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. Arden Hills Council 7 November 29, 1993 an additional agreement that the Army Reserve would comply with all City ordinance and develop a "level of understanding" . Discussion followed regarding different approaches to recovering city services' costs associated with the retrocession, including using utility billings, or establishing a fund balance for services using a billing. A question arose whether other governement services are charged for services. It was noted that the MNDOT building receives fire & police services, but is not billed for these services, however they can be assessed. The Army Reserve is a federal agency and cannot be assessed. Councilmember Malone commented that the city has no ability to recover their costs if the Army Reserve did not reimburse the City for these services. There is no tax base for this property, therefore no tax revenue is generated. Dan Winkel proposed a scenario where the Fire Department could be called to the Army Reserve facility to handle a hazardous waste situation. This situation may take one to two days to handle and could amount to a cost of $4,500. . Administrator Person commented that a City is requested by the Governor's office to respond to retrocession, however, City approval is not mandatory. Councilmember Hicks asked whether he is correct in assuming that the city would not be affected by retrocession as long as there is no need for Fire & Police protection or other services such as building inspection. Administrator Person that this is correct. Councilmember Aplikowski commented that the City should support the belief that the Army Reserve in good faith would pay for these services. Administrator Person stated that Mr. Wells commented that the Army Reserve could not guarantee that payment would be made, but the Army Reserve has a history of making their payments. Councilmember Malone voiced a concern that the city has to look at it's best interest within the corporate limits. Councilmember Malone further commented that the current representatives may be willing to accommodate the billing process and other uses by the citizens, but years from now there will be new representatives who may not be as accommodating. .