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M I N U 7 ES
SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING
February 5, 1975
A 'etoAci a.l meeting of the Plymouth`'Ci ty Council was
at 7:30 P.M. in the Council Chambers of the Public
t,hi rd Avenue North, on February 5, 1975.
called to order by Mayor Hilde
Works Building, 14900 Twenty"
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PRESENT: Mayor Hilde, Covncilmen Hunt, Neils, Seibold and Spaeth, Manager Willis,
Engineer Goldberg, Planner Dillerud, Consulting Engineer Olson,
ABSENT: None.
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The Manager reviewed the proposed budget for the Human Rights
Commission Affirmative Action Workshop, scheduled for March 1I,
1975.
WtTION was made by Councilman Neils, seconded by Councilman
Seibold, to adopt RFSOLUTION N.O.
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5-919 A RESOLUTION APPROVING
THE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION AFFIRMATIVE ACTION WORKSHOP BUDGET
AS SUBMITTED. Motion carried on a roll call vote, five ayes.
founLilman Seibold reported that he :iad contacted other cities
regarding City manager L. ^"n ,nsati on f as requested by the
Council*
MOTION was made by Mayor Hilde.:;econdeld b Councilman Spaeth,
to adopt a resolution increasing the City Manager's compensa-
tion b r $2,000 per year.
Council discussed she effective date of an increase for the
Managi;r, and further, when the Manager's salar;; should bE
reviewers. Coonci 1 indicated that they preferred to review
the Iil:r;ager's compensation level after the first of the year,
because cif the amount of work at the beginning of the year,
and seccridly, bec us'e new Council mF:mbers woulki not oe in a
position to edequately rt,vi rw the Manager's oty- orma+ice,
SUBSTITUTE MOTION was made by Councilman Seii)old, sLconded by
Coun-Ilmar Neils, to adopt RESOLUT1014 40. 75-92, A RESOLUTION
INCREASING THE MANAGER'S COMPENSATION TO $?1,5001 EFFECTIVE
JANOA11Y 1, 15175;, AND FURTF!ER, SCHEDULING THE NEXT REVIEW
FOR CC 1iS I 0ERAT ION 0F A COMPt~1 %) AT ION ADJUSTMENT FOR MAY 1, 1976.
Eiotion carrie1 on a roll call vote, rive ayim.
Mldyor Nilde opened the discussion by indical.Ang that the City
has ddop }nd : storm Sewer policy by Resolution No, 75-131t
lie 1 ndi caced that the Council ' ay wish to revise and/or
expand upon t1h i s policy, given the presenv., stage of develop -
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HUMAN RIGHTS,,COMMISSION
AFFlibMATIVE ACTION
WORKSHOP
RESOLUTION NO. 75-91
CITY MANAGER'S ifCOMPENSATION
RESOLUTION N0, 75-92
CONSIDERATION or
STORM SEWER
ASSESSMENT POLICY
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ment of ,Plymouth. As directed by the Council, the,%taf f and,
consulting engineers had submitted for Council consideration somes
alternative means of financing, storm sewer- ccnstruction,,
The Council reviewed the storm sewer policy adopted in M`arO,
19740 by Resolution No,, 74-130.
MOTION was made by Councilman Hunt, seconded by Councilman
Neils, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 1543, Ai RESOLUTION AMENDING
THE POLICY ESTABLISHEDY,RESOLUTION NO. 74-130 BY DELETING
THE FORD "COULD" AND INSERTING "SHALL" IN LIEU THEREOF IN THE
FOURTH PARAGRAPH OF THE,',RESOLUTION,\ Motion carried cn a roll
call vote, fi ve' ayes.
The Council discussed the, amtter of defining trunk vs. lateral
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and concluded that additional refinements should be made.
Mayor Hilde suggested that the method of funding, storm sewers
be discussed, and outlined the following:
1s funded on a watiprshed or a City-wide basis
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RE OLUTOIVNO, 75-93
2, defined costs (trunk) *ich are not; accessible to benefited
property
3. collection i nci,dents -
a. continuous 'via ad valorem tax
1) perceihtage payment
2) percehCage refunded by new development
b. upon development - assess
During discussion, t e Council generally agreRd that funding
should be on a water hed basis, as opposed ,to a City-wide basis.
Each of the four wat rsheds wi tnin Plymouth (Bassett Creek,
Hinnehaha Creek, Elm Creek, and Shingle Creek) would finance
their own improvemen s.
NOTION was made by Mt or Nilde, seconded by Councilman
Spaeth, to direct the staff, for purposes of developing a
policy, following, the first decision to estaolilh districts
for funding and accounting purposes by wateryhetjs , that we pay
for, from this fund, (1) all of the trunks shown on our water
plan, and (2) we alsolpay ,"or all of the costs for operating that
watershed district, aihd that the money be collected to pay
for this or, the basis 'of ad valorem tax by the district, which
tax shall be determined by actuari a'1 *-type study whi cli will
look at the total costs Involved, added to those costs of
any bonding which may be needed as you do the sinking fund
analysis, ar+d then to determine on the length of time that you
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determine that it will take that districtto a'evelop. or some
lesser period of time it if gets out, too far, and a rate sufficient
to. with the time, develoo. that amount of rine,r th4t- you need•
and that further, that i n ' the di stri cf that 'yoi have 'a lot of
work and costs coming early. in the game and you have insufficient
funds. that you would bond and then retire it by your income coming
from the ad valorem during the year,,
MOTION was made by Mayor Hi 1 de. seconded by Counci lman, Neils, to
amend the, motion to add that the rate of,this asstsssment should
be, 'pre-dtte3'ntined along with the ad valorem rete as to what are
needed ,to pay all the costs in ' that district, ami it shall be
charged at,the time of the development and to the sub -districts,
that are involved in that project. Notion carried. five ayes,''''
Main motion, as amended, carried, four ayes,, Co+,Inc', I man I bei bol d
voted nay.
ConsultingEngineer Olson reviewed with the Council his letter
of O cenher 11, 1974 regarding pns iblt'assessment alternatives
t'or the subject Project, The Counci 1, expressed concern re-
gardi ng the assignment of trunk vs_. lateral bettefi t to the
improvement. It was indicated that the approach reco mended
by the Unsulting Engineer could place a heavy assessment'
against re +i'dential property receiving a,questionable trunk
benefit. It was the consensus of the Counti 1 that 6%he indus-
trial nature of the project and the large pipe siting suggested
thjkt the pipes largely fit a lateral benefit to the development,
as opposed to a trunk benefit to the sub -district.
The Council directed the staff to review the project in light of
the previous discission re a revised storm sewer assessment
policy, and further the existing storm sewer ' assessment policy,
with perhaps finding some middle ground between the two, The
Council aireed to meet at 9:00 A.M. Saturday, February 8, at
the City council chambers, for the purpose of further considera-
tion of the assessment policy to be used in conjunction with
Project No. 416,
Mayor Nilde adjourned the Council meeting at 11:45 P.M,
REVIEW QF STORM SEWER
ASSESSMENT POLICY POR
PROJECT N0. 416 - CARL -
SON COMPANIES ADDITION
ameS G. Will s
City Manager
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