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Councilmevc~be~ Cook stated that they are all citizens of Ramsey and the advantage of collecting franchise fe{s isi that the money collected stays within the City rather than going to the State. Mayor Gam~c slated that he appreciated the comments from the residents. As Councilmembers, they have o~lig~tions~ to all the citizens of Ramsey. City Attorn{y Goodrich suggested an amendment to the ordinance adding language that the ordinance alkali ~e effective for three years beginning August 1, 2003 and ending August 1, 2006, and that the brd~nance will be reviewed on a biannual basis and, if necessary, repeal or amend the ordinance pr ior to the sunset date. Councilmen City would back the los,~ issue. Mayor Gam~ difficult to gi ber~Cook stated that he would also like language included that would state that the nlylcollect the $525,000 that the City needs. In addition, if the City intends to levy in LGA he would like to see the total impact on the residents before he voted on the ,~c ~oted that all of the 2004 budget numbers are very preliminary so it will be ve an accurate figure. Finance Offi~:er Lund stated that she has received some proposed numbers from the County and based on th~ prqhminary numbers it appears that property taxes from the City will be reduced because ofth~'- additional housing. Councilmem~er iStrommen stated that she felt strongly that they provide the citizens more information ~d ~able action until their next meeting. Motion by C.~un¢ilmember Strommen, seconded by Councilmember Zimmerman, to table action until the nex{ Ci~ Council meeting to allow for more time for residents to be informed on the issue. Further discuSsiOn: Councilmember Kurak inquired if they had the time to delay action. Mr. Hendriksen and l~lr. Broberg noted that it will take their companies about 60 days to implement the franchisel feei once the ordinance is adopted. Mr. Uecker inquired if the Council were to reduce the fe~ would the companies administratively be able to handle the adjustments. Mr. Hendriksen rqpli~d that once the fee is in place it is simply a matter of changing the percentage. Councilmem~er ~trommen inquired if delaying action two weeks will still provide enough time to implement thei fee. Finance Officer Lund replied yes. Mayor Gamec stated that the Council could introdu~ze the ordinance and then still provide information to the residents prior to final adoption. Cie ~.ttomey Goodrich replied that it is a significant ordinance and it was probably more approp~ate !to have the actual language that he was recommending prior to introduction of the ordinance! Motion was amen~led to direct staff to include language as discussed. City Council/June 24, 2003 Page 19 of 37