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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL - SEPTEMBER 11, 2006 4 because the storm water runoff would now go into the storm sewer. He expressed concern regarding the wetland at the Bcach Club. . Kathy Nelson, 3475 Siems Court, agreed the mailboxes should be put in a more secure location. She indicated thcre were times the mail carrier could not get through the construction and they were not getting their mail. She asked if the City would inform the mail carrier to not leave packages on top of the mailboxes. She also expresscd conccrn about the lack of communication. She noted it took her over ten minutcs to get to her home due to the construction. She stated postcd signs would be vcry helpful. Cynthia Wheelcr, 2576 Ridgewood Court, clarified the letter she sent to the Council. She stated her letter was in rcgard to the way the asscssment policy was being proposed to be administered overall. She stated the way the City appeared to assess the properties appeared to conflict with the assessment policy. She stated the assessment was not being applied consistent with the City's policy. She reviewed the various ways the City has not consistently applied the assessmcnt policy. Mayor Aplikowski closed the public hearing at 7:53 p.m. Councilmember Pellegrin asked if there was a better way to manage the construction issue. Ms. Giga responded she would contact the construction inspector about this tomorrow morning. Mayor Aplikowski suggested the construction company bring in portable signs for the . intersections. Councilmembel' Pellegrin asked about the mailbox security. Ms. Bloom stated it is common occurrence that mailboxes are moved during road eonstmction and the post office inforn1s them where their boxes need to be moved. With respect to a locking mailbox, that would have needed to be notcd in the bid documents, which would have increased the cost of the project. She indicated in the age of identity theft, more secure mailboxes may be something to consider in the future. Councilmember Holden asked if the City was still going around informing the residents when the watcr was being shut off. Ms. Giga responded the O&M Department goes around and puts tags on doors when the water is being shut off, as well as using a phone network. Councilmember Grant stated thcy needed to have a discussion regarding the interest rate. He stated he supported the 9 percent option. Mayor Aplikowski stated she agreed with Councilmember Grant, but she would also be comfortable with 8 percent. Coullcilmemher Holden stated she would also support 9 pereent. Councilmcmber Larson stated he was also comfortable with 9 percent. He notcd they should make an attempt to change the assessment policy inconsistencies as noted by Ms. Wheeler. He stated if they had a large Jot, there was no way to predict if the lot would eventually be subdivided. .