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# . . Minutes of the Arden Hills Regular Council Meeting, 8-27-90 Page 5 . PUB. BRING. (Cont'd) Councilmember Malone conunented the assessment appears to be fair anCl when residential property is developed it is the resp:>nsibili ty of the homeowner to share in the costs of the ilnprovement in a=rdance with the amount of stonn water :runoff area the property contributes. Malone stated the area calculations from Engineer Graham appear to be more reasonable and fair in corrparison to previous calculations. He favored proceeding with the assessment of the ilnprovement, based on the revised figures as provided in the MSA letter dated 8-21-90, in the amount of $7,178.29. Council con=ed and directed staff to forward the assessment roll as prepared by Maier stewart and Ass=iates, for processing by Ramsey County. Malone moved, seconded by Hansen, to adopt Resolution No. 90-33, Adopting and Confirming Assessments for Oak Avenue Improvements (ST-89-2). Motion carried unanimously. (5-0) CITY HALL SURVEY Council was referred to a memorandum from the Clerk Administrator dated 8-23-90, regarding the revised city Hall citizen Survey prepared by Decision Resources, Inc. eounciJ.:mernber Malone suggested staff contact Bill Mo=is of Decision Resources to confinn if other communities exclude contacting residents appointed to serve on city =nnittees, employees of the city and elected officials. He prefen-ed such . residents be excluded. Malone also questioned the cost incr'ease. Clerk Administrator Berger advised originally the survey consisted of 50 questions and now contains over 100 questions, which a=unts for the in=eased cost. CounciJ.:mernber Hansen con=ed that elected officials and staff should not be contacted; was not opp::>sed to =nnittee members responding to the survey. Council discussed rewording question #73, pertaining to future uses of the Arsenal property, and directed staff to contact Bill Mo=is with the revision. Mah~ld moved, seconded by GrrMe, that council approve the city Hall citizen Survey, as revised, authorized staff to contact Decision Resources to proceed with conducting the survey, and directed staff to fund the project from Administrative a=unts. Motion carried unan:i1nously. (5-0) REQUFSI' WAIVER; Council was referred to a letter dated August 21, 1990, 60-DAY WAITING from the Fish and Wildlife Legislative Alliance, PERIOD, LAWFUL requesting waiver of the 60 day waiting period for GAMBLING issuance of a temporary gambling license for a raffle at Howard Johnson/McGuires Inn on September 22, 1990. CounciJ.:mernber Malone advised the general intent of the provision in the city Ordinance which states no waiver of the waiting pericxl will be considered was . initiated to allow eouncil t:i1ne to review long-tenn charitable gambling license applications, not onet:i1ne events. He stated it does not appear a precedent will be established for yearly licenses if the waiver is granted in this instance.