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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL - JANUARY 29, 2007 4 Public Improvement Hearing for comment and continue the hearing to the February 12, 2007 Regular Council meeting. Mayor Harpstead opened the public hearing at 7:58 p.m. Tony Evans, 3280 Katie Conrt, stated he believed it was great this project was happening, but Katie Court and Katie Lane was a little over ten years old. He noted the report indicates there was evidence of seal coating. He stated he had spoken with other residents and no one remembers the streets ever being seal coated. He noted most of these streets (Katie Court and Katie Lane) were at a higher rating. He indicated Katie Court and Katie Lane were as good of shape, or better, than other streets, and he believed seal coating was sufficient. He stated spending $60,000 seemed like a real waste. He noted there were other streets that needed more maintenance than Katie Lane and Katie Court. Jeff Hermes, 3296 Katie Court, stated he represented himself as well as his wife, Jan Hermes. He stated he has been in contact with staff seeking additional information regarding this project. He stated he was concerned that there was a sign at the end of Katie Lane that indicated there are ten lots for sale. He noted on page 7 of the report, the ratings in 2005 were all stating both Katie Lane and Katie Court were extremely adequate. He believed the one low rating was a bad spot, which had been overlooked. He stated other than that spot, the 2007 ratings were adequate. He indicated the estimates were purely estimates, and they were not based on anything scientific or on site observations, but rather estimates on what they saw in 2005. He stated the Katie Lane and Katie Court addition was being lumped in with some of the other ratings. He pointed to Page 20 and 21 and noted on those two pages, they did not have any problems with utilities and everything drained very well. He stated there were curbs and gutters in the neighborhood. He indicated this area was a very sandy sub grade and it drained very well and there was no problem with drainage. He noted the only issue was this area was put in prior to cable, so there was some cracks here and there. He directed Council to Page 18 and stated he believed large construction equipment would damage the road. He asked Council to modify the proposal to consider not doing the two inch overlay on Katie Lane and Katie Court until there was a commitment and a definite plan for the lots. He did not believe it was prudent for the City to spend taxpayer money and assess properties for an area that was still under construction. He asked Council in future years when this was taken that Option 2 was a more fair way to assess the residents. Jeff Hermes read a letter from Kim and Grace Tramm, 3289 Katie Court, objecting to Katie Lane and Katie Court being part of the 2007 Pavement Management Program. He presented the original letter to Council for the City's file. Mark Kroll, 3324 Katie Lane, stated he appreciated the City was taking the time to maintain the City street and to consider the costs and looking for ways to control them by combining efforts with the City of Roseville. He stated he was concerned about the timing. He believed they should wait until the ten lots were fully developed. He expressed concern about the wear and tear on their street with the heavy construction traffic. He asked how long this would extend the life of the street versus putting on a seal coat. He believed the street was in good condition and asked why a seal coat could not be considered. He stated he believed Option 2 was the fair way for the City to proceed.