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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL—JULY 27, 2020 10 Public Works Director/City Engineer Blomstrom commented on the 19 locations that were identified during televising. He reported the City was recommending repairing the portions of the service where it connects to the main within the street. Councilmember McClung questioned what direction staff was seeking from the Council. Public Works Director/City Engineer Blomstrom reported by passing and adopting the Resolution the Council would be accepting the Feasibility Report and would also be calling for a public hearing on September 14, 2020. This would allow staff to send notices to the impacted properties to notify them of the proposed assessment on their property. Mayor Grant commented this would meant the City Council would have to make a determination on Prior Avenue. Councilmember Holden agreed the Council should make this determination tonight. She recommended the cost of Prior Avenue improvements not be included in the special assessment calculation for this project. She supported the City using the same logic with Prior Avenue as it does for Snelling Avenue. Mayor Grant explained the City's policy states the Council can make a determination within the guidelines of the assessment policy. Councilmember Scott supported the City excluding Prior Avenue from the assessments. Mayor Grant stated in the past the City had a non-assessable street fund for streets like this. He indicated he supported excluding Prior Avenue from the assessments. Councilmember McClung commented this would be a big hit to the PIR fund. Councilmember Holmes stated she would support the inclusion of Prior Avenue because of the big hit the PIR fund would take. She questioned if the City's assessment policy allowed for the exclusion of certain roadways from street improvement projects if there were no addresses along that roadway. Mayor Grant explained he reviewed the assessment policy with Director Blomstrom this afternoon. Public Works Director/City Engineer Blomstrom reviewed the assessment policy in further detail with the Council. Councilmember Holmes thanked staff for the clarification. She indicated she supported Prior Avenue being excluded from assessments. Councilmember Holden discussed the hardship that would be placed on the homeowners within this project area if the Prior Avenue expense was included in the assessment roll.