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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10.08.81 Special Council Minutes f)C:'i ~~. ' i MINUTES COUNCil MEETING SPECIAL OCTOBER 8, 1981 1. The Mayor called the meeting to order at 7:00 P.M. Present: Mayor Stegmaier, Members Cook, Kelly, Kuchera, Orr Absent: None Also Present: Administrator Ford, Attorney Gorgos 2. At 7:00P.M. the Mayor opened the public hearing, notice of which had previously been published to consider the adoption of an assessment roll which would assess benefit equivalent charges to Riverside Addition. It was explained to the Council and to the developer and their representatives who were present that the proposed assessment roll and the included charges flowed from the special assessment policy of the City of Farmington which provides for a fair share payment, by land which is annexed or for some other reason has never been assessed, for its share of municipal improvements which is available to them. The land included in the current Riverside plat, which precipitated these charges, included land which had recently been annexed from Empire Township and abandoned railroad right-of-way which had been acquired by the developer. The City Admin- istrator explained to the Council and the developer the procedure and considera- tions used in arriving at his proposed assessment. The developer put forth to the Council both in letter and verbal form a counter-proposal and suggestion as to how the assessment roll might be amended. Motion by Kelly, second by Stegmaier that the Council determine that no benefit and therefore no assessment is accrued by the 3.15 acres of parkland now included in the special assessment roll. APIF, motion carried. 3. Motion by Kelly, second by Kuchera that the rate per acre shown on the proposed assessment roll be reduced to $230.00 per acre. Voting for: Stegmaier, Kelly, Kuchera, Orr. Voting against: Cook. Motion carried. 4. Motion by Orr, second by Kelly to adopt Resolution No. 67-81 which adopts the assessment roll for the benefit equivalent charge - Riverside Addition with the following stipulations: 1) That 3.15 acres of parkland not be assessed any amount. 2) That the rate per acre of assessment be $230.00 per acre. 3) That the first payment be deferred to the first half tax statement in 1983, collectible. 4) That a normal annual rate of interest be 8% per annum from October 5, 1981. 5) That the assessment roll run for a period of 12 years. APIF, motion carried. 5. Motion by Kuchera, second by Kelly to approve the expenditure of $200 for attendance at a training school for four General Services persons and that the budget be adjusted with the required short fall coming from the contingency account. APIF, motion carried. 29R 6. The Council then devoted its attention to the continuing review of the 1982 proposed budget. The Council made several changes throughout the budget in the areas of salaries, benefits, special activities, contracted services, capital outlay, operating, transfers, contingency/surplus categories. After these specific changes were made the following deter- minations were made by consensus: 1) That the hospitalization/life insurance benefits be set in accordance with the table below: HOSPITALIZATION/LIFE DEPENDENT SINGLE TOTAL City 65.04 45.36 11 0 . 40 Employee 31.97 -0- 31.97 97.01 45.36 142.37 2) That an additional holiday be granted to those employees eligible for holiday benefits under the current personnel plan and that said additional holi~ay be the Friday after Thanksgiving. 3) That the City Administrator in incorporating all the changes made to the proposed budget be guided by the fact that the Council desires to remain as close as possi~le to the mill rate of 1981 and in no case exceed 29 mills, and that further any minor adjustments required by him to accomplish this pur- pose be done by adjustments to the contingency/surplus account. 4) That the Council agreed, individually and collectively, that during the course of the review and adoption of the 1982 budget that no commitments of any kind, explicit or implicit, have been made, to any individual which are not set forth in the adopted budget. Motion by Kuchera, second by Orr to adopt Resolution No. 68-81 which adopts the 1982 budget for the City of Farmington and authorizes and directs the City Administrator to certify said budget to the Dakota County Auditor. APIF, motion carried. 7. Motion made and seconded to adjourn at 10:00 P.M. Respectfully submitted, ~~~ William J. ForI' City Administrator APPROVED: J~9h, I WJF/sz