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<br />G:\Group Data\Municipal\Clients - Cities - Counties\St. Anthony\Assessment Policy\LTR-hmcc-022820.docx 178 E 9TH STREET | SUITE 200 | SAINT PAUL, MN | 55101 | 651.286.8450 | WSBENG.COM February 28, 2020 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Honorable Mayor, City Council and Staff <br />c/o Mark Casey, City Manager <br />City of St. Anthony Village <br />3301 Silver Lake Road NE <br />St. Anthony, MN 55418 <br /> <br /> <br />Re: Assessment Policy – Amended February 2020 <br /> St. Anthony Village, MN <br /> <br /> <br />Dear Honorable Mayor, City Council, and Staff: <br /> <br />At the January 23, 2007, regular meeting, the City Council adopted policies related to special <br />assessments for public improvements in the City of St. Anthony Village. These policies serve as a <br />guiding document to levy special assessments, including how to assess specific types of properties. <br /> <br />For single-family residential lots the current policy assesses on a lineal front footage basis. This <br />method provides highly variable assessments to residential properties based on the configuration of <br />the lot. <br /> <br />Staff has reviewed assessment policies in surrounding communities finding many utilize the per unit <br />basis. The unit basis does not penalize properties due to shape, size, or total street frontage. A unit <br />basis is a much more consistent method by reducing the variability of the assessment to properties <br />receiving the same benefit. <br /> <br />The amended assessment policy will continue to follow the current policy regarding assessable costs <br />and only modify how the costs are distributed. Interior residential lots will be assessed 1 unit and <br />corner lots assessed 0.5 unit for each abutting street. <br /> <br />If you have any questions, I will be present at the March 10, 2020, Council Meeting to discuss further, <br />or please call me at 651.286.8465. <br /> <br />Sincerely, <br /> <br />WSB <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Justin Messner, PE <br />City Engineer <br /> <br />Attachments <br /> <br />cc: Jay Hartman, City of St. Anthony Village <br /> Nicole Miller, City of St. Anthony Village <br /> Katie Koscielak, WSB <br /> Jeff Pearson, WSB <br /> <br />kak <br />79