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Mayor Gamec replied that presently the Council is not planning to add any charges, but that <br />could change in the future. <br /> <br />Councilmember Hendriksen inquired <br />including the fee on the general fund. <br />they felt that it was fair to everyone. <br /> <br />if he would he prefer to pay the extra 30 percent by <br />He explained that the Council chose this method because <br /> <br />Mr. Roble replied that he has never seen a situation where people are charged for runoff. <br /> <br />Councilmember Hendriksen stated that there are projects that have to be done because of runoff <br />problems and, as a Council, they had to determine a way to generate funds to cover those <br />projects. <br /> <br />Mayor Gamec noted that some of the businesses are paying $4,000 to $8,000 a year. <br /> <br />Councilmember Connolly explained that the County cannot add a flat fee to the property tax <br />statements. It has to be based on the value of the property. <br /> <br />Finance Officer Lund stated that if the charge was added on the property tax statements then the <br />residents would be picking up the majority of the costs for businesses and churches. <br /> <br />Mr. Roble stated that the residents are the people who voted the Council in and they don't want <br />to see any more charges added on to their bills. It was his understanding that the general fund is <br />supposed to handle these types of charges. <br /> <br />Councihnember Connolly replied that there are identified projects that will be paid for by the <br />storm drainage utility. <br /> <br />Mr. Robie stated that staff has indicated that the City will never be done with runoff projects. <br /> <br />Councilmember Hendriksen explained that a majority of the drainage in the City of Ramsey is <br />handled by County ditches that have not been maintained for a 100 years and he hopes that once <br />the projects are completed the cost should go down. <br /> <br />Mr. Holasek stated that street cleaning should be handled as part of the general fUnd budget. The <br />City has a budget for road and street maintenance so why should street cleaning be removed from <br />that budget. <br /> <br />Mayor Gamec replied that it has not been determined as to whether or not street cleaning will be <br />paid for by the storm drainage utility. <br /> <br />Loren Anderson, 6610 - 155t~' Avenue NW, Ramsey, inquired if the storm drainage utility is a <br />quarterly charge. <br /> <br />City Council/November 14, 2000 <br /> Page 4 of 19 <br /> <br /> <br />