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. . . ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL - JANUARY 10, 2000 7 someone outside the community rather than inviting one of the City's elected representatives to address the issues and answer questions about the project. Mayor Probst asked the City Administrator to contirm the publications announcing this public hearing. Mr. Lynch stated that the public hearing had been announced in the December 29, 1999 and the January 5, 2000 publications of the Bulletin. He stated that he had an atlidavit of the mailing and a list of all the property owners who had received the mailing. Mr. Stafford stated that the City Engineer re-rated the City streets last summer in an effort to prioritize road maintenance and reconstruction projects in the coming years. The results of the ratings, including information regarding traffic counts, drainage, sewer and water infrastructure, and water quality were used to prioritize possible street projects. The City statT had identified the Ingerson neighborhood as a major candidate for work in the year 2000. The City Council ordered a feasibility report on the Ingerson project, which was received by the City Council in November, 1999. The City Council then ordered an informational meeting to be held on November 29, 1999 at which thrce Councilmembers attended. Staff then mailed public notices of this evening's public hearing to all affected residents and placed notices in the City's official newspaper. Mr. Stafford invited the City Engineer to provide an overview ofthe rating process and feasibility report and present the proposed project. Mr. Brown presented an overview of the rating process and how the Ingerson neighborhood was selected to be reconstructed and alternatives for the reconstruction. He stated that the City of Arden Hills performed the rating on all neighborhoods south of Highway 694. These were the older neighborhoods within the City and predominately the neighborhoods with the most needs. Once the rating was completed, the streets were grouped into neighborhoods and ranked on an individual basis and on a neighborhood composite basis. The items reviewed included: . The condition of the pavement. . The existing drainage problems. Mr. Brown stated that the drainage issues were a major factor in the Ingerson neighborhood. - Water quality. Mr. Brown stated that the quality of any water draining into a natural water body, such as the wetlands and lakes, without water treatment was considered. . The existing condition of the water mains and sanitary sewer lines. . Conformity of streets to current standards. Once the individual streets were reviewed, they were grouped into neighborhoods. Twenty to thirty neighborhoods had been identified south ofI-lighway 694. The Ingerson neighborhood is bound by Lexington Avenue, Old Highway 51, Lake Josephine and wetlands and commercial area to the north. The reasons the Ingerson neighborhood was at the top of the list for reconstruction were: