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I I. I I I I I I I Ie I I I I I I I I- I ,e.:RDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL - AUGUST 14~1995 7 Councilmember Malone indicated the City has looked at this situation by the total amount of benefit divided by the total number of homes in the association. Councilmember Aplikowski inquired if the reduction was used, how much would this reduce the per lot assessment. Mr. Stonehouse indicated it would reduce this by approximately $18.00. Councilmember Aplikowski indicated the issue is not the money, but the principle. She indicated she would feel better by staying with the policy. Mayor Probst indicated he originally was the one to raise the issue of the comer lots, and in reviewing, Staffhas realized the comer lot formula was used on two comer lots, but not on the two outlot comers. He indicated he would be comfortable with looking at the reduction for lack of a better example. Councilmember Hicks inquired if the formula were used in the original calculations, would this mean a different per foot rate. Mr. Stonehouse indicated this would result in a slightly higher per foot rate, taking the overall cost of the property into consideration. Mayor Probst noted procedurally, the Council needs to address the issue of the appeals. City Attorney Filla indicated all the appeals are based on the comer lot formula issue and following City Policy in regards to this calculation. Mr. Filla indicated in regard to precedent, the Council will have flexibility and may wish to evaluate in future reconstruction projects. Councilmember Malone reiterated the policy is setup as a guideline. He suggested taking the typical dimensions of a lot in Arden Hills and using this for the calculation of a phantom lot for the outlots, since there is no home on the outlots. Mayor Probst indicated the Council could choose to reduce the footage by 317.9 or by 200 feet reflecting the calculation of a phantom lot. Mr.Bob Porter, 1128 Benton Way, indicated the association does not own the outlot, each member owns 1/68 of the outlots. He reiterated the residents wish the outlots to be treated as any other comer lot. Mayor Probst inquired if the Council accepted the appeals, what would the effect be. Mr. Filla indicated if the appeals were accepted, in principle, the Council would be accepting an adjustment. He did note one of the objections by the Hunter's Park Association was not signed and was, therefore, not accepted.