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~ ~HILLS MEMORANDUM . DATE: February 3, 2004 Agenda Item 9.A. TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council FROM: Michelle Wolfe, City Administrator SUBJECT: Appointment of Assessment Policy Task Force and Establislunent of First Meeting Date BACKGROUND Many concerns have been expressed reglttdiilg the existing assessment policy. The Council determined that it was a priority to review the existing policy and study alternatives. The Council indicated the desirefofstrong'public involvement intheprocessofdevel6ping a poIlcy. . At the May 27, 2003 City Council meeting, Resolution 03-48 was approved, establishing an Arden Hills Assessment Policy Task Force. Several ads and notices were posted to recruit members for the task force, but unfortunately only one resident volunteered at that time. A new recruitment effort took place last fall, during the neighborhood meetings. We received three applications. Council then indicated that they would like to recruit some additional members from the existing Maintenance Facility Task Force. Tom Moore had been working on that effort, which yielded two additional volunteers. DISCUSSION Last summer City staff developed an alternative assessment policy that was presented to Council for discussion. That policy is' still available for review and consideration by thl:) task force. Additionally, samples from area communities can also be reviewed. City staffalso prepared a tentative work plan/schedule for the task force. City Council is asked to review and comment on that document. RECOMMENDED ACTION Approve Resolution No. 04-26 appointing an Assessment Policy Task Force. Set an initial meeting date for the task force in March, 2004. The Mayor has recommended that David Grant be appointed as the Council Liaison to the task force. While various members ofthe city staff .