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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL -MAY 14,2007 4 lighting to their parking lots was also damaged as well as some of their irrigation lines being damaged. He asked the Council consider assessing them for only one lot. Mayor Harpstead requested staff follow-up on Mr. Flaherty's concerns/issues. Dan Flaherty, 1273 County Road E, speaking on behalf of Flaherty's Arden Bowl, stated he was concerned about damage to their property, irrigation system, electrical wires, and parking lot. He indicated the contractor had asked to store some material on their parking lot, and he had showed the contractor where they could store their materials. He stated the following day he also found that they were storing equipment on their lot. He provided the City Council photographs of the site. He stated they also had not received notification prior to the beginning of construction. Nicholas Walker, 1518 Briarknoll Drive, stated his street was in the same condition as the neighboring streets which were seal coated, and asked why his street was not just seal coated. He expressed concern that Briarknoll Drive is used as a cut-through street by people who do not live in the neighborhood, and asked that a reduced assessment rate be considered as a result. He noted several utility repairs have been completed along Briarknoll Drive in the recent past. He noted his area was used as a cut-through and requested the City consider reducing the assessment due because of the cut-through. Councilmember Holden noted the entire City was used as a cut-through and his street was no different than other streets in the City. She stated she was concerned about maintaining the streets before they need full reconstruction. Councilmember Grant asked if staff would look at the letter they were using and determine if anything had changed from previous letters sent. Mark Jedlinski, 1537 Briarknoll Drive, echoed previous concerns regarding notification. He noted he owns property in Fridley, which was assessed $1,800 last year for a complete street reconstruction project. The sanitary sewer repair is right in front of his house; he commented that the contractors indicated the quality of the original construction seemed substandard. Judy Ophaug, 1556 Briarknoll Drive, asked whether historical information was available as to the amount of past assessments for similar proj ects. She also noted the overhead included in the assessment rate appeared to be high. MOTION: Councilmember McClung moved and Councilmember Grant seconded a motion to continue the public hearing to May 29,2007. The motion carried unanimously (5-0). 7. NEW BUSINESS A. Motion of SUDDort for State Lel!:islative ReDresentatives to Submit Lel!:islation SUDDortinl!: Fundinl!: for TransDortation Proiects (Countv Road H Interchanl!:e and Hil!:hwavs 10 and 96 Interchanl!:e) Mayor Harpstead summarized the motion.