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<br />Board Member Bentz stated that most Cities charge for raw data like maps. He stated the <br />developers typically have been charged for this type of information. He asked if the City would <br />continue to maintain and update the data. <br /> <br />Board Member Hustvedt asked if there could be a charge for something like this since this is <br />public information. <br /> <br />Board Member Bentz suggested that it should be free to the public, but there should be a charge <br />for commercial use. <br /> <br />Coordinator Anderson stated he was struggling to see a benefit to charging a developer a fee to <br />access this information because a natural resources inventory would be a tool for information at <br />the City's fingertips. <br /> <br />Acting Chairperson aIds stated there might be copying fees or data may need to be supplied on a <br />CD, and a fee might be charged for that. <br /> <br />Coordinator Anderson stated that there are copy fees in place already. <br /> <br />Environmental Specialist Bacon stated that there is a park dedication fee, but it is possible to <br />implement a monitoring fund such as a Tree Bank. He stated that the developers could have an <br />option to support a monitoring fund. <br /> <br />Coordinator Anderson stated that there is sometimes an endowment fund for developments that <br />have gone through a conservation plan, similar to an association fee. He stated that is a separate <br />issue. He stated that that would be something that could be looked at in a bigger, broader policy <br />discussion by the City in the future. <br /> <br />Acting Chairperson aIds stated that this was similar to going to the library with access to <br />reference information and data that is free to be used, only with charges for paying for services, <br />copying, and other things. <br /> <br />Board Member Bentz asked if the City has records of all the surveying that is done for <br />developments as he felt that would be accurate and detailed information that anybody could use <br />and should have access to. <br /> <br />Coordinator Anderson stated that any copy the City has of a survey is available to the public. <br /> <br />Board Member Bentz stated that surveys are recurring because somebody has a proprietary <br />interest, but they are not always made a public record. <br /> <br />Board Member Hustvedt stated that private surveying is paid for by the proprietor for the <br />proprietor's use. <br /> <br />Coordinator Anderson stated that when a development comes through and is platted, the City <br />gets a copy of the recorded plat. <br /> <br />Environmental Policy Board/October 2, 2006 <br />Page 60f9 <br />