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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes January 10, 1995 Page 3 1 Motion by Enrooth, second by Marks to approve Resolution 95-018,modifying the 1994 Budget 2 by a transfer of funds from Public Works, Maintenance and Repair, General Supplies,to City 3 Buildings, Maintenance and Repair, in the amount of$15,646.00 for payment to Industrial Door 4 Company for the installation of 5 doors in the Public Works Building. 5 Motion carried unanimously. 6 VII. PUBLIC HEARINGS. 7 A. 1995 Street Improvements Project( Resolution 95-012. re: Ordering Improvements 8 B. Assessments for 1995 Street Improvements (Resolution 95-013. re: Adopting and 9 Confirming_1995 Assessments). 10 At 7:10 P.M. Mayor Ranallo opened the public hearing for a resolution ordering improvements 11 and adopting and confirming 1995 assessments for Crestview Drive, from 29th Avenue N.E. to 12 31 st Avenue N.E.; Armour Terrace, from Silver Lake Road to Crestview Drive; Bell Lane, 13 from Armour Terrace to Crestview Drive; and East Gate Road, from Crestview Drive to Rankin 14 Road. Mark Anderson, Rieke Carroll Muller Associates, explained that his firm was hired by the City of St. Anthony to prepare plans and specifications for the construction of the:project, provide 17 construction survey inspections, and general engineering services during construction. He 18 reported that in the Fall of 1994, City Council authorized RCM Associates, to perform the 19 feasibility report for the project. The project will include reconstruction of city streets east of 20 Silver Lake Road between 29th and 31 st Avenues. The feasibility report was submitted to City 21 Council for review and they authorized plans and specifications to be prepared by RCM. In 22 December of 1994, RCM secured bids for the project. They received a number of bids and the 23 lowest bid received was from the same construction company who performed last year's street 24 improvements, which went very well. Anderson stated that once the bids are received, his 25 company becomes aware of what the final cost of the construction will be and at that time 26 calculates the assessments to the benefitted properties on the involved streets. The city then sent 27 notice of the assessments to the owners of the properties. There were neighborhood meetings 28 held to provide greater detail of the project. He reported that the project is scheduled to begin in 29 May of 1995 and will be completed the end of August 1995. He advised that there will be a 30 person on the street,throughout the project, who will serve as a resident contact. The residents 31 will be able to contact him in person, or by pager or phone. He will work with the residents to be 32 sure their needs are being met. Mr. Anderson reported that residents will have access to their 33 property every evening and they will be notified if the access will be closed for a period of time. 34 Mr. Anderson then explained the procedure used for determining assessment costs to the 35 property. He stated the assessment is set up primarily by the city to convey part of the cost of the project to the benefiting owners. The benefiting owners are charged 35%of the costs based 37 on the amount of front footage of the property. The city pays for the other 65%. In addition to 38 the assessment,there is a connection fee for the water main of$400.00 per lot,based on the cost