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Given this data, Staff is providing three possible proposals to present to the owner of the Mounds View Manufactured Home Community. These are: Option No. 1 The City to pay the full estimated cost of $46,000 Staff does not recommend this option. There a clearly a benefit for the Mounds View Manufactured Home Community, they should, therefore, participate in the financing. Option No. 2 City to pay for the work within the City right-of-way and the Park to pay for the work associated with upgrading their driveway City $28,650 / Park $17,350 Staff recommends this option should the City Council wish to help facilitate a second access. This option best assigns cost fairly to the responsible parties. Option No. 3 The Park to pay the full estimated cost of $46,000 Staff does not recommend this option. It is Staff’s opinion that if this amount is to be assessed, the City could not demonstrate full benefit. Much of the proposed work would be performed on a City owned street, for which the City has jurisdiction. For all three Options, should the City Council wish to proceed, the project could be added as a Change Order to the 2003 Street Improvement Project and constructed in 2004. The Mounds View Manufactured Home Community could then be assessed for this project with an assessment period of ten (10) years. Should the City Council wish to facilitate a second access to the Mounds View Manufactured Home Community, Staff recommends that Option No. 2 be proposed to the owner of the Mounds View Manufactured Home Community. Possible Grant Assisted Funding Another factor to consider regarding this issue is possible grants that may be available to assist in the financing of this project. One grant in particular may be a possible candidate: the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG Grant). This particular grant is available through Ramsey County to assist lower income housing and manufactured home facilities to make improvements to make them or keep them desired elements of the community. Opposition to the Project On June 24, 2003, at the Neighborhood Meeting, and at several subsequent meetings, the residents along Belle Lane have voiced concerns regarding the establishment of a second access. Should this project go forward, the City would need to conduct a Public Hearing with all nearby property owners being notified.