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-156- <br /> <br />Principal City Engineer Olson stated that staff is suggesting a policy where all down' stream <br />facilities are paid for by the developer and anything up stream would be paid for by using ston:n <br />water management funds. <br /> <br />Consensus of the Council was to direct staff to proceed with creating a policy.that would be used <br />to define the responsibilities of developers and the City of Ramsey when it comes to the use of <br />Storm Water Management Fund for new developments and bring forward for formal adoption, <br />with staff reviewing the current fees and a six month review of the fees by the City Council. <br /> <br />4) Trunk Sewer Policy <br /> <br />Principal City Engineer Olson stated that in the past, the sewer trunk fund has paid for the over <br />sizing and extra depth required for new installation of the sarfitary, sewer to accommodate future <br />development. It has also been used to help cover the cost of sewer extensions to a proposed <br />subdivision by allowing the developer to use the trunk fee money that would be generated from <br />his site for initial construction. In an effort to control the potential "leap frog~ng" of <br />developments and encourage orderly development, the trunk fund money that has to be collected <br />was available for this purpose. Any additional expense above and beyond that amount was to be <br />financed by the developer. In general, this policy worked nicely for the sub trunk sewer lines but <br />was not useful when considering the installation of the deep, large diameter trunk lines. In those <br />cases, the City used a combination of Tax Increment Financing, trunk fund, and developer <br />moneys. Tax Increment Financing was lost as a potential funding source for the extension of <br />large trunk sewer pipes for residential developments. On October 8, 2002, the City Council <br />discussed the use of the Sewer Trunk Funds. There was discussion about developing a policy <br />that would require the developer to pay for all of the costs of the initial construction activities for <br />the trunk facility. The developer would then be able to recover the costs that were incurred Over <br />a period of five years as new developments were approved that utilized the trunk facilities that <br />were constructed. <br /> <br />Councilmember Elvig inquired if the developer would receive a fiat fee reimbursement or would <br />it include interest. <br /> <br />Principal City Engineer Olson replied that in the past the developers have received a flat rate fee. <br /> <br />Consensus of the Council was to direct staff to create a policy and forward it to the City Council <br />for approval. <br /> <br />ADJOURNMENT <br />The work session of the City Council adjourned at 9:30 p.m. <br /> <br />Respectfully submitted, <br /> <br />Nanci Libor <br />Recording Secretary <br />TimeSaver Off Site Secretarial, Inc. <br /> <br />James E. Norman <br />City Administrator <br /> <br />City Council/March 18, 20{)3 <br /> Page 8 of 8 <br /> <br /> <br />