the first step was to get resident input and, while that was going on, staff could evaluate what needed to be done and the cost. City Administrator Ulrich stated he would prefer to get the costs first and then get the resident's input. Mayor Ramsey agreed with an annual payment going towards a future cost. Councilmember Elvig stated there would also be opposition to this from residents who already had assessments on their property due to road reconstruction and now those residents would be paying additional taxes for an assessment they were already paying for. Mayor Ramsey noted there was also the issue of residents who lived on private streets. It was Council's consensus for staff to prepare five, ten, and fifteen year plans and the costs involved for all plans and bring the information back to Public Works for review. A comment was made about all the City streets having anine-ton restriction. Public Works Director Olson responded a nine ton road did not last any longer than a seven ton road. He noted a seven ton road was a good road on the sand. He indicated anine-ton road would not save anything in the long run. 4) Clarify Intent of Municipal Sewer and Connection Policy City Engineer Himmer reviewed the staff report. City Council Work Session /November 17, 2009 Page 4 of 8