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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL - AUGUST 21,2006 5 . Councilmember Larson said that this may be a bad precedent for the City to follow. He agrees that improvements should increase the value of the property, but sometimes it can be difficult to prove. Mayor Aplikowski noted that every property owner has the right to appeal the proposed assessment as a1t unaceeptable dollar amoW1t. Councilmember Grant stated that the project value increased due to the dollar value of construction materials, bituminous, and cement. City Administrator Wolfe said that state law requires the City to justify the proposed assessment cost. Mayor Aplikowski requested that future 2006 PMP project letters be included in their weekly packets. Civil Engineer Kris Giga provided the City Council with an overview of the proposed 2007 CIP projects. The following is a list of the proposed 2007 Capital Improvement Projects: . 2007 Mill and Overlay/Sea1coat PMP Project; . Old Highway 10/CP Rail Bridge Project; . Storm Pond Maintenance; . . Inflow/Infiltration (1&1) Project; . Cummings Park Reconstruction of the Hard Courts; . Emergency Vehicle Pre-emption Devices; . Water Tanker; . Trail Maintenance Plan. Councihnember Grant asked why the proposed 2007 CIP splits the Amble and McCracken neighborhoods for mill and overlay improvements. According to the map put together by GoodePointe Technologies, the road conditions were considered adequate. Civil Engineer Kris Giga noted that all streets are segmented block by block by GoodPointe Technologies. City staff and GoodPointe Technologies have reviewed the grading of the road surface and agree with the rating. City staff will continuously reevaluate the road conditions of the areas that are scheduled for mill and overlay or seal coating prior to recommending an improvement project to the City Council. City Administrator Michelle Wolfe recommended to the City Council that GoodPointe Technologies may be able to evaluate the condition of the City's current trail system. This would assist City staff in creating a future maintenance plan for the City's trail system. COW1eilmember Holden asked about the status of the lift station improvements. .