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MINUTES CITY COUNCIL APRIL 28, 2021 Fischer introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption: RESOL UTION NO. 2 021-4-56 — A WARD THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES , A GREEMENT FOR THE PIONEER PARK PHASE I MASTER PLAN TO BOLTON & MENK FOR A COST NOT -TO -EXCEED $14, 000 The foregoing resolution was duly seconded by McGraw. Roll Call Vote: Keis/Fischer/Torkelson/McGraw/Miller. Ayes (5). Nays (0). Resolution declared adopted. REVISED ASSESSMENT POLICY The Public Works Director explained that after the April 14 Council Workshop, staff updated the proposed policy and added some additional information that had been discussed at the workshop. He reviewed the major changes being made to the Assessment Policy. He stated the baseline cap was discussed at the Workshop and which index should be used going forward. He explained the baseline cap will be set at $80.26, which is the cap for the 2021 street reconstruction projects, and going forward, staff is recommending the use of the Minneapolis Area Construction Index to reset the cap each year. He noted that staff believes this cap more accurately captures the state of the construction market and is a better way to peg the capped rate than both the currently used Consumer Price Index and the National Construction Index. The Public Works Director stated there was discussion about whether or not to add storm sewer costs to the assessable portion of the costs. He explained that the current policy does not include storm sewer costs as part of assessable costs, and storm sewer costs have increased in the last 15- 20 years and are a necessary part of any street reconstruction or rehabilitation. He noted that storm sewer costs will not be a factor in reconstruction projects since projects will hit the maximum cap before storm sewer costs are factored in, but on rehabilitation projects, storm sewer costs could be assessed to include a greater portion of the total project cost on the assessment. The Public Works Director stated that he is also asking for Council direction regarding the last seven streets in the city that need to be fully reconstructed with curb and gutter. The Council indicated including language in the updated policy to keep those seven streets on the old policy, which means the capped rate will be calculated using the Consumer Price Index and storm sewer costs will not be assessable. The Public Works Director stated that there is a chance if one or more of the streets are not reconstructed within the next ten years, there may end up being a significant gap between the two indexes. He noted that staff has added language to the policy that keeps six of the streets on the current policy, but Woodlynn Avenue would use the new policy since there is very little storm sewer on Woodlynn so major improvements to the storm sewer system will be needed when this road is reconstructed to account for the water that the abutting properties are contributing to the street. He stated that staff is recommending Woodlynn Avenue be excluded from the roads that will use the current policy, and will instead use the proposed new policy, which will assess adjacent properties at an 80/20 rate including storm sewer costs. 5