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City Engineer Olson explained that not all of the funds have been expended for this ye~:..id <br /> <br />Unknown resident' stated that at the end of three years there will be a $600,00ff d~ficit in t <br />storm drainage utility fund and questioned where the funds will come from to.,~ver ~.~.~cxt. <br />Finance Officer Luna explained th~2 .cC~l~lle~:~lfrdobme ~:~imgoZ~r~.2e~flfii~.utility fund"~t'}~ <br />then pay those funds back with the '. g 'i ;5-~ -"-'~}i (!i~ <br /> <br />John owe, 170S9 ow hen eoule ard, a sey, made a ple : O a ' Ca reconsider theway <br />the funds are bein~ raised. He stated that if the City needs fu-n~a~: ~° compl~}~ a project th= he is <br />not against that, but he would like the Council to revisit~m'~ ~ay that:me fee is being assessed. <br />One of the issues that has been brought up is fairness,~i.i~-.~tated that'~ City does not assess a <br />her fee to more hazardous businesses that are mo~'ia~'~;;tg USe fire prot~:Sr~ :and the City does <br />not asses bars because they utilize the Police Department m0~ei¥.Mr,~e st~ited that businesses <br />know that they pay higher taxes than residents and if it is P~:~' ~at they real do need the <br />additional funds then include it with City taxes. If it is included ii/,-:~ budget iris not trying to <br />hide things it is part of doing business, fit would be more equitable t';?h~n~le ~t:t~d> same way as <br />other City services are handled. A¢:(?~ :.:~!~! ,~ '~:¢i(~i.)~';!:'?~? <br /> <br />Chris Bulow, developer in the~ Cie, :s~ted tha~*'~3~ev~i:SPers are requir'~'~'?(o pay a storm sewer <br /> e and bastioned wha{':~ose ffin'~s are used <br />impact fe q . ,~>-~ ,~ ~:~:. ...... <br />City Eng/neer Olson explained that there '~d ~mp~t~}~ove ~i¢~yond what happen on the site <br />that is being development such as resid~n~a~,.i-ri~ighborhood's that have storm sewer mn-off <br />because of an de~etO~ent.¥:.~ <br /> <br /> Mr. Bulo.~:~ied that he pa~i~ substantial amq~t;:~£money for the Mallard Pond sub&vlsmn. <br /> City ~'ri~&C:~ankowsld':~ed. that M~a~i Ponds drains into the Keno pond and only has <br /> an outlet beca-d~:~'Of the ~i~L-?::~Z~!i?)~ <br /> <br />~.¢e'~:~_~-}iBulow replied {h~i:'he paid the fees and know they are being charged another access fee. <br /> <br /> CiW Eng{ne& J~ows~ mPt~d that Ce sto~ drmnage utfllW is for maintenance of ~e existing <br /> system. ~e?~.~e areas 9(~'~Ci, that will need ~ outlet to the ~ver and the impact fee would <br /> for those ~pes of pro~cts. <br /> <br /> Bulow in~d if the ~pact fees could also be used for maintenance of~e existing system. <br /> '<~:?~ En~ae~lson replied no. <br /> <br /> MhrkDaVid Jonson, 17301 U~com Street NE, Rmsey, stated that'the Ci~ of Ramsay has <br /> sugar~and and when it rains it drains. He stated that the way that the Ci~ has initiated this <br /> <br />I <br />.I <br />I' <br /> I <br /> I <br /> ! <br /> I <br /> ! <br /> I <br /> <br />-82- <br /> <br />City Council/September 26, 2000 <br /> Page 26 of 36 <br /> <br /> <br />