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would define how franchise fees might be utilized by the city. This effort was abandoned after the City Council <br />implemented an assessment policy for road construction in lieu of franchise fees. Charter Commission Chairperson <br />Field inquired whether or not there are financial resources available to the Charter Commission to request an <br />independent study on the same issue - road funding alternatives. <br />According to State Statutes (sec. 410.06) The members of such commission shall receive no compensation, but the <br />commission may employ an attorney and other personnel to assist in framing such charter, and any amendment or <br />revision thereof, and the reasonable compensation and the cost of printing such charter, or any amendment or <br />revision thereof, when so directed by the commission, shall be paid by such city. The amount of reasonable and <br />necessary expenses that shall be so paid by the city shall not exceed in any one year the sum of $10,000 for a first <br />class city and $1,500 for any other city; but the council may authorize such additional charter commission expenses <br />as it deems necessary. <br />Therefore, statute allows the Charter Commission to spend money only on Charter amendments and that amount is <br />limited to $1,500, unless the Council approves more. There is no funding to use for non -amendment purposes. The <br />Charter may also make a recommendation to the City Council to study certain aspects of road funding that they <br />believe are not currently being addressed in the current discussion. <br />Staff contacted the League of Minnesota Cities to ask about any studies that may already have been done with <br />regard to road funding options. The response received was that the city is limited to funding through property taxes, <br />special assessments and franchise fees. There are no other road funding options currently available. <br />Notification: <br />N/A <br />Observations/Alternatives: <br />N/A <br />Funding Source: <br />N/A <br />Recommendation: <br />N/A <br />Action: <br />Based upon discussion. <br />Attachments <br />Road Funding U of M Report <br />Road Funding U of M Presentation <br />Ramsey FF Spreadsheet <br />Bendtsen Summary <br />Bendtsen DETAILED Background <br />Form Review <br />Inbox Reviewed By Date <br />Kurt Ulrich Kurt Ulrich 08/24/2020 02:59 PM <br />Form Started By: Colleen Lasher Started On: 08/24/2020 12:59 PM <br />Final Approval Date: 08/24/2020 <br />