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I I. I I I I I I I Ie I I I I I I I I- I Arden Hills Council 5 May 23, 1994 Albert Nienaber, 1160 Amble - He wanted to point out that this was a farm area and that he is sure that the farms' effect was not as great as the homes' effect. (Mayor Tom Sather arrived at this time.) Mike Johnson, 1152 Amble Drive - The first issue, he believed, was that the street needs reconstruction. The lake issue has been raised here because it is a valuable asset to the community. But, when it kills the trees, it does lower the value of their houses. They are opposed to the assessment. They also believed the City should share more of the cost since the City road went bad earlier than it should have. Councilmember Malone indicated that the City has approximately thirty miles of streets to service. Over the last several years, the City has had a more aggressive pavement management program. Several of those streets that have been completed are now easier to maintain. Due to the high cost of reconstruction, the City cannot do all streets at once. The three streets are in reconstruction this year because the Council has decided to put more dollars toward reconstruction. This provides for better maintenance in the future. councilmember Malone further discussed the historical perspective of city roads and that the Council had decided a few years ago to approve an assessment policy. This allows limited city funds to be stretched to more projects, such as those planned for this year. Councilmember Malone asked the City Engineer if he has any rough idea of the cost of redirecting the storm water runoff from Karth Lake. Engineer Maurer indicated that a rough estimate is that concrete pipe is approximately twenty five dollars a foot. There being no further comments, Mayor Sather closed the Public Hearing at 8:18pm. Councilmember Hicks stated that he would like to follow