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PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA A regular meeting of Mounds View City Council was called to order by Mayor Johnson on September 22, 1975, at 7:50 p.m., at Mounds View city hall, 2401 Highway 10, Mounds View, Mn. 55112 Present: Mayor Johnson Also Present: Clerk -Adm. Achen Councilman Baumgartner Attorney Meyers Councilman Shelquist Engineer Bearden Councilman Pickar Absent: Councilman Hodges MSP (Shelquist- Baumgartner) to approve the minutes of September 8, 1975 with the following corrections, Page 5, first paragraph change to 3 Ayes Baumgartner Naye. Page 6, MSP (Hodges Shelquist), change to 3 Ayes Baumgartner Naye. Page 2, second paragraph, Mr. Waste asked for "permanent signs" delete temporary. Page 8, change D D funds to read DNR funds. MSP (Shelquist- Baumgarfier ccept the minutes September 16, 1975, assessment hearing as presented. Mayor Johnson read the objection of Mr. Rubenstein, attorney for Pie! -re Dumas, from the September 16th minutes. 3 Ayes Pickar Abst. 3 Ayes Pickar Abst. Mayor Johnson brought the matter of Project 1973 -4 citizen objections to the assessment to the Council for discussion. He asked Attorney Meyers to brief Councilmen on what it is they have to consider if they are to abate assessments or change any of the assessments. Attorney Meyers said State statutues indicate Council may assess a piece of property based on the benefit derived from the improvement to that piece of land and the benefit should be relative to the increase in market value to the land due tc the improvement. Attorney Meyers said at this time all the easements have been granted either by dedication or by purchase by the City through condemnation proceedings. Council can award further damages is this proceeding by reducing an assess- ment. Attorney Meyers responded that it was announced at the September 16th meeting that anyone wishing to appeal could do so to the district court if they were not satisfied with the assessment. He said there is nothing in the law that prohibits municipalities from laying out a public street that serves as many people as possible. It anyone appeals the assessment the matter would be brought to district court and the assessment could be upheld or overruled by the court and go back to the city and another hearing would be held. Or if it came to pass that the assessment was eliminated the cost of the project would be spread among the other property owners. The statement that Council gerrymandered the road would have to be completely an arbitrary and capricious act and in this case it is not in his opinion.