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NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING MINUTES CENTERVILLE ROAD/ COUNTY ROAD D — Allen Ave. to Edgerton TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2014 5:00 P.M. The City Administrator welcomed those present to the neighborhood meeting regarding the proposed full -depth reclamation and repave project on Centerville Road from Allen Avenue north and east to Edgerton Street. See sign -in sheet for those in attendance. The City Engineer introduced himself, Mr. Lee Elfering, of Elfering & Associates, Mr. Joel Hanson, City Administrator, and Mr. Bill Dircks, Public Works Superintendent. Mr. Elfering explained the neighborhood meeting process whereby the City provides residents of the proposed construction area with the basic information, obtains their input on the nature of the project, and then decides how to proceed. At this point Mr. Elfering, reviewed the Power Point presentation with those who were present. He stated that Centerville Road was a Ramsey County road and that any project would have to be approved by Ramsey County and they would have to have an agreement with the City for reimbursement if the City finances the project up front. He explained in detail existing conditions and the proposed improvements. Mr. Elfering indicated what the proposed improvement involved. He proposed a full depth reclamation and re -paving of the entire section of road. The base would be tested and any areas deemed too soft would be dug out and replaced with good material. The road is currently a rural section and the plan is to keep it that way for this stretch of road. The portion of Centerville south of Allen Avenue was planned to be upgraded to an urban section with curb and gutter and sidewalk. Mr. Elfering estimated the cost of the entire Centerville Road project to be $2,815,000 based on similar work we have performed in the past few years. The costs of the entire project are being spread out among all benefitting properties on Centerville rather than splitting the project in two halves. Mr. Elfering then explained the City's Assessment Policy, a proposed construction schedule, and potential construction issues that have occurred in the past. At the conclusion of Mr. Elfering's presentation, the residents were asked for comments or questions regarding anything that had been presented. The following is a summary of that discussion: Y The resident from 3036 Vanderbie Street asked the City to look into the pipeline easement over his property and how it may affect his assessment. y A property owner asked about the property set back off of County Road D with no frontage and questioned the equity of the assessments. Mr. Elfering ran through the calculation used for the properties along the entire stretch of Centerville. The properties were assessed 50% on front footage and 50% on lot area in order to account for the properties that had zero to very little frontage. 2