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(4) Jane Court N. This street has reached the stage where it is in need of an overlay. There is significant cracking on the eastern 700-feet of the street. The street is about 24-feet wide. A 1 %a -inch overlay is proposed on the western 800-feet of the road, up to Jane Circle. West of Jane Circle, a 2 %-inch overlay is proposed. Each shoulder will also be constructed. The two catch basins near the curve will be rebuilt, with new flumes constructed around them. They will pave a small area off the side of the road for children to wait for the school buses. Mayor John opened the public hearing at 7:54 p.m. in the Council chambers. Charles Altstatt, 9330 Jane Court N., explained on the hill that goes down there is a sinkhole. The drainage comes into his front lot and asked if the City could put a black top ditch or culvert to divert the water to a proper area. Would he be assessed for Outlet B, which is an unbuildable lot? Prew responded that an unbuildable lot is not assessed. If it is used as a recreational lot, it may be assessed. Mayor John closed the public hearing at 7:56 p.m. (5) 33rd Street Lane At one time this street had a bituminous surface. However, the old surface was milled up because of its very poor condition. The street has remained gravel since then. A 3-inch thick, 22-foot wide street is proposed. The street is about 900-feet long. Earth shoulders would also be constructed. Mayor John opened the public hearing at 7:57 p.m. in the Council Chambers. John Heroff, 10925 33 d Street Lane N., currently seven residents use this street, but there is actually 5 residents that have 33`d Street Lane as their addresses, how would they be assessed? Prew responded he goes off of the addresses they use. Mayor John closed the public hearing at 8:00 p.m. (6) Hill Trail N. This street has reached the stage when an overlay is necessary. A 2-inch thick overlay is proposed. Earth shoulders would also be constructed. As part of this project, the City Staff has recommend that right-of- way survey be conducted to determine the exact location of the street within the right-of-way. Mayor John opened the public hearing at 8:01 p.m. in the Council Chambers. Rodney Harvey, 7949 Hill Trail Court N., felt that he should not be assessed because he did not have frontage on Hill Trail. Hill Trail Court N. is a dirt track. His mailbox sits on Hill Trail N. Norm Purrington, 8000 Hill Trail N., questioned if an overlay is necessary because he does not see the deterioration. He moved to this area for the rural nature and does not want the improvement. He would not want to see the lawns, decorative planting, stone walls, that have been placed in the right-of-way be disrupted. Cars would be parking along his property that cannot fit into the lake access parking. Concern of widening the road would increase speed. It needs a speed limit change to 15 mph. Why should the residents pay for a new survey if the road was put in wrong twenty years ago. Tom Prew responded he would like the overlay before the road looses its structural integrity. The survey will be paid by the City and not by the project. George Taylor, 7925 Hill Trail N., wonders if it is really necessary to improve the road, He knows the road is not in the proper location. How is the City gong to straighten the road out. The drainage on the hill towards Purrington's is terrible. The shoulders are being washed away on both sides of the road in front of his house. LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES MAY 5, 1998