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Mounds View City Council October 22, 2007 Regular Meeting Page 8 Helen Moore of 5503 Erickson Road said that she commends the Task Force for the work done. ~ She then said that she is wondering why all of the franchise fee cannot be used for streets. Louise Borgerson of 680 Knollwood Drive said that within the last 10 years the water main on the right side of her broke twice, and that cost a lot of money in damages to her basement. Then, a couple of years ago, the water main broke to the left of her, and they did not fix it when they did her road and that concerns her. Ms. Borgerson asked if she could get some assistance with paying for her basement like she is giving money to residents to pay for their roads. Public Works Director Lee explained that the infrastructure and utilities are reviewed but most water mains were put in at the same time. Director Lee indicated that any water mains with a history of breaking would be replaced, however, there is no proposal to replace large section of pipe with this program. Ms. Borgerson said that she paid her assessment, and she does not understand why she has to pay something toward someone else's assessment. Brian Amundsen of Wooddale Drive commended the Task Force on the good job that they have done with this recommendation. He then said that he does not feel that any rights are being squelched. Mr. Amundsen asked Council to make a decision tonight because it is important to • move this along. Brian Amundsen asked the Council to put together some type of return on investment to compare costs for an in house engineer, short term, to save engineering costs for this project. Mr. Amundsen asked if the 27°Io engineering costs were for BRAA only, or other engineering costs. Public Works Director Lee indicated it would be BRAA costs of 14 to 16% and then the other administrative costs are the other portion of the costs. Andrew Casing of 2617 Hillview suggested putting curbs around industrial areas only and surmountable in residential areas, because it is not the look he desired when he came to Mounds View. Mr. Casing said he is not sure what is being done with Hillview. Public Works Director Lee indicated that Hillview and other MSA roads would have neighborhood meetings to discuss pedestrian movements prior to making decisions. Blake Downs of Groveland Road thanked the Task Force, and said that he is surprised that Medtronic and other large businesses have not complained, because they will pay for this without much benefit. He then said that, in a democracy, not everyone ends up happy with everything or every portion of a project. Mr. Downs said that he feels the Task Force worked hard to put • together a plan to make things as right as possible.