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LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES AUGUST 4, 1987 PAGE 9 assessment hearing to assess the local share of the costs. The hearing must be held prior to September 10, 1987 to meet County deadlines. About 85 parcels are involved in the assessment, but we ��cannot predict how many will actually attend the hearing. Everyone will be given their proposed assessment amount by mail two weeks prior to the hearing. M/S/P Graves/Moe - to set September 1st City Council meeting as the hearing date for the Assessment hearing on Parts A, B and C. (Motion carried 4-0). B. Local Policy on Centerline Paint Striping and Tree Trimming in the Right -of -Way. This is a follow-up discussion from the last Council meeting of July 21, 1987. The City Engineer, City Administrator and Maintenance Foreman have all studied the question since then and the comments on road striping are -- provided in the City Engineer's letter of 7-30-87. - Bohrer offered the following suggested wording: 1. It is a policy of the City of Lake Elmo to provide centerline paint striping of all City streets classified as "Collectors" on the City's Functional Classification Map. 2. It is a policy of the City of Lake Elmo to provide centerline paint Striping on those local streets which, due to substandard width or limited visibility, would benefit from such striping. Based on the previous County estimate of about $100 per mile, the program outlined of 9.97 miles would cost about $1,000. However, some of the existing striping is in good condition so that the need this year is about $900. M/S/P Moe/Graves - to approve the local streets meeting the new policy criteria for centerline striping (as stated in City Engineer's letter dated 7-30-87) should be painted at a cost about $1000. (Motion carried 4-0). 'City Administrator Overby reported that according to the Lake Elmo Municipal Code, the owner and the occupant of any property adjacent to is boulevard (the area of public right-of-way between the pavement or improved part of the street, and right of -way line) within the City of Lake Elmo shall use due diligence to keep the boulevard in a safe 'condition. All limbs of trees which are less than 8 feet above the surface of any public sidewalk or street shall be declared nuisance. The owner or occupant shall abate or prevent such nuisances on such property. City Councilman Moe would like to see the City take a more aggress;vP attitude and solve the visibiity problems associated with the narrow roads.