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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL - SEPTEMBER 11, 2006 <br /> <br />5 <br /> <br />He asked if there were any platted lots in this project that were not being assessed, Ms. Bloom <br />responded 3581 Ridgewood Road appeared to be two lots that were combined with one house on <br />it. <br /> <br />Ms. Giga stated she believed there were several lots where there were two lots with one home on <br />it. <br /> <br />Councilmember Larson stated he believed those properties should be paying an assessment on <br />the second lot. He indicated he was having an issue on how they could determine the benefits that <br />were assigned, Ms. Bioom noted under the assessment policy, Council had flexibility to address <br />these types of issues, She indicated every project would have some issues such as this, <br /> <br />Patricia Jacobson, 3530 Ridgewood Road, stated the residents were told they would only be <br />assessed based on one road. She asked if that was going to change, Mayor Aplikowski stated <br />that would not change and Council needed to make this clear in the assessment policy; it currently <br />is not. <br /> <br />Councilmember Larson stated the spirit of the policy was that a resident was not assessed twice <br />if they were on a comer lot or if they had access on two roads and Council would need to fix this <br />wording, <br /> <br />Mayor Aplikowski stated it was her understanding the people who lived on Ridgewood Court in <br />1996 paid approximately $600 for the mill and overlay and now they were not getting curb and <br />gutter with this project. She noted they would get some benefit, however, and she suggested they <br />look at an a1lowance for the people who live on Ridgewood Court. Ms. Bloom stated they did <br />know who was assessed ten years ago and they could look at giving those residents an a1lowance, <br /> <br />Councilmember Holden asked if this would be a part of the policy for everyone who had a <br />previous mi1l aud overlay. Mayor Aplikowski noted these residents had a unique situation and <br />she was only proposing this for this project only, <br /> <br />Councilmember Grant asked how wide Ridgewood Court was. Ms. Giga responded it was 12 <br />feet. <br /> <br />Councilmember Grant stated he did not believe the people on Ridgewood Court would like it if <br />the City applied the City standard for streets to this area. He stated the residents had the use of the <br />improvement for ten years and he was not sure if they would want improvements to the City's <br />typical standards, <br /> <br />Councilmember Larson stated he was having a difficult time in understanding why they should <br />not assess Ridgewood Court as they assess the other properties in the neighborhood, He stated one <br />of the other issues was the retaining wa1l along Siems Court. He stated he was conflicted about <br />this because one of the property owners along this area was a relative and if the City wished, he <br />would abstain from that issue, Mayor Aplikowski responded it would not be necessary for him <br />to abstain, <br />