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. > MInutes of Regular Council Meeting Monday, March 12, 1964 Page SIx Concerns were expressed re the large assessment area originally proposed, justification for assessment in areas currently served by sanitary sewer. actual benefit to property owners In developed areas etc. In discussion, ther percentage of north area properties that have previously paid a sewer Interceptor assessment WaS queried, answer _ none have had a sewer Interceptor assessment; also QuerIed was the actual properties that have paid an area assessment, but not a front footage assessment, answer - not known at this time. Another consideration was general taxes vs assessment. Mulcahy moved, seconded by Rauenhorst, to rescind Resolution No. 64-7, and re-deflne the area for assessment. Motion carried unanimously. (5-01 . Council concurred to refer the revised area to Engineer Christoffersen, to draw suggested boundaries for Council's consideration at the March 26th meeting. MunicIpal Caucus Request to Adopt ResolutIon RecommendlnQ that State of Minnesota Local Government Aid Formula Be Frozen For Fiscal Year 1965 - Council was referred to sample resolutIon as adopted by the City of Shakopee. Hicks moved to adopt Resolution No. 64-8, RESOLUTION RECOMMENDING THAT THE STATE OF MINNESOTA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AID FORMULA 8E FROZEN FOR FISCAL YEAR 1965. Motion carrIed unanImously. (5-01 Status Report - North Suburban Cable CommIssion - William Bauer Bauer reviewed the status of cable In the north suburbs: - Group W cannot, and wIll not, build the system orIginally proposed. - Commission Is looking for ways to cut costs. - Reported that federal deregulation Is pending; It mayor may not pass this session; feels deregulation will pass at some tIme. - Control of subscrIber rates, he feels, will be lost eventually; rates wIll rise to whatever the market will bear; noted that some of the Commission members feel that control of the rates Is the most Important. Bauer feels control of hardware, services and sIgnals etc. Is of higher priority. - CommIssion authorized legal counsel to negotiate with Group W; to maintain the $7.95 basic rate with an Increased rate In pay servIces; noted that the proposal has not been adopted, but negotlatlon of the proposal has been authorIzed. The orIgInal and March 1st 1964 proposal were reviewed by Bauer (copIes were dIstributed to Counclll. . Options, suggested by Bauer and by Council members, were also discussed; after which Christiansen moved, seconded by Mulcahy, that Council Issue a directive to Bauer to convey to the Cable Commission, that Arden Hills wi II not accept any proposal reducing channel capacity from the original 107 channels. After discussion on the motion, the motion passed (Christiansen, Mulcahy, Hicks, Woodburn votIng In favor; Rauenhorst In opposltlonl. (4-11 Committee Resignation and AppoIntments A letter of resIgnatIon from Board of Appeals Chairman Gary Thorn was circulated among the CouncIl members.