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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL - JANUARY 10,2000 17 . improvement costs only, This project involved much more than street improvements and included money from other City funds as well as assessments on property owners, Ms, Swanson stated that according to the 1999 Municipal State Aid Needs Report, Arden Hills' 1999 adjusted construction needs for all MSA designated roads was $4,982,288, Of this amount, under the MSA needs value formula, Arden Hills will only receive approximately $116,780. Marshall Johnston, Manager of the MSA Needs Unit advised her that the 1999 adj usted construction needs for Hamline Avenue was $261,129, Under the actual MSA needs value formula, Arden Hills will only receive approximately $6,270, The 1999 adjusted construction needs for Ingerson A venue was $327,824. Under the actual MSA needs value formula Arden Hills will only receive approximately $7,867. Assuming this to be true, Ms, Swanson asked where the City came up with the Minnesota Department of Transportation State Aid of$630,000 as stated on page eight of the feasibility report. Ms. Brown stated that State Aid funds for the City were calculated based on all the State Aid routes within the City, Each of these roads has a needs account with the State of Minnesota. Each year, the State allows a certain amount of money based on the conditions of the streets, Each year, the City of Arden Hills receives approximately $200,000 in construction funds, The City is at liberty to spend these funds on any State Aid street. The City currently has a balance of approximately $430,000 which, added to the $200,000 that the City receives annually, totaled the $630,000 of State Aid proposed to be used for this project. The City can also borrow against future State Aid construction funds. . Ms, Biggs asked if all of the City's current construction funds will be spent on Ingerson A venue. Mr. Brown stated that this money can be spent on any State Aid road, Ms, Biggs asked how much of the City's construction funds will be spent on this project. Mr. Brown stated that the proposal was to spend the entire balance ofthe construction funds. Ms. Swanson stated that Mr. Johnston of the State Aid Needs Unit had indicated that the City of Arden Hills would only be granted $116,780. Mr. Brown stated that the flmds being referred to were for maintenance, He indicated that the City of Arden Hills receives approximately two- thirds of its construction funds in a maintenance fund, Ms. Swanson asked when the City Council will meet to make their decision on this proposal and when the residents will be notificd of this decision, Mayor Probst stated that once the public hearing was closed the Council will discuss how they wish to proceed. Ms, Swanson confirmed that the public hearing will be closed. Mayor Probst stated that this was correct. Ms, Swanson asked if the City Council will then mcct privately, Mayor Probst stated that the City Council will have its discussion in the Council chambers and will not meet privately. He stated that the residcnts were wclcome to remain during these discussions, . Mr. Cox asked if the meeting will be video tapped during the Council discussions. Mayor Probst stated that the discussions will be video taped. Mr. Cox stated that he had been informed that the video tapes were erased at the end of each meeting. Mayor Probst stated that the video tapes of the Council meetings were not archived indefinitely. He indicated that since the meetings were not broadcast live on television, the City has been video taping the meetings. These video tapes