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. . . Minutes of the Arden Hills Regular Council Meeting, 4-29-91 Page 3 SNELLING (Cant'd) The Engineer explained the utilities are in place, except for a few minor utility extensions proposed to provide sewer from the west to the east side of the street, to accammodate future development of the undeveloped lani along snelling. He reviewed the stann drainage utilities proposed for installation. Maurer reviewed the estimated construction costs as follows: street :iJnprovement stann Sewer :in1provement Total construction costs Administration, Engineering, Fiscal & Legal Costs (32%) Fstllrated Total Project Cost $222,200.00 18.700.00 $240,900.00 77.100.00 $318,000.00 The Engineer reported the recently adopted assessment marroal for city inprovements outlines the assessment rates f= street reconstruction of residential ani tax-exempt property. He explained residential property is assessed at half of the cost of a typical residential street; the cost is adjusted annually ani adopted by Council, based on the current year construction costs. He stated the 1991 rate is $27.50 per front foot, which is half of the estllrated 1991 rate of $55.00 per front foot. Maurer advised that the remaining costs are funded internally, using state Aid or tax dollars ani for that reason tax-exempt property is assessed at a rate of 100 percent, since no taxes are collected to offset the remaining 50 percent. He stated $158,109.60 is prop:>sed f= assessment, with the remaining $159,890.40 to be fun:led by the city. Maurer reviewed the project schedule ani subsequent assessment hearing procedures. Maym- Sather asked f= Council questions for the Engineer; there was no response. He then asked f= carmnents from the floor in favor of or opposed to the proposed inprovement project. John McClung, 4326 North snelling, questioned the total amount of footage proposed f= inprovement ani if the City park frontage ani additional footage at the southwest end of the street, ab.1tting the park, will be included in the assessment, since there is no residence at that location. He estimated the total footage of the two parcels at approximately 800 to 1,000 feet ani stated it appears the other residential property will be assessed for the distance. McClung questioned the method of aEsocsing the project. He suggested the distance specified earlier be funded by the city ani the front foot charge be reduced to half of the proposed assessment rate of $27.50 per front foot. McClung also questioned the previous city policy for assessment of street reconstruction ani the use of MSA funds on previous :in1provements. May= Sather advised the City has had very few street reconstruction projects in the past ani there was no previous assessment policy. The Engineer stated the total length of the proposed inprovement is approximately 2,800 feet. He explained the estimated cost of street reconstruction in 1991 is actually $110.00 per front foot ani the $55.00 per front foot is actually half of the cost. He noted that the $27.50 rate is based on the city ani residential properties splitting the $55.00 rate. Maurer explained that no additional assessments costs are distributed to the residential property due to the deletion of the city park ani other nonassessable parcels.