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. . . ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL - FEBRUARY 28,2000 8 Mayor Probst asked Councilmember Grant to bring forward the issue of openings on Ramscy County Commissions and to inquire if any commissioners would be interested in serving. If interested, the Council could forward that nomination. Councilmember Larson reported that the Water Quality Task Force meets on February 29, 2000 to continue their work on recommendations to the City CounciL Also, the Plarrning Commission will meet on March 1,2000 to review four variances and take another look at the idea of having a variance procedure that is handled administratively rather than by the Planning Commission and CounciL Counci1member Larson noted the question raised at a Council Worksession regarding utility rates and the Finance Committee. He asked when the Council took up that issue and assigned it to the Finance Committee. Councilmember Aplikowski stated she believed it was assigned several years ago but she did not know if the Council formally charged them. Mayor Probst stated he believed they were formally charged last year or the year before when the Council did some restructuring of the committees and shifted the appointment time from January 1 to follow the March retreat. Councilmember Rem suggested, since that Committee has substantially changed its format, that it may be appropriate to assure the current membership knows what it has been charged with. She agreed there is a feeling of uncertainty on how many public safety and finance issues they are to be working on or if they can split their interest. She suggested, since that committee has been put together out of two other committees, it would be appropriate to restate what it is the Council thinks they should do. Councilmember Larson agreed that, perhaps, the Council should have that discussion again. Councilmember Aplikowski stated they have looked at the Assessment Policy for three years in different forms and did come forward with a recommendation to look at the corner lot assessment. Councilmember Larson stated he is talking about the senior utility rate issue and suggestion to try to tie sewer rates to water use and to have a fair basis on how the City assesses sewer rates. Councilmember Aplikowski agreed with the need to provide morc specific direction. Mayor Probst suggested the Council do this with the entire Committee list, not just the Operations and Finance Committee. Councilmember Aplikowski stated the City Events Task Force would like to know who leads the Crime Watch Groups and Neighborhood Groups. Mr. Lynch stated there are captains for each Crime Watch Group and that Ramsey County would have that information. Councilmember Aplikowski stated she also wants to reach the Neighborhood Groups.