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Public Improvement Hearing – As per State Statute 429.031: “Before the municipality awards a contract for an improvement or orders it made by day labor, or before the municipality may assess any portion of the cost of an improvement to be made under a cooperative agreement with the state or another political subdivision for sharing the cost of making the improvement, the council shall hold a public hearing on the proposed improvement following two publications in the newspaper of a notice stating the time and place of the hearing, the general nature of the improvement, the estimated cost, and the area proposed to be assessed.” The purpose of the public improvement hearing is to provide interested parties an opportunity to learn more about the proposed improvements and to comment on them. Pursuant to Resolution 6915 a public hearing was set for August 28, 2006. The hearing was advertised in the City’s official newspaper, The New Brighton- Mounds View Bulletin, on August 16th and 23rd of this year. The Public Hearing Notice and information on this project was published on the City’s web site. A Public Improvement Hearing Notice, along with a copy of the draft feasibly report, was sent via direct mail to all owners of property adjacent to this proposed project – south side of County Road 10 from Silver Lake Road to Long Lake Road. This was done utilizing the County Tax Record Database. The hearing notice was also hand-delivered to the aforementioned properties. Considerations if the Project Proceeds There are currently several aspects of this draft report on which Staff is seeking direction from the City Council. These are: • Is the base project, which includes the trailway, lighting, and landscaping, acceptable to the City Council as proposed in the report? • With regard to the connection alternatives: How does the City Council wish to proceed? If the City Council wishes to delete any or all of these connection alternatives, this can be done at three points in the project schedule: o At the time the report is approved o After plans and specifications are created for these alternatives o After bids are received but before a contract is awarded • How should this project be funded? Tax Increment Financing? Also, if the connection alternatives are included in the project, how should they be funded? Order the Project – Should the Council wish to proceed with this project, the next step in the public improvement process is to order the project.