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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 1975/09/16A special meeting of Mounds View City Council was called to order by Mayor Johnson on September 16, 1975, at 8:07 p.m., at Mounds View City Hall, 2401 Highway 10, Mounds View, Mn. 55112 for the purpose of conducting an assessment hearing on Project 1973 -4. Present: Mayor Johnson Councilman Hodges Councilman Baumgartner Councilman Shelquist Absent: Councilman Pickar. No response. PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA Also Present: Clerk -Adm. Achen Attorney Meyers Engineer Bearden Mayor Johnson asked Administrator Achen if legal notices had been sent to property owners and published in the New Brighton Bulletin. Administrator Achen attested to the publication and notification of property owners. Mayor Johnson announced that the hearing was to consider the assessment. on Project 1973 -4. Attorney Meyers stated that Council is proceding under Minnesota Statutes MSA 429.061 assessment hearing. The procedure tonight is to receive any objections. Persons retain the right to appeal to District Court by serving notice within 20 days of adoption of the assessment on the Mayor or the Clerk. Appeal must be made to the court within 10 days of notice to the Mayor or Clerk. The question to be resolved tonight is whether properties are benefitted. Mayor Johnson asked if anyone present had not received notice of the hearing. Engineer Bearden reported the cost of the Project is $1,401,325. The hearing tonight is to discuss the assessment and those with questions regarding construction should leave their name &phone number for engineer to contact later. $71,284 of the Project cost is being paid by MSA funds, The remainder is assessed against property owners. Of the storm sewer portion of the Project, approximately 25 percent of the cost will be assessed against the area of properties benefitted. Mr. Rendall, 8372 Red Oak Drive, asked if water service assessments were a one time charge or annual and if connection charge would be made. Engineer Bearden said there is no charge for water connection but the Metropolitan Sewer Board requires hook -up charge for sanitary sewer capacity. Page 2 September 16, 1975 Mrs. Lunde, 8444 Red Oak Drive, asked what prior area assessments covered. Administrator Achen replied previously the sanitary sewer area assessments were made; current area assessment is for storm sewer. Mr. Richard Zieska, 8345 Red Oak Drive, complained that the sodding was not finished. General public discussion of cost of right of way acquisition and inequities when one person donated land while another requests payment. Mr. Rod Erickson, 8418, Spring Lake Road, stated city attorney had requested that people donate easements. Mrs. Huhne, 8406 Red Oak Drive, stated sale of surplus taking should be added to bond redemption fund. Duane Severson, 8365 Groveland Road, asked why there is a jog in Red Oak Drive. Attorney Meyers replied because it would have been necessary to acquire another home at a fairly high cost. Tim Lewis, 8331 Red Oak Drive, complained that most people were not bene- fitting from improvements, only those in the low swampy areas, who have drainage water are benefitting. Mr. Dave Grove, 8449 Spring Lake Road, asked whether those with only storm sewer area assessments might be assessed in the future for trunk storm sewer system. Administrator Achen reported Council has set no policy on future storm sewer assessments but those who are now receiving the area assessment are only paying 25 percent of the improvement. Future storm sewer trunk may be partially assessed against these properties. Ernest Danielson, 8445 Eastwood, said '2e has a drainage problem on his street. Kenneth Spry, 8450 Groveland Road, stated he never had water problems prior to this year. Mayor Johnson noted that this spring we had inordinate amount of rain. Jim Rubenstein, 8360 Spring Lake Road, representing Pierre Dumas, objected to the assessment because Pierre Dumas doesn't front on the new street, the assessment is against the law and violates the Constitution; and because Council gerrmandered the road. Mr. Hamilton, 8495 Red Oak Drive, asked what his assessment would be and why he would receive any assessment. Lorraine Bonin, 8380 Spring Lake Road, stated she won't say that she has no benefit at all. Prior tc incorporation of the City they applied for a permit to build their house facing the west where they Page 3 September 16, 1975 thought the road would eventually go, but now the road has gone in on the east and their house faces the wrong direction. A. Zielinski, 8344 Groveland Road, said he has no intention to split his lot unless he is forced into it. He lost thirty feet of his garden for the new street and thus feels he has no benefit. Frank Gabrfrsh, 2832 County Road J, asked what his assessment would be. He feels the water service on the new road does not benefit his property. Ingvald Johnson 8384 Long Lake Road, stated he had area storm water as from Ardan Avenue and now receives storm water assessment for this project. He objects to the assessment. Mr. Rubenstein stated he also objects to the assessment because it would be greater than the improved value of his client's property. Mrs. Huhne, 8406 Red Oak Drive, argues if she value of the assessment out of it, she would Herman Wiese, 8465 Groveland Road, asked if on the new street. List of persons in attendance attached. could subdivide but not get the object. he would be assessed for frontage Engineer Bearden answered yes. Alice Robinson, 8340 Long Lake Road said she is not interested in splitting the lot now. she asked if when she does want to split the lot, whether she would be allowed to do so because her lot is only 75 feet wide. Councilman Shelquist stated the Planning Commission :,uuld probably allow such a subdivision because the 75 feet will front on the new street, and it would not be fair to deny them such a subdivision. Mayor Johnson answered affirmatively to a question about whether the market value of the improved lots would exceed the cost of this improvement assessment. Seegar Swanson explained the assessment procedure for spreading the payments over fifteen years at 8 percent. He stated the principal will be divided equally and the interest will be on the unpaid balance. Alice Robinson, 840 Long Lake Road, stated some complaints about the construction. Mayor Johnson asked Council what they desired to do in regard to adopting the assessment roll. MSP (Baumgartner Shelquist) to direct the staff to type the speciLic objections to the assessment roll and mail them to Council for consideration o:•er the weekend and to make a final decision on adopting the roll by Monday,September 22, 1975, meeting at 6:30 p.m. prior to regular Council meeting. 4 Ayes MSP (Baumgartner Shelquist) to adjourn at 10:10 p.m. 4 Ayes Page 4 September 16, 1975 Richard Zieska, 8345 Red Oak Drive George Gustafson, 8391 Spring Lake Road James Rubenstein, 38th Floor IDS Bldg., Mpls. 55409 (Pierre Dumas) Mary Dumas, 8360 Spring Lake Road Frank Gabrysh, 2832 County Road J Ingvald Johnson, 8384 Long Lake Road Art Moschkau, 8330 Long Lake Road Mrs. Rod Robinson, 8340 Long Lake Road Mr. Mrs. Paul Plasch, 8255 Eastwood Drive Mr. Rodney Erickson, 8418 Spring Lake Road Mr. Mrs. Clayton Hamilton, 8495 Red Oak Drive Arthur Zielinski, 8344 Groveland Road Duane Syverson, 8365 Groveland Road D. Grove, 8449 Spring Lk Rd. Kenneth Spry, 8450 Groveland Road L. Brogger, 8316 Spring Lake Road Mr. Brogger, 8316 Spring Lk. Rd. D. Bissonnette, 8312 Red Oak DrivP D. Kazmieczak, 15080 Oak Hill Rd., Marine, Mn. Tim Lewis, 8331 Red Oak Drive. Mrs. Lewis, 8331 Red Oak Drive Louis Rindahl, 8372 Red Oak Drive Mrs. Norbert Moe, 8373 Red Oak Drive Mr. Moe, $373 Red Oak Drive Jim Bergstrom, 8400 Red Oak Dr. Mrs. Huhne, 8406 Red Oak Dr. Mrs. J. Lunde, 8444 Red Oak Drive Arthur Olmstead Jr., 8360 Eastwood Dr. Clifford Johnson, 8475 Red Oak Dr. Alison Ford, 8378 Groveland Rd. Frances Wiese, 8465 Groveland Rd. Arlue Smith, 8461 Groveland Rd. Theresa Leo Becker, 8415 Eastwood G. Pogainis, 8290 Spring Lake Road Mrs. Arthur Abbott, 8270 Spring Lk. Rd. Ted Holsten, 3213 Townview Ave. N.E. Lorraine Bonin, 8380 Spring Lake Road 'csp suhmitted, Mark Achen Clerk Administrator