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240 June 26,1278 • Using the assessed property value of the citY 0,Saerett fer 1077 Wnich • was 1.1 billion dollars,it would cost a citizen$1.60 per$1,000 assessed value of their property for a$20,000,000 gensral obligation boa12000 over a period of 20 years. • 0101 0109 proposing a$14,000,000 revenue bOnd project which would 10- 0 08686 the sewer rate from$2.50 to$4.00 per month 800 00100 rate from $5.50 per month to 58.00 per month. He said they were asking the citizens to participate,10.019150,to exam- ine,to decide and to act. Without their action as to whether they were in favor of or against these proposals,the council could not act. TIm Mayor then explained how each department head had come up with needed projects over the coming years. Prom these lists of projects the admin- . 000001000 800 staff 180 00111100 it dowh using the criteria of.mandatory, critical,desirable and deferable. The mandatory and critical were on the highest priority naturally and he asked the citizens to look at the yellow sheets which carried forward those projects from his review.These were the specific Projects in the areas of utilities,streets and general improvement. He said the basis'for his cuts were to bring the costs down to a level that could be afforded by the tax payers ih the city. Ross Hogland aSked if the citizens had any power over revenue bonds and Mr.Cushman sTplied that revenue bonds could be issued by the city. How- - • ever he would hope that the citizens would participate in the discussions. Donna Papadimitriou of 3113 Oakes asked if this was going-to take care of problems in the future and Mayor Moore replied there would be a reserve set up for this purpose with this bonding so that so much could be set aside each year for future repairs and new installations. Don Hutsell of 6300 GlenwoOd asked if there were no grants-or other fund- ing available for improvement of strTets and Dick Thompson,Administrative Assistant said this was not definite at this time. Howover,he felt in the future there would be some funds available,but at present it was an unknown so it could not be set up in eni.schedule as suhrh. Jim Tolney,former water superintendent,felt that sewer collection sys- tems could be paid for by a construction charge and Mr.Thompson again replied that some of these lines had been put in many years ago under LID's and he felt it was unfair to ask the citizens to pay for them twice. Helen Johnston of 2031 Rucker questioned the library remodeling and was told that there had been securlty problems with the restrooms in the base ment and also of course it was impossible for handicapped citizens to use the facilities. W.W.FO.te at 0.9 10th AVenue S.M.suggested that the city should have • a budget for these projects so that moneys would be readily identified. J Kim Seaton of 11415-26th DriVe s.x.,representing the Silver Lake Com- . mtmity CLub,asked for sidewalks on Stockshow Road.she-also asked about • the Silver Lake Road improvement. Ida Mae Sawyer of 1710 Colby spoke in 1501 0?the parks program. She also suggested having all water and sewer metered and when new areas were developed the developer should provide for roads and drainage. Harold Tremmel of 3205 Cedar suggested that some of the tax exempt organ- izations such as churches should help pay for the senior citizens extra costs for these PrOJests. Harriet.Olson of 5106 3rd urged the council to put the utilities first before the more frivolous items. •