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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL-April 27, 2009 8 funds. The portion to be assessed is just under $600,000.00. The estimated per unit assessment is between $6,601.69 and $6,990.03 which will be based on decisions made by the Council regarding a few of the residential units. Five properties in the area were listed as sub-dividable in the feasibility report and counted as two residential equivalent units (REU). Upon further review, the property at 1445 Forest Lane is not large enough to be divided into two lots that would meet the current City code. As a result, Staff recommends that it be assessed as one unit. Two of the property owners listed have submitted written requests to re-evaluate the consideration of their properties as 2 REUs, because the existing homes would have to be removed in order to subdivide the property. Three of the four properties currently identified as 2 REUs would not be able to subdivide their parcels without removing their homes. There have been no similar instances on recent projects. Staff is seeking guidance on the assessment roll from the Council. Lindys Park was not included in the assessment because It is right-of-way, and not a delineated parcel. Freeway Park is a delineated parcel and is about the size of a lot, therefore, it has been included as one REU. If Staff is directed to prepare the assessment roll then Staff would request additional guidance regarding the term and interest rate for upcoming meetings. She reviewed the project schedule for the project and the two resolutions before the Council. Mayor Harpstead clarified that Staff was requesting direction on preparing the assessment roll and these would be separate from the motions. He asked if Staff was expecting to have this discussion at this time. Civil Engineer Giga stated that this was correct and discussing some of the issues at this time would be beneficial Councilmember Grant stated that the PowerPoint presentation contained information that was not in the Council packet and this would be helpful, especially those slides related to the REUs. He stated that 37% overhead seemed high and asked if this was a standard rate that Roseville had seen in their projects. Civil Engineer Giga stated that Roseville does their assessments differently in that they assess one year after a project has been completed and the amount assessed is based on actual costs. Councilmember Grant asked if reviewing past projects for Roseville would the 37% overhead be comparable to what they have seen. Civil Engineer Giga stated that she would look into this and get back to the Council.