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I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />i <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />Be~ Mc, ss - Stated that he realizes Umt thi£. Council cannot answer to past <br />Council actions, but there sbou]d be some reoourse when ck~c~,ented proof is <br />presented proving street maintermnce should be the City's responsibi]ity. <br /> <br />Counciln~.~er Cox stated that there were no ~ealcoating projects prior to <br />1979; that Council stated at public hearings that 9eneral maintenance like <br />patching, crack filling and sncscplowing would be the responsibility of the <br />City; a decision regarding who pays for sealc~ating oosts was not made until <br />the first sealooating project was initiated. <br /> <br />Les Martens - 161st Lane - Any of the sealcoating areas can petition add stop <br />the project; let the road deteriorate; and the City would have to patch and <br />fill the boles as part of normal maintenance. <br /> <br />Mayor Heitman agreed and stated that lack of sea]ooating poses problens to <br />both the City and the residents. <br /> <br />Les Martens - Stated that be believes the property owners are the primary <br />benefited, but not the only benefited; people drive on his road to enter an <br />area park but do not help pay the sealooating oosts and he is helping pay for <br />street maintenance for those residents on County roads through taxes. <br /> <br />F~yor Heitman stated that the City doesn't have to o~ntinue to assess <br />sealooating to the benefited property c~ners, but he has not heard an3, viable <br />alternatives to that procedure. <br /> <br />Morrie Mox - 16000 Armstrong Blvd. - Suggest calling sea/coating maintenance <br />and take it out of the City's General Fund. <br /> <br />Mayor Heitman - The citizens can petition for that type of a funding situation <br />to be set up in Ramsey by seeking the signatures of 35% of the registered <br />voters and calling for the issue to be brought to a vote of the t~ablic. <br /> <br />Morrie Mox - Stated that be suggested a viable alternative and added that he <br />can't access the road he is benefited by because the City won't allc~ him to <br />and these are the types of things that should be rectified. <br /> <br />Motion by Councilmo~ber Cox and seconded by Councilmember Reirrann to adjourn <br />this public bearing. <br /> <br />Motion carried. Voting Yes: Payor l~eitman, Councilm~cubers Sorteberg, Cox, <br />Reimann and Schl ueter. Voting No: None. <br /> <br />The public hearing adjourned at 8:06 p.m. <br /> <br />Respectfully submitted, <br /> <br />Sylvia Frolik <br />Council Secretary <br /> <br />Lloyd G. Schnelle <br />City Actninist rator <br /> <br />April 9, 1985 <br /> Page 2 of 2 <br /> <br /> <br />