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Hugo City Council Meeting Minutes for March 7,2016 <br /> Page 8 of 11 <br /> $1,449,000. Ninety percent would be paid for with City funds and the remaining 10% through <br /> assessments. According to the Assessment Policy, a single family unit would be assessed $5,200 <br /> and multi-family would be assessed $97.50/lineal foot of frontage. Jay recommend staff <br /> complete a review for multi-family assessments prior to the assessment hearing. Assessments are <br /> spread over a 10 year period, and there is a senior citizen deferral. If ordered, the project design <br /> would be in March-April, neighborhood open house in April, project construction May-October, <br /> and the assessment hearing would be in September, 2016. <br /> Mayor Weidt opened the public hearing. <br /> Ron Sparrow, 5946 Oneka Lake Boulevard North, talked about the sidewalk and the ditch that <br /> was dug years ago for storm sewer, and it is now proposed to be filled. The sidewalk will be <br /> built over existing utilities. Ron said he felt it would make more sense to put the sidewalk on the <br /> other side of the road. He did think that no parking would be an issue, and it should be allowed <br /> with the wider road. He asked about the interest on the assessments, and Kennedy provided <br /> some answers and informed him that it would be discussed in detail at the assessment hearing. <br /> Kathleen Saniti, 5855 147th Street North, questioned whether making the street narrower would <br /> really slow down traffic. She also felt the speed patrol on the road should have been done during <br /> a busier time of day. She asked about the interest on deferred assessments, and did not seem to <br /> have a preference on whether there should be parking on the street. <br /> Dirk Dubois, 5809 147th Street, asked about traffic volumes and wondered about future <br /> development east of Rice Lake. Kennedy stated that there was little opportunity for development <br /> in that area and didn't anticipate another collector road. Dubois said he thought it was a <br /> dangerous road and was in favor of slowing speeds down but not sure a narrower road would <br /> make a difference. He thought parking on the road would be risky. He asked about future <br /> assessments. Kennedy stated it was possible they could see another one 20-30 years from now. <br /> Paul Fladeboe, 5829 147th Street, said he had the same concerns as Dubois and thought deputies <br /> needed to be patrolling during rush hour. Paul stated that, if he did the math right, there were <br /> 2,250 cars per day speeding. There may be a head-on collision if the road was narrower, and a <br /> narrower road would not slow the speed down. When asked what he thought about parking, he <br /> stated he has no need for parking on the street. <br /> Carol Moe, 5989 Oneka Lake Boulevard, said she would be happy if they left the street as it is. <br /> The speed is terrible and she cannot afford the assessment. <br /> Sandy, 14791 Foxhill Avenue North, had concerns about children crossing the road to get on the <br /> bus. Speed was a big problem, and there is no cross walk. Foxhill Avenue was being used as a <br /> cut-through, and she speculated it was because of the timing and wait at the traffic signal on <br /> TH61 and 147th Street. She said she would like to see the project delayed. <br /> Paul Fladeboe asked if there was any chance of putting stop signs and perhaps controlled walks <br /> at the intersections. Kennedy stated they could evaluate the Geneva Avenue Intersection, adding <br /> that stop signs as speed devices do not work well and sometimes make it worse. Kennedy didn't <br /> think the intersections would meet the criteria for a stop sign. <br />