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<br />, <br /> MINUTES ~ ~~~~ <br /> CITY OF ARDEN HILLS, MINNESOTA <br /> CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />. MARCH 30, 1998 <br /> 7:30 P.M. - NEW BRIGHTON CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS <br /> CALL TO ORDERJROLL CALL <br /> Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, Mayor Dennis Probst called to order the regular <br /> City Council meeting at 7:30 p.m. <br /> Present: Mayor Dennis Probst, Councilmembers Beverly Aplikowski, Dale Hicks, <br /> and Paul Malone. <br /> Absent: Councilmember Susan Keirn. <br /> Also present were City Accountant, Terry Post; Community Development Director, <br /> Kevin Ringwald; Public Works Superintendent, Dwayne Stafford; Parks and Recreation <br /> Director, Cindy Walsh; Consulting Engineer, Greg Brown; and Recording Secretary, <br /> Carla Wirth. <br /> ADOPT AGENDA <br /> MOTION: COlillcilmember Aplikowski moved and Councilmember Hicks seconded a <br />. motion to adopt the agenda for the March 30, 1998, Regular City Council meeting <br /> as presented. The motion carried unanimously (4-0). <br /> PUBLIC HEARING -1998 STREET IMPROVEMENT PROJECT <br /> A. Resolution #98-33, Revising the 1998 Street Improvement Assessment Rates <br /> Mayor Probst noted the four items for which public hearings will be held and provided a brief <br /> explanation of each. He explained the public hearing process which ",ill be followed and the <br /> Council's review of how to handle odd-shaped lots. <br /> Mayor Probst opened the public hearing at 7:32 p.m. <br /> Mr. Terry Post, City Accountant, explained that on February 23rd the Council adopted a <br /> resolution which established a reconstruction assessment rate of$48.85. This was the basis for <br /> the public hearing notices which were mailed earlier. He explained that two issues have occurred <br /> since the adoption of that resolution. One issue relates to tax exempt property which is included <br /> in the project for which staff recommends the Council adopt an exempt property overlay rate for <br /> those parcels. Secondly, staff reviewed the cost aspects and recommends that the Council adopt <br /> Resolution #98-33 which would revise the 1998 street reconstruction assessment rate from <br /> $48.85 to $39.98 per assessable foot, which includes costs for curb and gutter. The proposed <br /> resolution also establishes $10.40 per assessable foot (100%) for the tax exempt parcels and <br />. leaves the residential overlay rate as originally proposed at $5.20 per foot. <br />