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would be paying significantly more even without curb and gutter costs due to the 100% assessment policy. r A resident commented that the residents of the street met prior to the meeting and all agreed that they did not want water run down the street nor did they want the street reconstructed at this time. The City Administrator said that staff would present that information to the City Council and the project would likely not be completed in 2014. r A resident commented that a number of trees would have to be removed if the engineer was going to put in a cul -de -sac. r A resident asked why Gopher Electronics would be assessed. The City Engineer said that the City's policy is to assess all abutting properties and Gopher does abut the very end of the street. The City Administrator added the example of the apartment complex along Condit and how that situation was handled. He stated that it was challenged and the City's policy held up in court. He also stated that the City may not be able to prove benefits received in this case so it wasn't a guarantee that Gopher would be assessed. The issue would be looked at further. Y There was a question on how much right -of -way there was and how the information was obtained. Mr. Elfering answered that he hadn't done any official surveying to this point. He had only taken the information shown on the Ramsey County GIS website. That information is usually pretty close to the actual information. r It was asked what the solutions for a turnaround would be at the end of the street. Mr. Elfering said he thought a smaller cul -de -sac would be an option and he also discussed a hammer -head design. The City Administrator informed the residents in attendance that someday the road would have to be rebuilt and when that happens the issue of a turnaround would be addressed. The street would not be left as a straight dead end There was a question on the two different types of curb. Mr. Elfering explained the differences between barrier and surmountable curb. He explained that typically the Council opts for barrier curb but if the residents want surmountable curb they will put that in. r A resident asked which trees would he removed for the project. The City Engineer answered that he hadn't looked at the project that close yet so he wasn't sure. He had only done some very general surveying to this point. r A resident asked how the width of the road would change. Mr. Elfering replied that the road varies from 24' to 27' wide depending on where you are on the road. He said the new road would be 29.5'. 29