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3 July 24th Receive Watershed Permit Early August Neighborhood Meeting Early to Mid August Start Construction On June 14th a Project Update Notice was sent out to all properties along this segment of County Road H2. The notice was comprised of the aforementioned information. With a project of this nature, our goal is to try to match in to the existing grades of the lawns and driveway slopes. This provides for the best finished product for the property owner. Based on the slopes of some yards and driveways, there may be a need to go beyond the available right-of- way to match the existing grade. In order to allow the contractor to perform this work, the City will need to obtain a temporary construction easements. Staff is developing these temporary construction easements and will be seeking execution by the property owners. In addition to temporary easements, there are two permanent pathway easements needed from the parcels on the north side near County Road 10 (Jake’s). Staff has met with the property owner to discuss the impacts this project will have on his property and the need for the pathway easement. This property owner is investigating the purchase of the parcel to the west to create additional parking. On April 22, Council approved the prohibition of parking on this segment of County Road H2. There was still a question as to whether parking should be provided on the north side just south of the theatre site. The City’s consultant engineering firm, SEH, looked into this and determined that only ten parallel parking stalls could be created here at an additional cost of approximately $6,000 to the City. Traffic counts taken in 1999 in this area of H2 showed a traffic volume of 4,400 vehicles per day. Taking into consideration the width of the new roadway segment (26 feet) and the volume of traffic on H2, providing parallel parking is very problematic from a traffic safety standpoint. Vehicles opening doors into traffic on H2, and vehicles backing up on H2 to maneuver into a parallel parking stall are dangerous scenarios that compromise public safety and should be avoided by the City. Perhaps staff could work with the theatre owners to promote and create safe parking within their site. Staff is looking for direction from Council should they want the City to address the theatre’s parking issues. As previously mentioned, a “Neighborhood Pre-construction Meeting” will be held in early August. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss construction-related issues with concerned property owners. A handout will be developed that addresses commonly asked questions and concerns property owners may have. These include: "How long will construction take?", "Will I have access to my driveway?", "How will the mail be delivered?", "Can the width or location of my driveway be altered?", etc.This meeting will also provide the opportunity to introduce the project inspector to the residents and share with them telephone numbers they may call to reach the inspector or City representatives. A notice of this meeting will be sent out prior to the meeting date. Following the completion of this project, the City will hold an assessment hearing. An informational letter will be developed to address most of the commonly asked questions residents may have pertaining to the assessment process. This letter will contain information on: * Date of the assessment hearing * The necessity of paying assessments within 30 days of the hearing to avoid interest charges * Method of appealing assessments * Payment period for the assessments (spread over how many years) * Interest Rate * Senior deferral (if Mounds View has this option which is allowed by State Statute) * Date this will this show on their taxes * Tax- deductibility *Possibility of payable interest for the remainder of that year even if the balance is paid off early * Other issues