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LRRWMO Meeting Minutes December 19, 1991 Page 2 Motion was made by Weaver, seconded by Jankowski, to ACCEPT THE TREASURER'S REPORT FOR THE PERIOD ENDING NOVEMBER 30, 1991, AS PRESENTED. 3 ayes - 0 nayes. Motion carried. PAYMENT OF BILLS Board members considered a billing from Barr Engineering for the period September 29, 1991, through November 2, 1991, totaling $483.50. Listed on the Table 1 bill itemization was engineering expertise provided for the Anoka VocTech and 168th Lane projects, $240.50 and $198.50, respectively. Weaver noted no permit application fees have been paid by either of the two project applicants, yet the LRRWMO engineer has been providing them assistance. Schultz indicated he has been informing the VocTech architect a permit is necessary. However, Skallman reportedly told them originally they did not have to pay a permit fee because they were a governmental entity. Schrantz stated 168th Lane is a city project, but the city is still responsible for costs. Anything the cities do should go to the engineer. The board extensively discussed who must pay a permit fee and who is exempt, as indicated on the LRRWMO fee application. It was determined by the board that everyone, including the cities, who is proposing to develop a project and requires a permit application, must submit the $500 permit fee. In explanation, members concurred the initial intent was to exempt only the member cities from having to pay the initial permit fee in that the cities are financially supporting this organization. However, upon discussion of the process that would be necessary to bill back each city for engineering costs and make sure the LRRWMO has a sufficient cash flow to pay engineering fees during the city's project development, members concurred it would be in the best interest of all to require all project developers, including cities, to pay the $500 permit fee prior to beginning the project. Members concurred the "Governmental Units Exemption" clause should be removed from the application form. Schrantz indicated he has discussed this issue with Skallman, explain- ing to him the definition of "Governmental Unit" had previ- ously just included the four member cities.