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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />~ <br />~~HILLS <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />DATE: <br /> <br />February 15,2005 <br /> <br />Agenda Item 2.C. <br /> <br />TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council <br /> <br />FROM: Murtuza Siddiqui, Finance Director/Treasurer",s. <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Assessment Policy Task Force (Refuse Hauling) - Update <br /> <br />BACKGROUND: <br />In 2003, the Assessment Policy Task Force was established. At the February 9, 2004 City <br />Council meeting, the Council appointed the following members to the Assessment Policy Task <br />Force. <br /> <br />Assessment Policv Task Force Members: <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, staffIiaison <br /> <br />The original purpose ofthe Assessment Policy Task Force was to review the existing <br />Assessment Policy and to study alternatives and forward its recommendation to the Council. <br /> <br />The Task Force completed its task and the Council adopted the 2004 Assessment Policy on <br />September 13, 2004. <br /> <br />As the Task Force was considering and evaluating various assessment methodologies and <br />options, they started to discuss what the city can do to preserve and prolong the life of the <br />existing streets to minimize the special assessment (cost) burden on the residents. It was <br />discussed that large vehicles, such as school buses and trucks can cause a considerable amount of <br />wear and tear on the roads. It was indicated that a number of neighborhoods are served by three <br />to four different refuse haulers. Often one hauler is in the neighborhood to serve only one or two <br />residences, thus driving through a number of streets to get to their destination and causing the <br />wear and tear on the city streets. <br />