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Hugo City Council Meeting Minutes for October 4, 2021 <br />Page 4 of 5 <br /> <br />meeting the Planning Commission held a public hearing and considered the request. The <br />Planning Commission agreed the application met the requirements necessary to approve the <br />CUP. The Planning Commission unanimously recommended approval of the CUP for the <br />shared driveway to the City Council. Adoption of the Consent Agenda approved <br />RESOLUTION 2021-68 APPROVING A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO ALLOW A <br />SHARED DRIVEWAY FOR THE PROPERTIES GENERALLY LOCATED SOUTH OF <br />140TH STREET NORTH AND WEST OF KEYSTONE AVENUE NORTH. <br /> <br />Downtown Improvement Project Assessment Hearing <br /> <br />On June 21, 2021, the City Council awarded the contract for the 2021 Downtown Improvement <br />Project to Peterson Companies Inc. At the September 6, 2021, regular Council meeting, the <br />Council adopted a resolution declaring costs to be assessed for the 2021 Downtown <br />Improvement Project and scheduled the assessment hearing on the proposed assessments for <br />October 4, 2021. The Notice of Assessment Hearing had been published in the official <br />newspaper and mailed to the owners of each parcel described in the assessment roll at least two <br />weeks prior to the hearing. <br /> <br />City Engineer Mark Erichson provided background on the project process and details on the <br />improvements. He showed before and after pictures of the roadway construction and provided <br />information on the project cost and financing. The total cost was $3,240,800, and the amount to <br />be assessed was $259,639.75, which was approximately 8% of the total project cost. The <br />remaining $2,981,160.25 would be paid with Capital Improvement Funds and State Aid <br />funding. He explained the City’s assessment policy would charge $5,200 per unit on single <br />family parcel, and commercial property would be based on benefit appraisal. He explained the <br />assessments would be spread over a ten-year period at 4%, and he provided information on <br />ways to pay in advance of being assessed and on the senior deferral process. He explained the <br />next steps were to open the public hearing to take all comments and approve the resolution <br />adopting assessments for the 2021 Downtown Improvement Project in accordance with the <br />requirement of state statutes Chapter 429 for assessments to benefitting properties <br /> <br />Mayor Weidt opened the public hearing. <br /> <br />Erichson referenced two letters for the record. <br /> <br />One letter was received from Spencer Goodman and Megan Kelly, 5490 145th Street North. <br />They moved into their home on August 1, 2021, and said they had no knowledge of the road <br />work, so they felt it was not their responsibility to incur the costs. Erichson stated this was a <br />matter between the buyer and the seller, as this information should have been disclosed by the <br />seller. <br /> <br />Another letter was from Tyler and Rebecca Kent, 14816 Flay Avenue North, who were aware of <br />the process but recently sold their house and were disputing the buyer should pay the <br />assessment. Erichson stated this was between the buyer and seller and should have been <br />discussed between them. <br /> <br />There were no other comments, and the Mayor closed the public hearing.