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Mounds View City Council March 14, 2005 Regular Meeting Page 4 1 Public Works Director Lee pointed out the location on the map of the section of streets slated for 2 improvement in the 2005 Street Improvement Project that are south of County Road I 3 and east of Silver Lake Road. He stated the reason for doing this section is economy due to its 4 proximity to the location of the streets that were done in 2004 and storm water utility 5 considerations. He advised that the map was set up based on 1 ½ miles of streets per year, which 6 correlates to $1.5 million per year. He stated this is a complete street upgrade, and the streets 7 would be completely removed and new subgrade added. There would be concrete curb and 8 gutter and a new bituminous. There would be utility repairs, sanitary sewer repairs, and storm 9 sewer added, along with storm water infiltration basins. He stated that as part of this plan, they 10 would like to add a sidewalk on Knollwood and Woodcrest. He stated that $950,000 of the cost 11 would be paid out of city funds, and they would be selling bonds for that, and there would be 12 $350,000 of assessments allocated between 101 single family properties. The single family 13 residential home assessment would be a little under $3,000, payable over 10 years with an 14 interest rate of 5 percent, although this could be paid off early to avoid interest charges. 15 16 Public Works Director Lee stated that should the Council proceed with this project, the next 17 thing that would occur is a 60-day appeal period established by the City’s Charter, and if there is 18 a Petition filed with the City Council with more than 50 percent of the people in that area, this 19 project cannot go forward. However, if the project does go forward, Staff would be coming back 20 to the City Council on May 9th to order the project, and July 11th would be the assessment 21 hearing, and awarding the contracts for construction would begin August 1st. 22 23 Public Works Director Lee reported that a survey had been sent out regarding the sidewalks on 24 Knollwood and Woodcrest, and they had received 26 responses back, all opposed to the 25 sidewalks. 26 27 Mayor M arty opened the public hearing. 28 29 Valerie Amundsen, 3048 Woodale Drive, stated that since she had sent her survey in, she had 30 decided she was opposed to the project because there is a property across the street from hers that 31 has not been developed yet. She informed that over the last three or four years the City has been 32 dumping fill from projects on the property, and there has been substantial damage that has 33 occurred to their street as a result of that. She doesn’t believe this project should move forward 34 until the dumping has ceased and the property has been developed. 35 36 Mayor Marty stated it was his understanding that the fill had stopped last year. 37 38 Public Works Director Lee advised that their grade permit had expired, so they would have to 39 come back to the City to get another grading permit. 40 41 Ms. Amundsen stated that the property could not be developed as it is now, and there would need 42 to be major work to make that property buildable. She stated she didn’t want to waste her $3,000 43 until that was done. 44 45