Minutes - Council Work Session - 09/21/2004

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benchmarks will not be released until assessment hearings are completed and the land will then be transferred. With this situation there will not be concerns of appeals to the assessments. There is still discussion as to how to put the assessment agreements in place. He explained Phase 2 street improvements will need to be moved on immediately as part of the assessment hearings. At this time the developer is considering the possibility of Item No. 14 of' the Master Development Agreement being removed in exchange for Item 37(e), which relates to parking ramps and the developer sharing in the savings. They were having such a difficult time trying to put Item 37(e) into legal language that he suggested these items be swapped. The developer is considering that at this time. Councihncmber Elvig noted a special taxing district is a guarantee of funds, while the gq'ants may not be. He stated he is uncomfortable giving away any assessments, especially since the Public Works Committee just discussed that there will be a need for a snow removal site. City Administrator Norman explained item #14 is new in the agreement. This came into the master agrecment when the Council directed staff to change the park agreement and take out that $1,500 per building permit. The amount that would be received in the grant is roughly the same alnotlllt. Councihnember Cook stated he thinks it is time to give up the $1,500 per building permit and lllove o11. Councihnember Kurak stated the City should be watchful of the amount of money being spent on the attorney and the amount of time in negotiations, as the City is paying for the attorney's time. City Administrator Norman indicated this is not in negotiations any longer, they are just trying to get the agreement into final language. Councihnember Kurak requested a summary of the attorney's charges. City Administrator Norman explained by the time the City receives the billing there is almost a two-month lag. He would rather not pull the attorney off his work on the agreement at this time. Mayor Gamec stated this is a big project and it is important to be sure the City is protected on this. However, Councilmember Kurak has a good point, and staff should see if there is a bill available for tile Council to review. 3) RTC Park & Trail Agreement Discussed with Case 2. 1) City Website Assistant City Administrator Nelson explained in early 2002, the City of Ramsey established a relationship with a company called GovDocs for website development and a subscription City Council Work Session/September 21, 2004 Page 2 of 4