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Councilmember H enddksen replied that the Council wanted to correctly assess those peopt~i~ were creating the majority, of the runoff and he has not heard an argument that proved :thi~!.i'~ fair. .~;? ~' Mr. Peterson replied that if the City wants to talk about runoff then it has to .b6:i~ti~"t~imount of water that leaves the property that City has to deal with. But, if it is imp~!O~s area, {h~:~at is a different situation. %!i~_:~!i¥. ~ '~5~i:~ ~~-. Mayo[ Gamec stated that adding the fee to property taxes would be a{hUl~b:.benefn'to some but he doesnt think that is fair. He suggested that the City Admin/s~:~:sh6filg- schedule a meeting with the business owners and the City Engineer to discuss the0rd~Sance. '¢' ' Consensus of the Council was to direct staff to schedul~?~eeting to ;~pikin the storm drainage utility ordinance and the formula that is used. City Eng/neer Olson inquired if the City should continue with tl~'f~'~g,of the fee. Consensus of the Councd was to continue w~th the bdlmgs at th~s t~me':.?:5';?, ,-~: Councilmember Hendriksen stated t_h~'i.th~'Cl~7of Ramsey has 20,000::P~'~ie and 20 business owners were present in the audi6i~' requesting il{i{:d:b3~on, of the Co~'~!~h0uld be shifted to the residents which is not justified?if the l~ness owner~.:!tM~'i~ ~:: fa~{ii~he would like to hear their justification as to why the City should';}~m the ed'~f':kom ~i'i~e~Ple who produce the most Bernie VeVe, ,e~ii~-'~'i-Stated that the'~:js calling the storm sewer utility a maintenance charge and ClU~.:S~:;nea ho',~.m-.any miles of st6'~;~sew~ the City has th,a.t needs maintenance. In his opinio~.hs~re is very fe~ ~iles. He quesf~'~i~h:li;I{ow old the City s storm sewer system is. Mr. ve~e.'~kted that RamseY!ts not like other;c~'who have miles of storm sewer that go down eveW'¢itY bt~& land are. more,t-ha.n,a 1 O0 ye~' old. At the last meetmgk the Councd stated that someof the residential al'cas because in the spring some of the septic systems ma..Z.,~?'¢e working wa'i-?'z'Then the City should be creating funds for ditches in area." e':also noted that aerial photographs do not show elevations and businesses holding P'$nd§:as r~..uired by the City. Most of the soil in Ramsey is sand and there is no run'0~kom the bus~-nak':fri"the residential area. If the City needs funds for the residential areas, then i~:.slSould be asseSSed as any other project because businesses are not going to pay for these improv~nts when~:~hey are not causing the problems because they are taking care of their own runoff. ~¥eVe stated that the Council's decisions may set the course between separation between the b~esses and the rest of the community. ' :~ ~Lisa Rulek !i4345 Tungsten Street, Ramsey, stated that if it is a fact that businesses are creating runoff then they should pay a higher cost. To have a flat tax seems to be an unfair sh%/ing ~f taxes. She stated that she admired the way the decision was made. City Council/October 10, 2000 Page 10 of 17