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It's just unfair and unethical to force adjacent landowners to pay for it through the assessment process. B. MSA STREET FUNDING Only include permissible costs the MSA projects. Get funded from MSA funds, by one way or another. Either apply the 25% not being used to fund current period maintenance, or manage and limit MSA projects to funds available. "Gap"MSA funding should only be included in the general budget upon authorization and approval of the Council. CONCLUSION ALL OF MR. MILLER'S COMMENTS REFER TO "POTENTIAL IMPACTS'" AND ARE WELL WITHIN THE ABILITY OF THE CITY MANAGER AND THE COUNCIL TO MANAGE THEM. ALL OF THE IMPACTS RELATED TO MSA ROAD COSTS CAN BE ELIMINATED BY CAREFUL MANAGEMENT OF THE MSA FUNDS RECEIVED, REGARDLESS OF ASSESSMENT POLICY. ALL OF THE IMPACTS RELATED TO STREETSCAPING CAN BE ELIMINATED SIMPLY BY STOPPING THE PRACTICE. IF THE COUNCIL DOES NOT WANT TO DO THAT, THEY NEED TO BITE THE BULLET AND LEVY ALL PROPERTY OWNERS IN THE CITY THROUGH THE PROPERTY TAX LEVY. EVEN THEN, BECAUSE OF OTHER FACTORS COMING INTO PLAY, LIKE THE INCREASE IN TAX BASE DUE TO TIF DECERTIFICATIONS, AND THE REDUCTION IN DEBT LEVY DUE TO THEIR BEING PAID OFF, THE PROPERTY TAX LEVY ON EACH HOME DOES NOT NECESSARILY HAVE TO INCREASE. TO FINALIZE THIS STUDY, THE CITY MANAGER STILL NEEDS TO PROVIDE THE COUNCIL WITH A FIVE YEAR FORECAST OF PROPERTY TAX FUNDS AVAILABLE AND RELATED COST PROJECTIONS( E.G., DEBT PAYDOWN, ETC. I'M DISAPPOINTED THAT IT WASN'T PROVIDED AT THIS TIME, SINCE IT IS NOT APPROPRIATE TO SET ASSESSMENT POLICY IN A VACUUM. ASSESSING PROPERTY OWNERS IS ONLY ONE OF MANY WAYS AVAILABLE TO THE COUNCIL TO FUND THEIR PROGRAMS. IT'S NOT FAIR TO ASK THE COUNCIL TO SET POLICY WITHOUT KNOWING THE EFFECT ON THE OVERALL FUTURE BUDGET. 6