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. . . ARDEN HILLS REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES APRIL 14,2003 16 MOTION: Councilmember Grant moved and Councilmember Holden seconded a motion to extend the meeting an additional hour to 11 :00 p.m. The motion carried unanimously (5-0), Mayor Aplikowski noted she would be more comfortable deferring the assessment rather than removing it, but she would support the motion, The original motion carried (4-1), ( Councilmember Larson) Mr. Krivit asked if Ingerson Court would now be removed from the assessment roll as well because the reason Ingerson Court was being improved was to make the Association piece of property a better piece of property. Councilmember Holden replied the residents would benefit from the improved road and it had nothing to do with the Association property. Councilmember Aplikowski stated Ingerson Court had always been a part of this proj ect. Mayor Aplikowski stated they could now address the other assessments starting with the Clifford property, Mr. Clifford stated he was the only homeowner in the neighborhood who was paying a large assessment. He stated he was being hit quite heavily, He stated he was willing to pay his fair share of taxes, but it was not fair to assess his property, once on each side, for road improvements. Mayor Aplikowski closed the public hearing at 10: 15 p.m. Councilmember Grant requested the City Engineer review the other comer lots and give an update on when they were reconstructed. Mr. Brown reviewed the comer lots for Council. He recommended they either follow the policy, or Council decide they should not be assessed twice and they be removed from the project. Councilmember Larson stated this would set a precedent for what they do in the future. He asked what a reasonable threshold as to a time frame was.