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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />ARDEN HILLS SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES <br />Truth in Taxation <br />DECEMBER 2, 2002 <br /> <br />2 <br /> <br />Accountant/Treasurer replied indicated the $75,000.00 grant proceeds would also <br />be applied to these expenditures. <br /> <br />Thomas Reader <br />1443 Arden View Drive <br />Mr. Reader questioned street maintenance, and asked if some projccts had been <br />de felTed over the past few years and now the City was trying to "catch up". lle <br />suggested the City discontinue applying so much sand to strccts in the winter <br />season. <br /> <br />Mayor Probst said the reason the Pavement Managemcnt Program (PMP) did not <br />move forward is because of disagreement ovcr which projects should be <br />complcted and implications resulting from rcsolution over these issues. <br /> <br />Councilmembcr Rcm statcd thc PMP Schedule for the next four to five ycars was <br />mentioned in a past issue of the City Newsletter, Arden Hills Notcs. <br /> <br />Councilmember Grant reminded the audience that thc Ramsey County Public <br />Works applies salt/sand on numerous County roads within Arden Hills, as well. <br /> <br />Thomas Mulcahy <br />3530 Sims Court <br />Mr. Mulcahy askcd what thc tax base percentage was for commercial and <br />industrial properties. He asked for an explanation of the Planning and Zoning <br />expenditures. He asked why there was a Public Works capital cxpenditure listed. <br /> <br />Accountant/Treasurer Post answered by saying the valuation split for commercial <br />and industrial was about 50/50; thc primary increase of Planning and Zoning <br />expenditurcs wcrc a rcsult of thc additional salary allocations; the Public Works <br />reported outlay was mostly for street improvements, and 2002 was an "off year" <br />for Public Works vehicle capital purchases. <br /> <br />Councilmember Larson asked why the City of Blaine had such a vcry low tax <br />capacity. <br /> <br />Accountant/Trcasurer Post cxplaincd that most of Blaine lies within Anoka <br />County and only a small portion is in Ramsey County. <br />