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.f EXTRACT OF MINUTES OF MEETING OF CITY COUNCIL CITY OF ARDEN HILLS RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA . Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Arden Hills, Minnesota, was duly held in the City Hall in said City on Monday, September 9, 1985, at 7:30 o'clock p.m. The following members were present: Mayor Woodburn, Councilrnembers Dale Hicks, Nancy Hansen, Gary Peck and Thomas Sather; and the following were absent: None. Also in attendance were Charlotte McNiesh, City Clerk Administrator; Dorothy Zebrn, Deputy Clerk; Donald Christoffersen of Short-Elliott-Hendrickson, City Consulting Engineer; Donald Lamb, City Treasurer; James Lynden, City Attorney. Mayor Woodburn opened the public hearing on Improvement No. SS-W-P-ST-84-l, Royal Hills North Addition and asked Clerk-Administrator McNiesh if we have the affidavits of publication. McNiesh answered yes, I have an affidavit stating that the notice was published in the New Brighton Bulletin on August 21, 1985, and a certificate of mailing stating that they were mailed on August 21, 1985 to affected property owners. Christoffersen was asked to briefly describe the improvement. Engineer Christoffersen stated that this hearing is for Improvement SS-W-P-ST-84-l, Royal Hills North, and abutting property; stated that it essentially includes sanitary sewer, waterrnain, streets and drainage, explained that the improvement benefits the lots on Arden View Drive, Royal Hills Drive and Arden Vista Drive, within the Royal Hills North plat, and the property abutting Arden View Drive north of Royal Hills North Addition, equiva- lent to seven building lots. . Attorney Lynden reported that the estimated cost of this project was $432,000.00; the actual cost as being assessed is $396,517.00. Lynden advised that the project is 1007. assessed to 21 lots on Royal Hills Drive and Arden Vista Drive at $9,964.22/lot and to 7 lots on Arden View Drive within Royal Hills North Addition at $13,376.29/lot and to the equivalent seven potential lots abutting the north side of Arden View Drive (north of the Royal Hills North Addition) at $93,634.03 ($13,376.29 x 7 potential lots). Lynden stated the proposal is to spread the assessment over six years at 10.57. interest/ annum, with the right of prepayment within 30 days after adoption of the assessment roll, or at any time during the 6-year period and save the resulting interest; the first installment is to be payable with the 1986 property taxes; 1/2 of the first installment will be May of 1986. McNiesh was asked by Mayor Woodburn if there are any written questions or objections; her answer was, none, Your Honor. Woodburn opened the meeting to comments from the audience. George J. Reiling, 661 Heinel Drive, Roseville, said he noticed Lynden say something about $13,OOO/lot on the north of the road and $9,000 on other lots - why the differential?