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Mounds View City Council February 23, 2004 Regular Meeting Page 8 • 1 City Attorney Riggs indicated he did not see an issue with allowing more than the 30 days to pay 2 and commented that there is usually a rush because it is being dealt with at the end of the year 3 and the certification deadline needs to be met. 4 5 Ms. Martinjako asked whether the streets would be widened west of Silver Lake Road. 6 7 Public Works Director Lee indicated that they are proposed to be 28 feet from face of curb to 8 face of curb so they may be a little narrower than they presently are. 9 l0 Ms. Martinjako asked why curbs were necessary. 11 12 Mayor Linke indicated it is a proven case that roads last longer when there are curb and gutter. 13 14 Ms. Martinjako asked what water gardens are. 15 16 Public Works Director Lee explained that they are depressions in the boulevard that take water 17 from the street and allow it to infiltrate into the ground. He then said that they are usually 18 maintained within the boulevard area and are 10 to 15 feet wide. 19 20 Ms. Martinjako asked what kind of a time frame the streets are supposed to last for and when the 21 next assessment would be. 22 • 23 Public Works Director Lee said there really is not a set timetable for assessments and said that 24 the next assessment would be for something minor such as a mill and overlay as this is a total 25 reconstruction that should last 40 years. 26 27 Sarah Merkl of 7851 Spring Lake Road indicated that the back of her lot is affected by this and it 28 is less than 10 feet. She then asked whether she would be charged $3,000 for something that she 29 does not use. 30 31 Public Works Director Lee explained that the policy dictates that if there is no access onto the 32 street when it is reconstructed then the resident is not assessed. 33 34 Mr. Ford asked whether commercial property is assessed more than residential. 35 36 Public Works Director Lee agreed to meet privately to discuss the assessment but told him he 37 could expect 50% rather than the 25% of a residential assessment. 38 39 Tony Marchiafava of 7500 Knollwood Drive asked what the timing of the project would be and 40 whether he would have adequate access to his property. 41 42 Public Works Director Lee indicated that any major work would require notification to the 43 property owners but the rest of the work should be restored each day by 5:00 p.m. to provide 44 adequate access. He then said there would be a neighborhood meeting to discuss the timing of •45 the project after the bid is awarded.