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Mounds View City Council March 14, 2005 <br />Regular Meeting Page 4 <br />improvement in the 2005 Street Improvement Project that are south of County Road I • <br />and east of Silver Lake Road. He stated the reason for doing this section is economy due to its <br />proximity to the location of the streets that were done in 2004 and storm water utility <br />considerations. He advised that the map was set up based on 1 '/2 miles of streets per year, which <br />correlates to $1.5 million per year. He stated this is a complete street upgrade, and the streets <br />would be completely removed and new subgrade added. There would be concrete curb and <br />gutter and a new bituminous. There would be utility repairs, sanitary sewer repairs, and storm <br />sewer added, along with storm water infiltration basins. He stated that as part of this plan, they <br />would like to add a sidewalk on Knollwood and Woodcrest. He stated that $950,000 of the cost <br />would be paid out of city funds, and they would be selling bonds for that, and there would be <br />$350,000 of assessments allocated between 101 single family properties. The single family <br />residential home assessment would be a little under $3,000, payable over 10 years with an <br />interest rate of 5 percent, although this could be paid off early to avoid interest charges. <br />Public Works Director Lee stated that should the Council proceed with this project, the next <br />thing that would occur is a 60-day appeal period established by the City's Charter, and if there is <br />a Petition filed with the City Council with more than 50 percent of the people in that area, this <br />project cannot go forward. However, if the project does go forward, Staff would be coming back <br />to the City Council on May 9~` to order the project, and July 11~' would be the assessment <br />hearing, and awarding the contracts for construction would begin August 1St <br />Public Works Director Lee reported that a survey had been sent out regarding the sidewalks on <br />Knollwood and Woodcrest, and they had received 26 responses back, all opposed to the • <br />sidewalks. <br />Mayor Marty opened the public hearing. <br />Valerie Amundsen, 3048 Woodale Drive, stated that since she had sent her survey in, she had <br />decided she was opposed to the project because there is a property across the street from hers that <br />has not been developed yet. She informed the Council that over the last three or four years the <br />City has been dumping fill from projects on the property, and there has been substantial damage <br />that has occurred to their street as a result of that. She doesn't believe this project should move <br />forward until the dumping has ceased and the property has been developed. <br />Mayor Marty stated it was his understanding that the fill had stopped last year. <br />Public Works Director Lee advised that their grade permit had expired, so they would have to <br />come back to the City to get another grading permit. <br />Ms. Amundsen stated that the property could not be developed as it is now, and there would need <br />to be major work to make that property buildable. She stated she didn't want to waste her $3,000 <br />until that was done. <br />Jim Wilson, 7025 Pleasant View Drive, stated that it was his opinion that the streets didn't need • <br />to be completely redone because they weren't in that bad of shape. He stated he works for <br />