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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL - January 12, 2009 9 such as Mounds View were not assessing such large amounts to its residents for similar projects. Councilmember Holden asked how many ~esidents were involved in the Mounds View project and what the math was. Mr. Stephens stated that he did not have the figures. Ms. Clarene Seeman, 3580 N. Snelling Avenue, asked for clarification regarding the Lindy's Park and if the City was paying for the improvements there. Civil Engineer Giga stated that the Lindy's Park was not included in the number of units used to determine the assessment amount. Mayor Harpstead clarified that the amount being assessed does not change but by not including Lindy's Park in the number of units being assessed the amount being assessed to the resident's raises slightly. He also clarified that Lindy's Park could not be included in the number of units being assessed because this area is in the Snelling right-of-way and is not assessable. Ms. Seeman asked if residents in other areas have paid for their parks. Mayor Harpstead clarified that because Lindy's Park is in the Snelling right-of- way and part of the highway system, it is not a buildable parcel of land that can be assessed by the City so the costs for this area will be divided among the other assessable units included in the project. He also stated that other parks had been assessed similarly in the past. Ms. Seeman stated that she is waiting to replace the driveway until this project is completed so that it will not have to be done twice. She will be replacing the current asphalt driveway with a concrete driveway. She asked if the City will replace the apron with concrete even though the current apron is asphalt. Mayor Harpstead stated that this level of specificity would be looked at later. Civil Engineer Giga stated that this would be worked on during the final design process. Councilmember Holden asked Staff what the process would be for determining the type of apron that was installed.