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e) (Follow Up Question) What other fees or charges do you use to fund local road <br />maintenance and reconstruction? <br />i) (Probe) What is the nature of these fees? <br />ii) (Probe) What is the rate of the fee and does it differ with zoning or something <br />else <br />iii) (Probe) Is it earmarked? <br />iv) (Probe) Is there a sunset provision with your fees? <br />v) (Probe) Is there a cap on how much is collected (individually and aggregate)? <br />3) (Main Question) Are there any innovative funding models for local road maintenance <br />and reconstruction that your city is considering? <br />a) (Follow Up Question based on Yes or No response to Main Question) If yes, where <br />did you reach out to learn of these methods. <br />i) (Probe) Do you see these innovative methods being implemented in the near <br />future? <br />b) (Follow Up Question based on Yes or No response to Main Question) If no, why <br />have you not looked into new methods to help your road infrastructure's future? <br />i) (Probe) Do you intend to look for new methods in the near future? <br />Objective: Understand why cities fund the way they do to better assess how various options <br />may fit into the context of Ramsey. <br />4) (Main Question) How long has your current funding structure for local road <br />maintenance and reconstruction existed and can you describe the decision making process? <br />a) (Follow Up Question) What was the city's rationale for enacting the current funding <br />structure? <br />b) (Follow Up Question) What criteria did the city consider when implementing their <br />current local road funding plan? <br />i) (Probe) When the city developed its local road funding plan, did it consider <br />how the plan would affect the equity of its citizens? What was the nature of this <br />consideration? <br />ii) (Probe) Was efficiency considered? <br />iii) (Probe) Was adequacy considered? <br />iv) (Probe) Was feasibility considered? <br />5) (Main Question) Tell me about the political makeup of your district and how that plays <br />out in the feasibility of passing local tax increases? <br />a) (Follow Up if answer is Yes) What do attribute to that funding mechanism being <br />unfavorable? <br />