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the city that works For you July 1, 2010 BICENTENNIAL POND RESIDENTS RE: City Council Worksession to Discuss Bicentennial Storm Sewer Improvement Tax District On Tuesday, July 13, 2010 at 5:30 p.m. at City Hall, the City Council will discuss the Bicentennial Pond Storm Sewer Improvement Tax District. Last year, on December 8, 2009, a resolution was made by City Council to consider revising the taxing district boundaries for the upcoming 2011 assessment. This is the fust Council Meeting on this topic. At the Worksession staff will provide information to the Council regarding history, how the district boundaries were established, project funding, and the recent reluctance of some of the neighbors to still continue on with the district. This meeting is not a scheduled public hearing and you may not have an opportunity to speak regarding the district. However, if you have strong feelings and you want the Council to be aware of it, please send me an email at grant.wyffelsknewbrightomnn.gov or write me a letter before the next Worksession and I will pass this information along. This meeting is an informational meeting only, no decisions regarding the district will be made at this meeting. The process moving forward will be discussed at the Worksession. Before the Storm Sewer Improvement Tax District boundaries can be changed, the City must conduct a public hearing where anyone who wishes to be heard can provide testimony. If the Council agrees to hold a public hearing on this matter, we will notify you of the date and time of the hearing. The following is from State Statute regarding the process to establish or change the district: "The governing body of a municipality may by ordinance adopted by a two-thirds vote of all of its members, establish within its territorial limits a storm sewer improvement tax district. The ordinance shall describe with particularity the territory or area within the municipality to be included within the district. No such ordinance shall be adopted until after a public hearing has been held on the question. A notice of the time, place and purpose of the hearing shall be published for two successive weeks in the official newspaper of the municipality or in a qualified newspaper of general circulation in the municipality and the last notice shall be at least seven days prior to the day of the hearing. The ordinance when adopted shall be recorded with the county auditor and county recorder" If you any questions, feel free to contact me at (651) 638-2053. Sinc rely, t . Wd , P.E. Director of Public Works