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-7- Motion by Councilmember Marks and .seconded by Councilmember Makowske to approve the second reading of the ordinance establishing new water rates for the City. ORDINANCE 1986-003 AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO WATER RATES; AMENDING SURDS. 2 AND 3 OF SECTION 550:00 OF THE 19.73 CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF ST. ANTHONY Motion carried unanimously. The meeting was recessed from 8;25 until 8:30. P.M., , when the Mayor opened the public hearing to consider the construction of a new street of a 9 ton axle design and capacity and 36 foot width including . curb and gutter with bituminous street surface and associatedcatch basin, storm sewer, and other repairs on St: Anthony Boulevard between Stinson Boulevard and Silver Lake Road with Minnesota State Aid funding of approximately 93% of the total project costs. The notice of the hearing had .been published. in the March 5th -and 12th issues of the Bulletin and mailed along with the Reconstruction Fact Sheet on the _proposal -to all abutting. p.roperty owners- of record along that street. Copies of a "Property Owners Rebuttal Regarding St. Anthony Boulevard"s Recon- struction" si-gned- by "Group #44" had been distributed prior to the hearing and was intrepreted for the Council by its author, Charles F. Kausel , 25.25 St. Anthony Boulevard, during the course of the hearing. Steve 'Campbell , Project Engineer for Short-ElliottrHendrickson, Inc. , gave a • presentation related to the proposed project and its estimated .costs. The engineer indicated soil borings of the existing roadbed had indicated .a need fora 7 inch structural section of pavement to be placed over a three foot granular grade .to replace the poor grade fill used in the initial street which the engineering firm percei,ved' would not provide a good roadbed in the future. It was therefore recommended that at least three feet of good material would be needed to stabilize the, base and to eliminate irregularities currently e'xperienced -wi.th roadbed heavings. Mr.. Campbell;: n:d cated, he perceived: the. sidewalks, -along.St'. Anthony Boulevard were in pretty good`sh.ape' 'and indicated that projected costs�"for any replacement desired by .abutting owners could be included in the total bid in order that a better -price could- b.e gotten for the property owners who -desired- to make those repairs.' The engineer indicated the intent was to abandon the 12 inch storm sewer line in the boulevard and to construct an 18 inch storm sewer line in the street and to replace all the catch basins running into the existing line at the same time. In the course of his presentation, Mr. Campbell estimated the project- cost at $440,000, of which $408,500 would be paid from the City's accumulation of MSA funds, and $31 ,500, or 7%, would be assessed to the abutting property owners. Mr., Kausel asked why .there was a discrepancy between the $35,000 quoted in the fact sheet and Mr. Campbell 's estimate that $31 ,500 would be assessed to .the abutting property owners and was told, as stated in the information sheet, the first figure was only an estimate. The Mayor indicated the important figure in the information given the residents was $10.50 the Boulevard homeowners would have to pay per front • foot which represented the amount established by the City to be-assessed property owners on a "normal" 5 ton residential street. which has to be reconstructed, whether or. not MSA funds are available for the project. _