HomeMy WebLinkAboutNov 15, 1982OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
SPECIAL MEETING
COLUMBIA HEIGHTS CITY COUNCIL
NOVEMBER 15, 1982
The meeting was called to order by Mayor Nawrocki at 7:30 pm.
1. Roll Call: Hovland, Petkoff, Norberg, Hentges, Nawrocki--present
2. Purpose of the Meeting:
Hilltop Snow Removal
State Board of Equalization
Review of the following two matters:
A letter had been received from the Hilltop City Attorney advising the Columbia Heights City
Council of the dollar amount that Hilltop was offering to pay for snow removal. Columbia
Heights had been doing all the street work concerning snow plowing in the City of Hilltop
for many years. The City proposed to the Hilltop Council an estimate of costs for this work
for the coming winter season. Hilltop responded to the City's offer in the aforementioned
letter from their City Attorney. The Hilltop offer was not the same figure as the cost fig-
ure supplied by Columbia Heights.
The contract that the City presently has with the Hilltop was reviewed. It was stated that
this contract will cease when and if Hilltop contracts with some other City or private firm.
Costs, as projected by the Public Works Department, for the snow removal in the coming winter
season were discussed. It was determined again that the figure of $6,400 for the snow ser-
vice in Hilltop was fair and accurate. It was suggested by Mayor Nawrocki that the offer
made to the City of Hilltop with the cost of $6,400 be reaffirmed and also mention that this
offer includes street maintenance such as pothole patching and some street repair.
Motion by Norberg, second by Petkoff to direct the City Manager to inform the Hilltop Council
that Columbia Heights does not feel it can do the work proposed for less than the stated
$6,400 and that the Columbia Heights City Council again makes that offer to the City of
illtop. Roll call: All ayes
A letter had been received from the Commissioner of Revenue regarding the meeting held which
addressed what the City of Columbia Heights viewed as a disparity in its taxing structure.
This letter advised the City that the meeting held by the State Board of Equalization which
reviewed the basis for the taxing figure on property valuation decided that the situation
raised by Columbia Heights was not of enough concern to warrant adjusting. These findinos
were not acceptable to the Council and advice from the City Attorney was sought for direction
to be pursued. The City Attorney said that recourse can always be souQht in court throuoh
the appeal process. The appeal process and the abatement process were explained. Discussion
followed that dealt with other procedures that could be pursued.
ayesMotion by Norberg, second by Hentges to adjourn the meeting at~'G. Nawrocki,' Mayor
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