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Assistant Community Development Director Trudgeon replied that might be a tremendous burden for a person to pay all the fees at once. He suggested the possibility of scheduling a yearly payment fOr a specific period of time. Councilmember ~lvig stated that he was not sure that they wanted to have the general public going through tl~e site so he questioned the necessity of charging a trail fee. He felt that they should review thk fees and talk about a pay back time frame since it is a non-profit organization. Councilmember ~ook explained that the trail fee is not for the site itself, but is used to complete trail connectionsittzroughout the City. He stated that he would be willing to delay the payment of the fees and he ~ould also agree to eliminating some of the fees if the City Attorney advised tl~em that was something they could do. Councilmember :Strommen replied that she would be concerned that waiving fees would set a precedent, but sl~e would be willing to look at delayed payments. Councilmember ~urak agreed with allowing for delayed payments, but when they hook up to sewer the City ~as to pay a fee to the Met Council and if Lord of Life is allowed to delay payment it is mo~ey that would have to come from a City fund. Mayor Gamec i.¢quired if the Council would consider delaying the payment of park and trail dedication fees. ~ Consensus of th~ City Council was that they would consider delaying the payment of park and trail dedication Fees. Councilmember PKurak inquired if it would be possible to use an assessment option where fees would be paid atithe time of closing if there is a closing. Councilmember ~lvig inquired if it was possible for the City to pay the Met Council fees from an enterprise fund s.b. that it would not impact the City's general budget. Assistant Comrdunity Development Director Trudgeon replied that he would have to research that informationi Mr. Trudgeon inquired if staff were to bring the final plat before the Council for another extension would they be willing to grant an additional extension. Consensus of th~ Council was yes. 4) City Hal! Facility Assistant City )idministrator Nelson stated that earlier this summer the City Council authorized staff to proceec~ with the next step in planning for a new City Hall and Police Offices. Conceptual dra~ings and cost estimates were completed by Bill Baxley of BKV Group who was present to provide that information. Additionally, as Council considers moving forward with the · ~ City Hall/Pohce!Offices project, there may be a need to appoint a committee to provide input and 7 City Council work Session/October 7, 2003 Page 11 of 14 -37-