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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes March 8, 2016 Page 2 Mayor Faust opened the public hearing at 7:02 p.m. 4 City Engineer Todd Hubmer reviewed the resolution that states the Council has completed the 5 public hearing process and orders the project to be completed. The project location is Stinson 6 Boulevard NE from 37th Avenue NE to Silver Lane NE. For this project St. Anthony and 7 Columbia Heights will work together. The location was indicated on a map. Included in the 8 project are sanitary sewer improvements, water system improvements, drainage improvements 9 and street reconstruction. Mr. Hubmer reviewed some common concerns for projects such as this 10 project. The City has worked with area residents to address their concerns. The public hearing 11 and contract award will be held this evening. Construction is scheduled to begin in May 2016 12 with substantial completion done by October 2016. Final Paving will be done in June 2017. Mr. 13 Hubmer provided a Project Cost/Funding Breakdown showing the St. Anthony and Columbia 14 Heights portions. Funding sources include special assessment, 429 Public and Improvement 15 Bond. Municipal State Aid (MSA) fund balance owed to City for future projects will increase. 16 Mr. Hubmer reviewed the assessment calculations under City Policy for Street and Local 17 Drainage Improvements and the method for determining front footage. Mr. Hubmer showed on a 18 map the properties that will be assessed. 19 20 Mr. Hubmer stated the assessment process has changed slightly and one -time assessment notice 21 will be sent in May 2016. There are three options available for payment with deadlines for each. 22 Assessment Payback Tables were provided for R -3, and R -4 and Commercial. 23 24 Mayor Faust asked for clarification on decorative lights and asked if Columbia Heights changed 25 their mind on the lighting. Mr. Hubmer stated they will use the same lighting as St. Anthony. 26 Mayor Faust asked if a tree is moved and becomes damaged what would happen and Mr. 27 Hubmer stated they would be replaced. 28 29 Mr. Terry Luvison, 3913 Stinson Blvd, stated this is the first meeting he has been to. He thought 30 the sidewalk was going to be paid for by a Federal Grant. He thinks the balance should be paid 31 by St. Anthony as they already have sidewalks as they are used by others outside their immediate 32 community. He would like to see the location of the sidewalk in regards to the curbing. Mr. 33 Luvison also asked if the utility poles would be removed and putting the utility lines 34 underground. Mr. Hubmer stated the sidewalk is not being assessed to the property owners. 35 The cost for underground utilities was evaluated and found to be very expensive at this time. 36 Some of the utility poles will be moved. The street is going from 42 feet wide to 37 feet wide, 37 which will allow room for sidewalks. The sidewalk will be closer to the street. 38 39 Mayor Faust closed the public hearing at 7:21 p.m. 40 41 Councilmember Stille asked for clarification on whether there is a grant to pay toward the 42 sidewalk and Mr. Hubmer stated there is. 43 44 Motion by Councilmember Brever, seconded by Councilmember Gray, to =rove Resolution 45 16 -025 a Resolution Ordering Improvements for the 2016 Street and Utility Improvements. 46 47 Motion carried 5 -0 48