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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL — MAY 13, 2024 7 generated aggregate material to raise the center crown to improve pavement drainage and repaving the roadway with 4-inches of bituminous pavement. Public Works Director/City Engineer Swearingen explained Council should discuss the assessment objection from the 1370 Colleen Avenue property owner and choose to approve the assessment amount as it is proposed, or the City Council may choose to approve a different assessment amount. Councilmember Rousseau questioned how many other properties in Arden Hills might have a similar issue as this property. Public Works Director/City Engineer Swearingen stated he did not have an exact number for the Council, but he did provide Council with information on when this occurred in the past. Councilmember Monson indicated this landowner appealed the assessment policy back in 1997 and has not been assessed since. Public Works Director/City Engineer Swearingen indicated this was the case. Councilmember Monson reported in 1997 the City assessed per street frontage. Public Works Director/City Engineer Swearingen stated he did not have the City's specific assessment policy from 1997. He noted the current policy was adopted in 2004. Councilmember Monson indicated this property was subdivided, platted and it was buildable. Public Works Director/City Engineer Swearingen stated he was of the opinion the property was buildable. He commented there was a property just to the east of this property with similar setbacks and this lot has a home on it. Councilmember Monson inquired if the full assessment amount was cut back in 1997. Public Works Director/City Engineer Swearingen reported the assessment amount was reduced by half. Councilmember Monson commented if the Council were to waive the assessment again, the property would have not paid a single assessment dollar for the second lot. Councilmember Holden asked when the property was subdivided. Public Works Director/City Engineer Swearingen explained the property is not subdivided, but rather it is a platted lot. Councilmember Holden questioned if this address was to be viewed as two properties. Community Development Director Jagoe indicated this property was originally platted with the Briarknoll plat in 1978. She stated at that time it was an individual lot of record. The property owner purchased the lots and combined them with Ramsey County.