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. . . Minutes of the Arden Hills Regular Council Meeting, 4-29-91 Page 11 There was discussion relative to assessing the additional areas 50 percent versus 100 percent. Attorney Filla explained the residents contacted to sign the petition should be advised that they are requesting to be aE"E"essed 100 percent of the costs. PIIMI' . M:iMI' . (Cont' d) Councilmember Hansen stated the residents retain the right to appeal the assessment rate at the public hearing. Councilmember Mahowald questioned if Council has the ability to add both areas to the project at this time. Engineer Maurer explained the Council has the ability to add the area, however, the entire project would revert back to the beginning of the schedule listed in the feasibility study. Attorney Filla questioned if both cul-de-sacs should be included in the project. Council directed the Clerk Administrator to notify Mr'. Baude, in writing, of the procedures for including Chatham Court and Chatham Circle in the project, at the assessment rate of $5.64 per front foot. Mayor Sather asked for further COII1lOOllts on the assessment. There was no response and the May= called for connnents on the closing of Valentine Avenue. Engineer Maurer explained the two alternatives f= closing the road; the first being construction of a cul-de-sac on Valentine Avenue, near the intersection of Valentine Court, so vehicles would enter fram the west off of County Road F, and the second being elimination of the roadway between Valentine Crest and Valentine Court. He explained the second alternative is less desirable, as some of the properties would require long driveways and this may =eate liability problems f= the City. Maurer recommended the first alternative and advised it would require some land aOIUisition to accomplish. He advised that meetings with the residents indicate an initial willingness to provide the right-of-way ~~Eary. He referred to a possible 60 ft. access easement in the area, however, no documentation of dedication to the city has been found in the records. eouncilmember Malone stated the properties :iropa.cted by the placement of a cul-de-sac at that location would be Boesel, McCleary and Kunze. Bob Kunze stated the residents he has contacted indicate a preference for closing the street at Valentine Crest, with access to County Road F. He questioned the worth or necessity of construction of a 60 ft. cul-de-sac for a road that is only 100 feet long. Bob Boesel explained the Valentine Court intersection is substantially larger than the Valentine Crest intersection. He stated he is willing to donate his land to the City f= construction of the cul-de-sac at the Valentine Crest location. Council discussed several items related to closing the road and the land acquisition ~~""'ry f= construction of a cul-de-sac. Engineer Maurer advised it would be difficult to accomplish the construction of a cul-de-sac in conjunction with the overlay project, due to time constraints. He suggested it may be best to delete this area fram the project until the issue is resolved and add this area in a future project. He advised the construction of the cul-de-sac may be accomplished this year if Council determines to do so to resolve this matter.