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Mounds View City Council February 23, 2004 Regular Meeting Page 6 Public Works Director Lee indicated that Mounds View Drive would be included in the project 1 and there are some catch basins that need to be upgraded to City standards if the City is going to 2 take over the streets. 3 4 Mr. Huntsman indicated the association and its members would incur a lot of cost to increase the 5 capacity for runoff and that is not fair. He then said that one of the reports refers to the properties 6 by abstract method but his tax statement has him as torrens property. 7 8 Mayor Linke indicated the association owns the streets and the utilities underneath them and for 9 the City to accept them they need to be brought up to City standards. 10 11 Theresa Muckala of 7666 Knollwood Drive asked whether this project would be taking away any 12 lawn and if any damage would be restored. 13 14 Mayor Linke indicated that the right of way would be disturbed but restored at the end of the 15 project. 16 17 Ms. Muckala said that she would prefer the gentle sloping concrete curbing rather than the 18 squared concrete. 19 20 Public Works Director Lee indicated that Staff is recommending the squared off curb as it is 21 much better for snow plowing and safer than surmountable curbs as it keeps vehicles in the 22 roadway. 23 24 Ms. Muckala indicated that snow plowing is only a few days per year and they live there 365 25 days a year and would prefer to look at the gentle sloping curb than the squared off one. 26 27 Ms. Muckala asked when they have to pay for this assessment. 28 29 Mayor Linke explained that residents could pay it or put it on the taxes and pay for it over time 30 with interest. 31 32 Public Works Director Lee indicated that Staff is proposing to have the assessment hearing on 33 May 24, 2004 and residents would have 30 days to pay the assessment without any interest. If 34 residents wait to have the amount certified to the County they would pay interest over a 10 year 35 time period at whatever rate Council sets. 36 37 Lisa Sunde of 7850 Groveland Road asked where the fence and trees go and whether the 38 sidewalk locations are set in stone. 39 40 Mayor Linke indicated that Council would be discussing sidewalk issues on March 8, 2004. 41 42 Public Works Director Lee clarified that Staff is looking at the west side of Groveland and 43 proposes to locate the sidewalk directly behind the curb so it disrupts the lawns less. The 44 sidewalk is proposed to be 6.5 feet wide made of concrete. 45