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355 <br />356 <br />357 <br />358 <br />359 <br />360 <br />361 <br />362 <br />363 <br />364 <br />365 <br />366 <br />367 <br />368 <br />369 <br />370 <br />371 <br />372 <br />373 <br />374 <br />375 <br />376 <br />377 <br />378 <br />379 <br />380 <br />381 <br />382 <br />383 <br />384 <br />385 <br />386 <br />387 <br />388 <br />389 <br />390 <br />391 <br />392 <br />393 <br />394 <br />395 <br />396 <br />397 <br />398 <br />399 <br />400 <br />lived here for fifty (50) plus years, with retirement and income situations different <br />than those newer suburbs. Member Vanderwall questioned where the <br />Commission should focus their discussion: on population demographics in <br />general or on commercial properties. Member Vanderwall noted that in the <br />current political and economic times when jurisdictions area asked to lower taxes, <br />and continued demands on communities to provide services while keeping taxes <br />in line, businesses may question revised assessment policies as an indication of <br />how business - friendly Roseville is. However, Member Vanderwall noted that the <br />only reason the services and /or improvements existed was because they were <br />needed by those very businesses; and further noted the need for the community to <br />address public safety issues for the broader commynity. <br />Ms. Bloom advised that the Cities of Mi <br />annual construction projects to their ann <br />assessment. Based on the numerous is <br />communities felt this was the only <br />sustainability issues for communit <br />Member Va <br />considering an <br />w' e need to <br />Mounds View added their <br />ludgets as a city -wide <br />�Ld.vised that those <br />n it created <br />'MP was i ed in 1986 to <br />however, he ted that in <br />as well such as pathway <br />1P fund. Mr. Schwartz <br />ko to reassess that fund; and <br />Ms. Bloom advised that the City of St. Paul was a Statutory City and therefore <br />were not required to go through the same Public Hearing process for assessments <br />as needed for the City of Roseville. <br />Chair DeBenedet suggested that the City of St. Paul not be used as a comparable, <br />since theirs was a different situation. However, Chair DeBenedet opined that <br />Page 9 of 13 <br />