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I I. ~LSCITYCO~1719q5 10 I Coun.,;lrn"'Dner Malone i",H~rJ"'1 tile possibility ofComny mmback.s was revieWed and taken into consideration during tile drafting of tile p. ----ent Policy. I Councilmember Malone indicated in regards to residents paying or tile City paying, tbe I'I"Sici...... pays regardless. by City Tax. Gas Tax. CountY Ii ."'""""'en. etC. I Co"n.,;]rn=ber Malone indicated in dra:fting the p. ........"."..... Policy, it was considered a,--mg per front foot to be tile best and moSt fuir way to pay for an ~emem. When an ----'!:lIt is paid. I tile money goes for tile improvement of tbe street near their home. Councilmember Malone indicated in regards to obtaining funds tbrough general taXeS., tile City I would have to double prl)lleItY ta.'te5. but tbe resident would not have control over the spending of the monies. I Council.member ApJikowsJci '""" kP.rl all the resident who :m...,rl"!i tile meeting. Councilmember Ap.likowslci indicated her homes have always been on a comer lot, and her b".,;"~s I pays taXes twice. so she !">II;.,."" tile costS and SYlll!l"rh;~ with tile residents. I. Councilmember ApJikowsJci indicated if there was recollStl'1lClion to her street she also would pay tile rate of $32.50 per front foot. Council.member ApJikowsJci recalled desires oftbe commlIllity to improve County Road F, because I It was the "gateWay" to Arden.Hills. And now the residents do not want improvement because they have to pay for tIlem. I Council.member ApJikowski indicated Arden Bills does not bond for such projectS and believes the assessment procedUIe is tile best and fairest way to cover the costS of the imllrovemems. I Councilmember Aplikowski indicated she was willing to listen to a reduction of tbe JSSP"<m1eIIt me. I Council.member Malone indicated he would like to addtess tile objections St3Ied during tile public commentS: I City pays versus residentS pay. He indic:m:d the assessment is based on benefit received. and is based on a typical residential street. The assessmentS bave normally always been in the S3Q range. I Comparison with other communities. He noted every co=uniry is different. some assess more and some assess less. I Question of benefit. He indicated there is an accrual ofbenenrs any =e there are capital I. lmprovemenrs. He noted the City Council tries to relate this to remodeling J. home. I