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2001-07-17~_ervices that respond to the needs of all citizens, fostering a safe, attractive and flourishing community." AGENDA SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING ~ ' at CITY HALL JULY 17, 2001 PAGE DISCUSS: WORKSHOP ON THE DOCK PROGRAM FEES A. FEE SCHEDULE .............................................. 2 B. PROJECTED REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES ....................... 3 C. PROJECTED REVENUES FROM DOCK PERMITS ...................... 4 D. PROPOSED DOCKS 2002 BUDGET ................................ 5-7 E. SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MINUTES JUNE 28, 2001 .................... 8-9 F. MEMO FROM JULY 13, 2001 .................................. 10-11 G. PACKET FROM THE JUNE 28, 2001 WORKSHOP ................... 12-43 'rll ~.0 0 ''~ (fl U) PROPOSED DOCKS 2002 BUDGET 4350 1000 Salaries, Reg. 6,200 1/5 New secretary position 1120 Overtime Add for Min. Taking new secretary 1300 Salaries Temp. 9,800 Dock Inspec. 19,150 Maintenance 1440 Fica/Pera Add for 1/5 new secretary 1510 Hospital/Dental Add for 1/5 new secretary 1520 Life Ins./Disability Add for 1/5 new secretary 2100 office Supplies office Equipment for secretary 2140 Copy Machine & Fees 2200 Operating Supplies Wood & misc. 2300 Repair & Maint. Supplies Misc stair/dock repair 3100 Professional Services 500 Encroachment removal 2,000 Minute taker (If needed) *** ? Attorney/Engineer *** 3105 Amin/Computor Charge 3130 Audit & Financial 3210 Postage 3220 Telephone One Phone/2 way service 3340 Use of Personal Auto 3510 Legal Publications 3600 Worker's Comp. Ins. 3610 Gen. Liability Ins. 4100 LMCD Fees 4200 Other Contractual Services Dock in/out 5000 Capital Outlay 400 GPS 5110 Tree Removal Trees in all dock properties 5300 Other Improvements 50,000 Rip Rap July 10, 2001 PROPOSED 6,200 1,800 28,950 Gino to figure Gino to figure Gino to figure 560 1,600 350 1,500 Gino to figure Gino to figure Gino to figure 1,100 1,000 350 100 Gino to figure Gino to figure 5,000 12 , 000 400 8,000 50,000 CODE 3260-R 3200-R 3310-R 3810-R 3895-R DOCKS 1999 ACTUAL 2O00 ACTUAL 2001 P P~_BEB_Q_V.E~ REVENUE DOCK PERMITS 62,803 63,635 65~000 LMCD FEE 5,170 5,098 5~000 FEMA GRANT 0 0 0 INTEREST ' 14,395 18,930 10,250 OTHER 0 0 '1.100 TOTAL REVEN U E 82.368 87.663 81,3~0 4350 2002 0oo 1000 1120 1300 1310 1440 1510 1520 2100 2140 2200 2210 2300 2330 3100 3105 3130 3210 SALARIES, REG. 0 0 0 OVERTIME, REG. 0 93 0 SALARIES, TEMP. 25,408 21,009 · 27,000 UN EM PLOYMENT 3,206 3,360 3,500 PERNFICA 3,024 2,703 2,580 HOSP./DENTAL 0 0 0 LIFE INSJDISABILITY 0 0 0 OFFICE SUPPLIES 40 183 170 COPY MACHINE FEES 1,211 1,292 1,570 OPERATING SUPPL ES 261 344 320 MoTOR'FUELS 0 0 0 REPAIPJMAINT. SUPPLIES 49 411 500 BUILDING REPAIR 0 0 0 PROFESSIONAL SE ,RVI,CES ~ 3,753 2,615 2,500 ADMIN/COMPUTER CHARGE 0 0 8,500 AUDI~ AND FINANCIAL 0 0 1,040 POSTAGE 1,041 569 1 00b I 5%o ~ ~00 I,f00 DOCKS CODE 3220 3340 3510 3600 3610 3710 3720 3750 3810 4100 4110 4120 4130 4200 5000 5110 5300 TELEPHONE USE OF PERSONAL AUTO LEGAL PUBLICATIONS WORKER'S COMP. INS. GEN. LIABILITY INS. ELECTRICITY GAS SERVICE GARBAGE AUTO EQUIP. REPAIR LMCD FEES CONFERENCES/SCHOOLS MEETING EXPENSES DUES/SUBSCRIPTIONS OTHER CONTRACTUAL SERVICES CAPITAL OUTLAY TREE: REME)VAL OTH~.A-IMP~OVEMENTS (RIP"RAp!bREDG NG/STA RS) TOTAL REVENUE OVER(UNDER) EXPENDITURES FUND BALANCE- JAN"0~RY 1 FUND BALANCE - DE~EMBER 31 1999 ACTUAL 409 237 0 0 66 0 0 0 0 1,101 0 0 0 5,270 25,027 10,326 1,300 81.729 639 237.048 237.657 20OO ACTUAL 695 244 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 8,300 0 0 0 5,373 15,225 6'795 69.229 18,434 237,657 256.091 2001 2002 90o I~000 3oo 3 100 J OO 850. "'~ ~-~'~O 1,990 0 0 0 0 5,ooo 0 0 0 7,800 21,5o0 7,500 ~, OoO ,50,000 144.620 (63,270) 205.020. 141.750 o MOUND CITY COUNCIL MINUTES SPECIAL MEETING OF JUNE 28, 2001 The City Council of the City of Mound, Hennepin County, Minnesota, met in special session on Thursday, June 28, 200'1, at 6:30 p,m. at 5341 Maywood Road of said City. Counci.lmembers Present: Mayor Pat Meisel, Councilmembers Bob Brown, Mark Hanus, Klm Anderson and Peter Meyer. Others Prescott: City Manager, Kandis Hanson and Acting City Clerk, Bonnie Ritter Mayor Meisel called the meeting to order at 6::37 p.m. - REVIEW 0OCK AND SLI,P FEES The Cour~l. di~ssed different possibilities and aspects,~=.e~:~ili~i:si.ng the dock and slip fees ~te~ed by the City. Hanus made the .~int that abutting residents alr~are ~taxed a'~=~:i~i?~they own the lakeshere, and because of this should have lesS~?~ia'.~ck ra~ than no~'-abutters. They are also the eries that maintain the lakeshore, that she would like to see a credit go bag te the homeowner that Brown st~d that people renting docks.~.:.::.:.:.:. Minnetonka pay around ~,000 per year for de.~i,ng, sto~.i~g,: etc. ~ fees would still result in a ""' '"'deal for the beat owner. Pri~::~'~tizens have been approached by dock seekers, wiil~ng to pay their boats at an abutters dock. Meyer w, aats~ to find out cost dock program per year, including staff time, desks, maint~~i!i~;~:~.,"~i!ii~.at a total picture can be looked at. He is in favor of increae,~g ·the fee~!~'make:'~t~:.pr&~am self-sustaining, but not profitable. After the program ~ is ~n, a per~tag~::in~ease across the board was suggested to make the 13m~am Brown. feels that .the Ci~ii~id be able to make money on the dock program, as the ~i~! liquor stere doeS, This profit, like the liquor store's, could be put into the ganeral f,u~d .to help ~the entire C~ty. Meisei suggested having non.traversable commons leased to the abutting property ewers, This ~ould eliminate the cost of operation for those commons areas. The legality and pm~ss wi:Il be checked into by Staff. Brown ~ggested raising the multiples to $350; the non-abutters to $250; and the abutters te.$200:. Meyer s~ated that he will never support a different fee for abutters and nen,,abu~s, · Ar~dersen. suggested finding out what the program cost is, add a fund balance a designed .e~tr, a a~. From this total the dock fees can be figured out, The City can: make money and the residents will still have the best deal on the lake. Hanson suggested a percentage increase rather than dollar amount because of the different categories of docks, footages, etc. Brown then suggested raising the multiples 100%, non-abutters 50% and abutters 25%. It was the consensus that the total program costs and the above stated percentages will be figured so that a realistic total picture can be looked at. Another workshop date will be set at the next council meeting. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 8:30 p.m. Attest: Acting City Clerk 2 CITY OF MOUND 5341 MAY~NOOD ROAD MOUND, MINNESOTA 55364-1687 (612) 472-0600 FAX (612) 472.-0620 July 13, 2000 TO: FROM: SUBJECT: DCAC Jim Fackler, Park Direct General Fund Costs That Coulk~ Be Accessed To The Dock Fund for 2001. The DCAC asked for a list of costs from the General Fund that are currently subsidizing the Dock Fund. I asked Gino Businaro, Finance Director to determine these costs. They are as follows; Park Director: Secretary: Salary (1/3) Benefits Salary (1/4) Benefits Administration Charge: Computer Charge: Supplies: Postage Machine Maintenance: Copy/Fax Machine Maintenance: Insurance for Gen. Liability & Workers Comp.: Sub-Total $ 16,332.00 4,900.00 6,977.00 2,093.00 6,250.00 2,250.00 650.00 140.00 270.00 2,840.00 $ 39,852.00 printed on recycled paper In addition to the above expenses I would add the following from the Park Fund:' Motor Fuels (1/8): Building Repair: Electricity (1/8): Gas Service (1/8): Garbage (1/8): Truck Equip. Repair (1/8): Tractor Equip. Repair (1/8): Conferences/Schools (1/8): Meeting Expenses (1/8): Dues/Subscriptions (1/8): Capital Outlay/New Truck (1/8): Sub-Total TOTAL $ 440.00 125.00 312.00 695.00 350.00 500.00 375.00 250.00 62.00 87.00 4,710.00 $ 7,906.00 $ 47,758.00 cc: Kandis Hanson, City Manager Gino Businaro, Finance Director AGENDA MOUND CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING 6:30 P.M. at CITY HALL THURSDAY; JUNE 28, 2001 REVIEW: DOCK AND SLIP FEES PAGE ............................. 2-32 SPECIAL MEETING CITY OF MOUND MO~ CITY COUNCIL NOTICE is hereby given that the MOUND CITY COUNCIL will hold a Special Meeting on ThursdaY', June 28, 2001, at Mound City Hall, 5341 "Maywood Road, Mo~d, MN., at 6:30 P.M, in the Council Chambers. The purpose of this meeting will be to review the DOCK AND SLIP FEES. The public is invited to attend. .bi Z¸ Z Z Cl~ OF MOUND DOCK AND cOMMoNs ADVBORY COMMISSION NOYEMBER 16~..2000 Chal. r Jim .Funk, (amved at 8;35 pm), Commissioners Mark Goiciberg, Frank Ahrens, and Grog Eurich, and C0un6iI Representative Mark Hanus. Also present were Park Director Jim FaCkler and DOCk InsPector Tom McCaffrey. Absen( and excused: CommisSioner 'Gerald Jones Acting Chair Goidberg, .called the m~pting to ...erde..r at 7:.30 p.m,~ 1. MINUTES .Motion. made bY Ahrens, Seconded by EUrich, to approve the minutes of the. $'613tember 20; '2000 DCAC"~meeting as presented. ~Motibn .carried unanimously. Discuss: PRbiSi~E~b 2'-'~i~ir~':THi~j 20t)~ DoCK~sLIP' FEE OPTIO'I~I.~ Discussion ~o.k ]place summarizingr: .the.. earlier discussion fo.r Chair Funk. Counciimember Hanus reiterated his recommendation to table this discussion until the Council offers some direction. COmmissioner Eudch expressed his desire that the DCAC has input regarding the philosophical discussions on all issues entaited in the dock fees. Consensus was that these discussions will be put off on the Commission and Council level unti! 2001, as there is not time to make these kinds of decisions in 2000:.. . ' .~ ..""".... · ." ,?" '- ...: ..;:..' .i..'.::.-.: .."':~.'. ':" .'."r.:.,., ..... ...: .. M0ti..o..8. made, by Funk~. seconded.b~y. GojdbercJ,. to recommend that dock fees for 2001 remain unchan,.ged fo.r, 2'O00. Motion. carried unanimously. CITY OF .MOUND DOCK AND COMMONS ADVISORY COMMISSION SEPTEMBER 20, 2000 Present were; Chair Jim Funk, Commissioners Mark Goldberg, Gerald Jones, Frank Ahrens, and Grog Eurich, and Council RepresentatiVe Mark Hanus. Also present were Park Director Jim Fackler, Dock inspector Tom MCCaffrey, and Secreta~ Kristine Kitzman, Chair Funk called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. 1. MINUTES Motion wes made by Jones, seconded by Funk, to approve the minutes of the' August 17, 2000 DCAC meeting as presented. Motion carried unanimously. AGENDA CHANGES. Agenda approved as presented. DISCUSS: PROPOSED 2001 THRU 2005 DOCK/SLIP FEE OPTIONS Park Director Fackier presented the proposed dock/slip fee options., City Manager Kandis Hanson.addressed the Dock Oommission,.stating that there are very diverse opinions of the dock slip options, including but not limited to the options of a fiat fee versus a divergent fee between abutting and nonabutting dock fees.. Hanson suggested Mounds Dock and Commons Advisory Commission September 20, 1999 that the DCAC send two proposals to the City COuncil, one for a fiat fee and one for a divergent fee increase, including the pt~Os and. cons of each approach. Then, leaving the final decision of Which way {o vote up t~ the city ~uncil. Ooun¢ilmember Hanus stated the one part of the fee discussion that has not taken place yet is the schedule of how' any increase in dock fees will be allocated. He noted that where the money goe~ Will effect how peoPie feel about th~increase. For instance;, the commons ai'e foi"t'Ee use of the public at la,ge, so the dock holders may feel it is unfair if their fees are raised to fund.maintenance of the commons. Hanu~ stated that he is not ready to accept the numbers given to the DCAC for maintenance of the dock program from the city. Park Director Fackler presented a proposed budget that has not been approved on any level, it is only a preliminary suggestion. Commissioner Gerald'jOnes was excused from the rest of the rneeting at 9:45 p.m. Discussion followed regarding, primarily, the administrative costs .ailocated to the docks and commons. Generally, the figures listed on the proposed budget were thought to be rather high. Councilmember Hanus in particu'lar.:stated-he wo.Uld: like to see an accounting of time spent on docks and commons by all park employees. Commissioner Goldberg questioned what steps could now be taken to see if the proposed numbers are accurate, or hot even Close as the CommissiOners suspect. Oonhmissioner.Ahrens pointed out that the nUmbers in the spreadsheet do not reflect the new additions listed in the 2.001 proposed, list, as that information was not available when the spreadsheets were worked ouL .. Motion made by Ahrens, seconded by Goidberg, to extend the meeting for an additional 15 minutes. Motion carried unanimously. Councilmember Hanus stated that the next step is to direct staff to fine tune the dollar amounts for more accuracy. City Manager Hanson stated that the professional services could be eliminated by using staff at the different commission meetings, assigning one employee to each commission. This would also provide back up for Park DireCtor Fackler, providing an additional staff member at the meetings who will be able to field some questions. Aisc, keeping an accounting of all employees time spent on the docks and commons would add a large amount of additional accounting and staff.time. Park Director Fackler stated his understanding of what the Commission wants now is for him to review some of the projects done by park employees, and come up with a more accurate accounting of time spent on docks. Mounds Dock and CommOns AdViso~ Commission. September.20, 1999 Counciimember Hanus stated that When thoro'aide only approximately 450 people paying all of the bill, guesses that are off do make a large difference. Some justification is needed to show the peopi'e who will ultimately end up paying. ... City Manager Hanson asked, in:closifig, that the commissioners jot down their; ideas on the pros and cons of a fiat fee raise ~/ersus a divergent fee raise, abutter versus non abutter. This may help to better utilize meeting time and to fine tune a recommendation for Council. REVIEW: 2001 DOCK APPLICATION FORMS Item moved to October meeting. REVIEW: O'RDINA'NCE. 437. item moved to October meeting. 8. DISCUSS:OCTOBER DCAC AGENDA To be included on the October agenda are: 1. Discuss: Highland End and Twin Park Multiple DOck Reconfigurations 2. Discuss: Proposed 2001 thru 2005 DocldSiip Fee Options 3. Review: 2001 Dock Application Forms 4. Review: Ordinance 437 SEPTEMBER CALENDAR l) 3) 6) 7) · 9') 10) HRA & City .Council Minutes August 22, 2000 Park & Open Space Advisory Commissi'bn MiniJtes August 10, 2000 planning Commission Minutes August 14,2000 Minimum S~irway Specifications Dedicated Commons Lineal Footage.,(~Boat USe Applicant Information/Volunteer Boar~lSlc0mmitteestcommissions What Exactly Does Ethical Leadership Mean These Days? Clues. To Sma!ITown SurviVal Date Change For Dock & Commons Advisory Commission WEBSITE 11. REPORTS A) CITY COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVE Noreportatthistime. PARK DIRECTOR No report at this. time. CiTY OF MOUND DOCK AND COMMONS ADVISORY COMMISSION · AUGUST .17, 2000 Present were: Chair Jim Funk, Commissioners Mark Goldberg, Gerald Jones, Frank Ahren's, and Grog Eurich, and Council Representative Mark Hanus. Also present were Park. Director Jim Fackler, and Dock Inspector Tom McCaffrey. Chair Funk calied the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. t. MINUTES Motion was made by Ahrens, seconded by Jones, to approve the minutes of the July 20, 2000 DCAC meeting as presented.. Motion carried unanimously, AGENDA CHANGES Agenda approved as presented. 5. .DISCUSS: DOCK FEES Park Director Fackler presented information from a 'sub-committee Which discussed dock fees, briefly explaining each group and each option. Staff is recommending Option 1 of Group A, the equal distribution between abutter and non-abutter. Discussion followed regarding the specifics of the repod, such as how the numbers shown were ardved at. Questions were answered by members of the sub-committee Who were present. Some concern aboutthe high balance'was:expreS%d, but O'ommissionerAhrens po.inted out that. only the. ncome..was shown. ExpenditUreS are' yet to be determined. It was mentioned that more maintenance and improvements can be done, and thO"General Fund subsidies can be covered. Ahre'ns'elso stressed theY"fa-bt that the recommendation is from staff, not from .the..sub-committee. The Purpose of the SUb-corrii'nittee was to present al! option~, to the.Dock Commies ion, 9:35 p.m. Commissioner Gerald Jones is excused from the rest of the meeting. Discussion then turned to where the dock funds should be spent and if the money should go to only docks, or upkeep of the commons, some to the General Fund, to' park~', and so on. Cha, ir.. Funk pointed out that this discussion could take'place at another time., as there are many options'to' 10ok into, and a clear anb~ conci~ recommendation would n'~ed t'o be made to the City Council. ' Commissioner Gotdberg stated tha~ nC matt? what decision is made, there wi II be some people who are not: g~ln~.'~'be'h'aiS'~y ~i('t~ :t'~.e bH'~6~;.i. ~he.b:;~t Plan Would be to try Very hard'not to create additional friction betw' e and non- butt r , it m n ioned that over the years, the'Dock COmmission has worked very hard to keep the scales even,. and this could bring some bad feeling back. 10:00,p,m. Chair Funk tabled the' Motion made by Funk, seconded by Ahrens to extend the meeting for 30 minutes. Motion carried unanimously. lO:00 p.m. Council member Mark' Hanus is excused from the rest of the meeting. Commissioner Goldberg stated' one thing that cannot hapPen is that multiple dock holders be made to pay more than the straight dock holder, as just a year' or two agc~ .t,he .people who moved tO: the. multi~le -dock" w~re tdld:that wou~id not happen. T~s~/' w~i~e· ~8td that moving to.a multiple do~k'Wili not Change the fee they would.have to pay. The rnul(iPle slip dock'fee was promised to be equal tc~ the stra'i¢lt dock fee. City Manager Hanson informed the COmmissioners that the Oi'i~y Council has se~t a goal for her to have'new dock fees in place for January 1,2001. Park Director Fackter stated thata recommendation tonight would, be his preference due to the fact that a public hearing had been discussed for September, City Manager Hanson stated that since the Commissipn' is getting "hit" with this' for the first time tonight, she would recommend a workshop to discuss this issue only, as there are many, many. facets of this decision and it is too much to discuss and come',up with a reCP~t'n~ndation in. one night. She advised the sub-committee.is fairly confident in'what theyhaV'S ~ome UP with, but. the Dock Commission may need some time to digest all ortho ir¢orma~i'bn pfeSente~I - . Commissioner Ahrens stated that tonight, two members of the Commission had to leave already, so no decision is going to happen tonight. He agreed that a Workshop.dedicated to this discussion is a very good idea. ¢_;'snseC~uS was reached to sCheduje a worksho..p, on W, ednesday, August 23rd,. at 7:.00 p.rfi: lf:~;~'81!l~r, meeting is needed'i Wednesday, AuguSt. 30th wo.u...Id.be the second.option. There would be enough time to notify for this meeting, and there would also be time to change any information that is discussed before the September 21 st public hearing date. Cl~ OF. MOUND . DOCK AND COM~NS ADVISORY.COMMISSION JULY 20;, 2000 Present were: Chair Jim Funk, Commissioners Mark Goldberg, Gerald Jones, Frank Ahrens, and Greg Eurich. Aisc present.were ~Rark Director Jim Fackisr, Dock Inspector T0rn McOaffrey, and Secretary Kristi.ne Kitzrnan, ' Absent and excused: Council Representative Mark Hanus. Chair Funk called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. 1. MINUTES Motion'was made by Funk, seconded by Eurich, to approve the minutes ofthe June 15, 2000 DCAC meeting as amended below. Motion carried unanimously. Page 4,. item 6, paragraph 3: Delete. entire paragraph.. "Commissioner Jones stated,.." Page 3, item 4: Delete "motion?" 2. AGENDA CHANGES · Motion was m'ade by Funk, seconded by Jones to approve the agenda as presented. MotiOf~ carried'unanimous'iy; ,.. ,DISCUSS: 2001 DOCK PEER: Park Director Fack~ler.' summarized'the general fund costs that 'could' be accessed to the . dock fund for 2001, as presented in the memo dated July 131 2000..A rough e~timate of per, sitedOck charges came out t¢/3e'$t06,o0 inci'ease. CoihcidentallY' t~is figure was consistent with the amount of increase that had been discussed. ' ' ~ Commissioner G-oldbe.rg questioned how much pressure there'is for the Dock Fund to adopt these expenses; Park Director Fackier stated it is not expected that the Dock Fund adopt these exact expenses,. Tldis list is a firs't draft and i~ sdbject to discussion. There is, howe'/er, some pressure to have this issue resolved soon'. MOunds Dock and Commons AdviSory Commission JUly 20, 2000 Chair Funk questioned the $6,250.00 for Administration Charge. Fackler replied that. Gino Businaro would have.~ explain what this entails. Commissioner Ahrens questioned what the estimated dock fund income is this year, to ' which Fackter replied $68,000 is estimated. CommisSioner Goidberg suggested laying out all of the costs for the doCk"program currently, and try tO balance any increase to the dock fees with the adoption of these subsidized expenses. When this time table is established this can be presented tO the City Council: Park Director Fackler ~.uggested receiving help from the Finance Director. Possibly form a subcommittee to meet with Gin'o and .organize this information. Commissioners Ahrens and Eudch volunteered for this project, and FacklerWill set up an evening for this meeting. information wilt be available at the August meeting to present to the whole Commission. CITY OF MOUND DOCK AND COMMONS ADVISORY COMMISSION JUNI 2000 Present were: Chair Jirfl Funk, Commissioner~ Gerald Jones', Frank Ahr. ens, and Greg Eurich, and CounCil Representative Mark Hanus. Also Present were Park E:)irector Jir~ Fackier, Dock Inspector Tom McCaffrey, and Secretary Kristine Kitzman and Andrea Ahrens, Absent and excused: Commissioner Mark Goidberg Chair Funk called the meeting 'to order at 7:30 p.m. 1. .MINUTES . Motion was made. by Ahrens, seconded by Funk, to approve the minutes of the May 18, 2000 DCAC meeting-;m-am-ended. Motion carried unanimously. Page l, item 2a~ Paragraph.l' "...to private, or eemme~ multiple docks." Page 3, Last paragraph~. "...she believes the ~ ~ case brought..." ~ 2, AGENDA CHANGES Agenda approved as presented. DISCUSS: 2001 DOCK FEER Park Director Fackler presented a memo from October regarding the surrounding cities that have rental sites, and their fees in comparison to Mound. Also, the last increase in Mound was in the 1992 boat season. CounbilmemberAndrea Ahrens addressed the Commission regarding the peopJe who abut t.he commons, who pay the same taxes, as people who abut the take, but do ~not get the same rights as private lakeshore citizens. They have to pay'the city fee to rent a docksite even though they are treated, formal! intents a.r)d .pu~oses, the same as the private lakeshore owner who can put in their own dock. ' .... Commissioner Eudch disagreed'that the non-lakeshore owners should not pay a dock fee. There are other advant_ages to living on the commons property, and other advantages to Mounds Dock and Commons Advisory. Commission' Jun ~ 15, 1999 living on lakeshore. This may be an inequity, but the owner on the commons property knew how the system was run before buying that property. Chair Funk pointed out that [he State asse~se~ the property value, not the ¢_,ity. The property tax system in Minnesota is' not very equltable, but it is not up to the Mound Dock Program to try tO equalize the property tax system' for Mound. Park Director Fackler gave an accounting of the dock fund,'and how more costs of staff time and equipment could be charged to the dock fund. in regard to dock fees, surrounding communities hav~ much higher dock fees than Mound, and there has not been a increase for a number of years. It is time to reconsider the fee amount for 2001. Chair Funk requested staffto put together a capital improvement plan for the dock system, to keep up the maintenance and to consider the yearly additions that are anticipated. Councilmember Andrea Ahrens reiterated her disagreement with the current fee structure when the residents who abut the commons are using their own money to maintain the city property, and still paying a dock fee to use a city dock, whereas the next door private takeshore owner is paying to improve their own property, and also able to use their own dock, but still paying the same taxes. Park Director Fackler; recommended first listing all possible.expenses of the dock program, then working back from there and finding the most. equitable way to split the cost between abutters, non-abutters, multiple slip holders. Also, Fa~kler recommended that any rate increase be done incrementally, rather than' all in one-year. 10:00 p.m. Chair Fuhk tabled the meeting. Motion made by Fun'k, seconded by Ahrens, to extend the meeting' ~or an additional 20 minutes. Motion carried unanimously. Chair Funk summarized that the DCAC needs more discussion on what is equitable for the dock fees, and whether the fees should be different for each type of resident in the dock program. Funk requested staff to arrive at'an estimated figure needed to run the dock program, and this discussion can continue at that time.