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. . . ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL - SEPTEMBER 11, 2006 4 because the storm water runoff would now go into the storm sewer. He expressed concern regarding the wetland at the Beach Cluh, Kathy Nelson, 3475 Siems Court, agreed the mailboxes should be put in a more secure location, She indicated there were times the mail carrier could not get through the construction and they were not getting their mail. She asked if the City would inform the mail carrier to not leave packages on top of the mailboxes. She also expressed concern about the lack of communication. She noted it took her over ten minutes to get to her home due to the construction. She stated posted signs would be very helpful. Cynthia Wheeler, 2576 Ridgewood Court, clarified the letter she sent to the Council. She stated her letter was in regard to the way the assessment policy was being proposed to be administered overall, She stated the way the City appeared to assess the properties appeared to conflict with the assessment policy, She stated the assessment was not being applied consistent with the City's policy, She reviewed the various ways the City has not consistently applied the assessment policy. Mayor Aplikowski closed the public hearing at 7:53 p,m. Councilmember Pellegrin asked if there was a better way to manage the construction issue. Ms. Giga responded she would contact the construction inspector about this tomorrow morning, Mayor Aplikowski suggested the construction company bring in portable signs for the intersections, Councilmember Pellegrin asked about themailboxsecurity.Ms. Bloom stated it is common occurrence that mailboxes are moved during road construction and the post office informs them where their boxes need to be moved. With respect to a locking mailbox, that would have needed to be noted in the bid documents, which would have increased the cost of the project She indicated in the age of identity theft, more secure mailboxes may be something to consider in the future, Councilmember Holden asked if the City was still going around informing the residents when the water was being shut off. Ms. Giga responded the O&M Department goes around and puts tags on doors when the water is being shut off, as well as using a phone network. Councilmember Grant stated they needed to have a discussion regarding the interest rate. He stated he supported the 9 percent option, Mayor Aplikowski stated she agreed with Councilmember Grant, but she would also be comfortable with 8 percent Councilmember Holden stated she would also support 9 percent Councilmember Larson stated he was also comfortable with 9 percent He noted they should make an attempt to change the assessment policy inconsistencies as noted by Ms. Wheeler. He stated if they had a large lot, there was no way to predict if the lot would eventually be subdivided,