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Mounds View City Council October 10, 2011 Regular Meeting Page 4 1 City Attorney Riggs noted the City has received no written objections for these special 2 assessments. 3 4 MOTION/SECOND: Gunn/Mueller. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 7833, 5 Adopting a Special Assessment Levy for Unpaid Diseased Tree, False Alarm, and Nuisance 6 Abatement Charges. 7 8 Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 9 10 C. 7:15 p.m. Public Hearing to Consider Resolution 7834, Adopting a Special 11 Assessment Levy for Unpaid Water Service Repairs. 12 13 Mayor Flaherty opened the public hearing at 7:43 p.m. 14 15 City Attorney Riggs indicated the Council had a letter before them for consideration. 16 17 Finance Director Beer commented this past summer there was a water leak in the proximity of 18 2400 County Road H2 near Edgewood. The Public Works Director contacted the property owner 19 to inform them of their responsibility to repair the water leak. No action was taken by the 20 property owner. The Public Works Department had to take action to maintain the integrity of the 21 road and sidewalk. A contractor was called in, excavated the area, found the leak and determined 22 it to be a pinhole defect in a pipe. The street, sidewalk and sod were then repaired by the City. 23 24 Finance Director Beer stated the expense for the repairs was $7,536.50 plus a $35.00 assessment 25 fee. He noted the property owner could pay in the next 30 days without being charged interest. 26 The property owner has requested a delay in the assessment to discuss the matter further with the 27 City. 28 29 City Attorney Riggs reviewed a letter received on October 7th from Alan Lanners, representing 30 Goff Holdings, LLC, which is the property owner. Mr. Lanners has requested a meeting be held 31 on Friday, October 14th at 10:00 a.m. at City Hall. Staff attempted to hold a meeting prior to this 32 evenings meeting. He stated the public hearing and action on this item could be continued to the 33 October 24th City Council meeting to allow Staff time to meet with the property owner. 34 35 MOTION/SECOND: Mueller/Stigney. To continue the public hearing and postpone action on 36 this item to the October 24th City Council meeting. 37 38 Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 39 40 D. Resolution 7835, Adopting a Special Assessment Levy for Private 41 Improvements in Area D of the Street and Utility Improvement Program. 42 43 Finance Director Beer stated the Area D Street and Utility Improvements were certified earlier 44