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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL — NOVEMBER 28, 2022 3 Mayor Grant opened the public hearing at 7:07 p.m. With no one coming forward to speak, Mayor Grant closed the public hearing at 7:08 p.m. 10. NEW BUSINESS A. Resolution 2022-053 Adopting and Confirming Quarterly Special Assessments for Delinquent Utilities Finance Director Bauman stated delinquent utility amounts are certified to Ramsey County quarterly. A list of utility accounts with a delinquent balance was compiled and notices dated October 19, 2022 were mailed. These customers were informed of their delinquent status and were asked to make payment of the delinquent balance by November 21, 2022. Utility accounts with an unpaid delinquent balance would be certified to Ramsey County to be added to property taxes payable in 2023. The certification amount is equal to the unpaid delinquent balance plus an eight percent penalty. The City will request that Ramsey County levy the delinquent balances against the respective properties. MOTION: Councilmember Radziei moved and Councilmember Holden seconded a motion to adopt Resolution 2022-053 — Adopting and Confirming Quarterly Special Assessments for Delinquent Utilities. The motion carried (4-0). B. Resolution 2022-054 — Planning Case 22-019 — Variance — 3588 Ridgewood Road — Ahmed Ali and Nawai Hirsi Community Development Director Jagoe stated at the August 16, 2021 Work Session, the Arden Hills City Council first discussed selling the city -owned parcel at 3588 Ridgewood Road — now the Subject Property of this planning case. At the subsequent meeting, the Planning Commission reviewed the interest in selling the parcel for consistency with the City's Comprehensive Plan. The City has verified that the parcel is not dedicated for a public purpose that would prohibit the sale (i.e. park land or public improvements) or as a site for future development to meet the needs of city infrastructure or operational activities, and it was found that the sale of the Subject Property would be in compliance with the City's Comprehensive Plan. Community Development Director Jagoe reported during the discussions, the City was evaluating the parcel size based off of Ramsey County Property Records and GIS mapping as there was no certificate of survey on record for the Subject Property. Ramsey County Property Records have the deeded acreage as 0.31 acres (approx. 13,500 square feet). The Subject Property came from the State through the County as part of the turn back of the Old Snelling Avenue (now referred to as Snelling Avenue North) corridor ROW to the City. Based on the best information available from Ramsey County, city staff initially identified that the total lot area of the parcel would be nonconforming since the minimum lot area requirement in the R-1 District is 14,000 square feet. A preliminary analysis of lot dimensions was completed as part of the Planning Commission review utilized the County's GIS mapping in order to garner the approximate lot width and lot depth.