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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, September 12, 2016 Page 39 Councilmember McGehee asked whether the $22.50 is a flat fee you would have to pay forever. Mr. Freihammer explained the fee would be set in the City’s fee schedule. Councilmember McGehee stated in that case, there would be an oppor- tunity to consider it every year should the City find it is falling behind with maintenance costs. Councilmember McGehee stated she would like this consideration tied to more opportunities because Roseville has a lot of parking lots and while there have been past discussions on how to use water within parking lots and making them more attractive by incorporating BMPs of some type, that is not included in the Code or this language. As an example, Councilmember McGehee noted the Wal- Mart parking lot is very large and includes underground tanks but if the Code re- quired a certain number of trees, water features, or on-site mitigation in the park- ing lot, it would be more attractive. She asked if that could be required in this Policy. Mr. Freihammer answered that would not fall in line with the intent of this Policy which addresses properties that cannot accommodate any mitigation practices due to on-site constraints. He provided several examples and explained that for most sites, this Policy will not apply as it will only apply to sites that can- not handle on-site mitigation. Councilmember McGehee stated in that case, this Policy would not be impacted if there were Code changes to encourage more plantings within parking lots. Councilmember Etten thanked staff for the Policy changes to incorporate feed- back and asked for an estimate on how long that money would cover mainte- nance. Mr. Freihammer answered that is difficult to estimated but it would cover to the point the system would need to be rebuilt. Councilmember McGehee stated in that case, staff will estimate how much water has to be moved and the property owner will have to pay the fee that will be held by the City to cover on-going maintenance in perpetuity. Mayor Roe noted all of the fees from all of the sites, together, will fund the on-going maintenance pro- cess, similar to CIP funds. Councilmember McGehee stated two years from now, if someone has the same issue, they may or may not pay this same fee because the fee may be higher but it is a one-time charge. Mr. Freihammer stated that is cor- rect. Mayor Roe asked the Council if they support limiting the exception to low density residential (LDR) and if it should or should not apply to medium density residen- tial (MDR). The Council consensus was to revise the Policy to include an excep- tion for both LDR and MDR properties. Mayor Roe referenced the last sentence in Item 1a, noting it is difficult to locate the referenced questions. Mr. Freihammer answered there is no need for that last sentence.