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<br />. <br /> <br />~ <br />~~HILLS <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />DATE: <br /> <br />May 12, 2004 <br /> <br />Agenda Item 2.C. <br /> <br />TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council <br /> <br />FROM: Murtuza Siddiqui, Finance Director/Treasurer ~~ <br /> <br />SUBJECT: 2004 Assessment Policy Task Force Recommendation <br /> <br />BACKGROUND: <br /> <br />At the February 9,2004 City Council meeting, the Council appointed members to the <br />Assessment Policy Task Force to review and update the existing Assessment Policy. The Task <br />Force consisted ofthe following individuals who are the residents of Arden Hills. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />· Gerald Garski <br />. Bill Gillies <br />. Andy Holewa <br />· Raymond McGraw <br />. Charles Stoddard <br />. Jim Holden <br />. David Grant, council liaison <br />· Gregg Larson, council liaison (alternate) <br />· Murtuza Siddiqui, staff liaison <br /> <br />The Task Force met five times between March 4, 2004 and April 29, 2004 and drafted the <br />revised document for the Council to review and approve. The Task Force looked at a number of <br />assessment policies from different cities. The focus of the Task Force was to draft a policy that <br />was simple, clear, and easy to understand and implement. <br /> <br />DISCUSSION: <br /> <br />The Task Force considered a number of options and methodologies. They reviewed front <br />footage, unit method, and a combination of front footage and unit method. The following are the <br />. highlights from the proposed policy document: <br />