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Mounds View City Council February 14, 2000 Regular Meeting Page 9 • There were no further requests or comments from the floor. 10. COUNCIL BUSINESS A. Public Hearing and Second Reading of the Assessment Policy Revisions, Consideration and Adoption of Ordinance No. 654, an Ordinance Amending Chapter 202, Section 202.09 of the Mounds View Municipal Code Entitled "Public Improvements." Mayor Coughlin opened the Public Hearing at 7:40 p.m. Director of Public Works Ulrich stated before the Council was Ordinance 654, in which staff has attempted to incorporate all of the wishes of the Council and the Streets Policies Committee, as the directive for the new Street Reconstruction and Assessment Policies. He indicated the changes are underlined, and the omissions have been stricken through. Director of Public Works Ulrich stated the opening signet of the ordinance indicates the methods of street reconstruction and rehabilitation, which will be used by the City of Mounds View in considering future projects and assessments. He advised that the design standard of the street that is being proposed for any type of rehabilitation or reconstruction will be the current design, and this will be the design from which the City will start. He noted the project would then move forward to a more substantial design, or stay with the current design. He explained that there . was no longer a "one-design-fits-all" approach to these projects. He advised that there is also a caveat in the ordinance, which indicates that if a project were constructed to a higher design standard, as warranted by the Council or the residents, it would require Council approval. Director of Public Works Ulrich stated in regard to the types of improvements and cost appropriation, the "one-half' under Subdivision 2, Improvement Type and Apportionment of Cost, has been stricken and replaced with adjusted front footage of the project. He indicated the previous method had taken the adjusted front footage of the project, divided it by the project cost, and utilized one-half of that. He stated the method for determining assessments was now based particularly upon the collector streets, (MSA and County roads), and with every project, the resident would be responsible for 100 percent of the pavement and base of that project. Director of Public Works Ulrich pointed out that in the case of a collector street, where the County may undertake additional improvements, such as curb and gutter, in order to utilize their MSA funds, the price would be $14.60, per frontage foot, per resident. He explained that this cost would be one-half of the cost fora 26-foot wide section, based upon estimates obtained by staff for recycle and overlay, which is the most drastic rehabilitation method. Director of Public Works Ulrich indicated the total one-foot of street reconstruction, from one side to the other, would be, at maximum, $29.20, and half of that amount would be the responsibility of each resident. He advised that this would also apply to non-collector streets, • and the cost shall not exceed $14.60 per frontage foot. He indicated the cost would be adjusted annually, by resolution, in accordance with the Engineering News Record, which is an engineering publication, which provides project and construction methods, and other means to obtain approximate values.