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. I/' . . . Minutes of the Arden Hills Regular Council Meeting, 3-11-91 Page 5 00. RD. I (Cent' d) Malone moved, seconded by Growe, to accept the proposed aligrnnent Alternative #4 for County Road I, as outlined in the Ramsey County Draft Concept Report, with the understarrling that the city of Arden Hills cost participation for construction of the roadway realignment will be limited to a:maximum of $70,000.00. Motion ca=ied unanimously. (5-0) RES. 91-18 & 91-19; NORm SNELLING AVE. IMPROVEMENI'S Council was referred to a rneJlK)randum fram the Clerk Administrator dated 3-8-91, and a letter fram Engineers Terry Maurer and Mark Graham dated 3-7-91, relative to the feasibility study for North Snelling Avenue street reconstruction. Engineer Maurer advised the estllnated project cost for reconstruction of North Snelling Avenue is $318,000.00 and a portion of the project cost is proposed to be assessed to the abutting properties, with the remainder funded by Municipal state Aid construction funds. He outlined the improvements to the roadway and e>q>lained the assessment policy indicates that all property with tax exerrpt status should be assessed at 100% of the cost of the inprove.ment and residential properties may be assessed at 50% of the cost of a standard street. Maurer advised that the MSA funds for the Hamline Avenue iIrq:Jrovement project have been rei1nl::ursed to the city; e>q>lained options for funding the Snelling Avenue iIrq:Jrovement with MSA funds and outlined some alternatives for utilizing the existing MSA funds. The Engineer advised two Council actions are required; receiving the feasibility study and ordering a public hearing on the improvement and ordering the preparation of plans and specifications. He indicated the recammendation to order plans and specifications at this time is to aCCOlllll1Ollate a fairly tight project schedule and proceed with this improvement concurrently with other projects. Maurer stated that if the project does not proceed, the monies spent for preparation will not be wasted, since the plans and specifications remain effective 1.ll1til utilized. Ce1.ll1cilmernber Hansen questioned how to respond to residents with concerns related to the proposed assessment for abutting property owners, versus an area assessment; this road is utilized by other persons than just area residents. Maurer referred to the section of the assessment l1'aI1ual which stated that property owners abutting the roadway are assessed the equivalent of a local residential street, rather than a collector/county road assessment rate. Councilmernber Malone explained the city cu=ently restricts the North Heights Lutheran Church parishioners fram executing a right turn onto Snelling Avenue; questioned if this requlation will still be enforceable. Attorney Filla questioned why the regulation was i1lIposed. Council advised the requlation was i1lIposed to divert traffic to Highway 96 and to limit the number of vehicles on Snelling, due to the condition of the road. Filla advised that property values increase due to the improvement and benefit to the property owner is the basis for justifying the assessment. Malone moved, secorx:led by Growe, to adopt Resolution No. 91-18, RECEIVING THE FEl\SIBILITY REEORr AND ORDERING A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE IMPROVEMENT IN THE MATl'ER OF THE 1991 NORm SNELLING AVENUE STREEI' RECONSIRUCl'ION IMPROVEMENI' AND CALLING FOR A PUBLIC HEARING ON APRIL 29, 1991, AT 7:30 P.M., AT CITY HALL. Motion ca=ied unanimously. (5-0)