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- P1lGB 'l'WO PAVDIENl' IWlllGEJII!tlT UPDM'E Mark Graham and myself met with Mr. Jill! Tali:lot of 1840 Gramsie Road to . rli=1SS his potential drainage problem. He was told that the contractor will be millin:J an area in front of the driveway so that the new paVElme.ht will match the existin:J oonc::tete driveway. A small swale will be placed in the blacktop to ensure that excess water will not run in the driveway. Sane blacktop curb will also be replaced in front of his house. '!he curb was removed while plCMing snow. Mr. Gordon Fay of 1841 Gramsie Road wanted to know if he could pay to have ooncrete curb placed in front of his hoose. I explained that the overlay maintenance ~'-Y'-aw does not include concret:e curb. Concrete curb will only be installed durin:J a recoJ....L..<lCti.on project and that we ltIOUld not be putting curb in front of his hoose. Ms. Karen Whitehurst fran 1575 Briarknoll called with concerns about curb that has settled in front of her driveway. In the letter to her I stated that we will be replacin:J at least two sections of curb that have settled. '!he curb appears to have settled over the area where the sewer and water services were installed for the hoose. Mark Graham drafted two letters to residents who irxticated that they were assessed two years ago for one side of the lot and should not have a full ",;,<;"~sment durin:J this project. Mark ooncurred that an error was made and that the new aSE:9S'~l'lt rates are considerably less than what was estimated. '!he corrections were made for Paul & Mny Crosby at 3953 Dellview, and Rod and SUsan Palmer at 1717 Gramsie Rd. . We =ntinue to receive phone calls from residents who have questions. After reviewin:J the =ncern or situation, i will write back with any results . Other issues brought to our attention durin:J the public hearin:J may again be addressed at the assessment hearin:J. '!he question was asked how often do we re-rate the streets? It is our policy that all of the streets are rated every three years. We may have to evaluate in;ti vidual streets that deteriorate faster than anticipated. Recent exaITples would be Dunlap Avenue and West Rot1rxi Lake Road. 'lhe City needs to keep open the option that scheduled street maintenance work may have to be dlanged because of an unforeseen circumstance. ~ions were also asked how the footage is calculated for the assessment rate. Fach individual property is evaluated, and the formula established in the Arden Hills assessment policy is used to determine the exact assessment rate. '!he asS9l1""""l'lt policy addresses the many different shapes and configurations that irxtividual properties can have. '!he rates are not neces~~"'ily established by actual front footage, the entire property configuration is taken into consideration. Some residents called ~in:J which contractor was awarded the project. 'lhey are looking to get their private driveways blacktopped. We do supply the name of the contractor, however, we do not make r.........,....ndations to the resident if they should use the same contractor. . Usually the prices that the contractor quotes are very CCII1pE!titive because they are already on the job. We have not had an issue with residents usin:J the same contractor, as lon;J as the driveway work does not delay the City streets fran gettin:J paved.