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or special assessments. <br />The City Council has made it very clear that before they would consider adopting franchise fee ordinances, the <br />following terms must be met. The use of special assessments must be eliminated on all SMP projects as long as <br />franchise fees are place, all franchise fee ordinances must have a 5 year sunset term, all franchise fee revenues must <br />be dedicated specifically to SMP projects, and a rebate program must be implemented to prevent property owners <br />from paying franchise fees on top of any current assessments levied under previous SMP projects. <br />Special assessments have also been contested by taxpayers more vigorously in recent years, resulting in significant <br />project delays and /or cancellations which negatively impact the effectiveness of long -term SMP projects. And due <br />to the existing language in our Charter, the City of Ramsey faces particular hardships in applying special <br />assessments due to the ability of taxpayers to more easily petition against SMP projects. <br />Additional information will be provided during the workshop on how other cities in Minnesota are funding their <br />long -term SMP's. In addition, a summary of how other cities, both Charter and non - Charter, are restricting the use <br />of franchise fees within their cities. <br />Timeframe: <br />15 minutes <br />Funding Source: <br />Not applicable <br />Responsible Party(ies): <br />City Engineer Bruce Westby will present the background information on the long -term street maintenance program. <br />City Administrator Kurt Ulrich and Finance Director Diana Lund will lead the discussion on funding alternatives. <br />Outcome: <br />The desired outcome of this workshop is for the Charter Commission and the City Council to arrive at a mutually <br />agreeable solution for restricting the use of franchise fees via City Charter amendment or the use of more restrictive <br />language within the franchise fee ordinances. <br />Ramsey PASER Ratings <br />31913 CCWS case <br />Attachments <br />Form Review <br />Inbox Reviewed By Date <br />Diana Lund Diana Lund 11/14/2013 03:44 PM <br />Kurt Ulrich Jo Thieling 11/14/2013 04:04 PM <br />Form Started By: Bruce Westby Started On: 11/14/2013 03:14 PM <br />Final Approval Date: 11/14/2013 <br />