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Session 1927 June 28, 2004 pointed out that the City pays the greater burden of the cost of repair of the alley. There will be a chance to discuss the final assessment rate with them, but not before August, when the final cost is set by certification. The charge of $200 per year for ten years has already been stated and accepted by these citizens. The City Council adopted the resolution outlining the charge which stated that all residents would pay the same, equal amount. After the cost is certified, the Council has the opportunity to change the cost, but it does conflict with the formerly stated policy. With storm sewers, charges can be altered because it is a different issue from the alley repairs. The City sent letters asking alley users to contribute to the repair costs and the Council approved the contract a month ago. Some residents have changed their minds because they do not want to pay the fees to make the improvements, but the City Manager said it is too late, because the contract has been signed. There is flexibility on the interest rate charged to residents, however. It is required to discuss this on a public agenda. Before the Council made this decision, the question was raised as to whether all the residents understood the policy, how it worked, and how it affected them, and the understanding was that all of these points were covered with residents. Future Use of the Community Center - Ms. Brot wished to formerly state a possible conflict of interest regarding this subject. She said that she is an employee of the Mid- East Area Agency on Aging, yet she does not set policies in nutrition centers for senior centers. She does, however, have a personal interest in improving the University City senior center. She will withhold voting on this issue if the Council feels that she should. The City Manager reported the City is discussing with the MEAAA how to move the Ochs Senior Center to one side of the Community Center. At one point, the Senior Service Board did not want to move, but now they are willing to do this. Recently, there has been work on how to accommodate other day-time users of the Community Center. A proposal will be ready in a month or so, for consideration by the Council. He asked the Council if there were any objections with these plans. Discussion on features of the kitchen and its use followed. Specific delineation of use of the kitchen will be shared with Council in the future. There was a question about program revenue and the City Manager said he needed to ask the Director of Parks and Recreation for additional information about program revenue and expenditures. Mayor Adams reiterated that the question to be answered was, should the City continue to negotiate with MEAAA for use of half of the facility? The consensus was that they should do so. The City Manager said it was necessary to declare a Special Session in order to introduce a bill and to vote upon the contract for the recreation facility, so Mayor Adams declared that the City Council was in Special Session. In addition to Mayor Adams, the following members of the Council were present: Ms. Cassandra Colquitt Ms. Francine Brungardt Mr. Robert Wagner Ms. Stefany Brot Page 3