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• CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION OCTOBER 9, 2002 APPROVED City Administrator Waite Smith advised this issue was discussed at the last work session and it was determined that it was not appropriate for Mr. Nadeau to be exempt from the assessments. Mr. Nadeau has contacted the City and asked for formal Council action on that determination. Community Development Director Grochala reviewed the background regarding this issue and advised the assessment amount, according to City policy, is $40,626.00. That amount does not include surface water management fees. Staff has been working with the City Attorney on this issue and it has been determined that the assessments could be lower if the City amends the current policy to address this situation. Councilmember Carlson stated that if the policy is amended it has to be consistent. Community Development Director Grochala advised the City's entire Improvement Policy has to be reviewed. City Administrator Waite Smith advised the policy could be changed by resolution, according to the City Attorney. Councilmember Carlson stated the City has a lot of properties that do not have sewer and water. She asked if the City will be able to recover all its costs if the policy is changed. Community Development Director Grochala stated the City has to make sure the price indexing matches the cost. Staff will check on the indexing periodically. It was the consensus of Council to amend the current City policy and add the item to the regular Council agenda, Monday, October 14, 2002, 6:30 p.m. ANOKA COUNTY LETTER OF SEPTEMBER 24 REGARDING PLANS TO RECONSTRUCT BRIDGE AND INTERSECTION ON CSAH 49, MICHAEL GROCHALA City Administrator Waite Smith distributed a letter from Anoka County regarding CSAH 49 dated September 24, 2002. Community Development Director advised the letter indicates the County needs City approval to move forward with the bridge and Birch Street intersection improvements. The County is working on their next CIP and will include the project if the City agrees to the improvements. The reality is the bridge and intersection have to be improved. The project will not be a high priority if the County does not have municipal support. He indicated he will be setting up a meeting with Doug Fischer, County Engineer, to further discuss this issue. The goal is for the City to work with the County and two developers to get the improvements completed. Ms. Lynn Heaser, resident, stated she does not want to give up on this project (reconstruction of CSAH 49). She asked if a meeting could be set up between the City, residents and Bob Brown of MnDOT.