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HomeMy WebLinkAbout78-054 ~ ...t .." Extract of 1-tinutes of Meeting of City Council City of Arden Hills Ramsey County, Minnesota . Held: August 28, 1978 Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Arden Hills, Minnesota, was duly held in the City Hall in said City on Monday, the 28th day of August, 1978, at 7:30 o'clock p.m. The following members were present: Mayor Crepeau and Councilmen Hanson, Wingert, Crichton and Woodburn; and the following were absent: None. Also in attendance were Charlotte McNiesh, City Clerk Administrator~ James S. Lynden of Stringer, DOnnelly, Courtney, Cowie & Rohleder, City Attorney; Donald Christoffersen of Short, Elliot, Hendrickson, City COnsulting Engineer; Donald Lamb, City Treasurer~ and Peter S. Popovich of Peterson, PopoviCh, Knutson & Flynn, City Bond Consultant. The City Clerk Administrator presented an affidavit showing publication of notice of hearing on the proposed assessment for Improvement No. P-77-4 in the New Brighton Bulletin on August 10, 1978, which affidavit was examined, found satisfactory, and ordered placed on' file. The Clerk Administrator also exhibited a Certificate of Mailinc:t Notice of Hearing to all affected . property owners. MAYOR CREPEAU: The City Engineer will briefly explain the improvement. MR. CHRISTOFFERSEN: Harriet Avenue is primarily the exten- sion of Barriet Avenue from the south. It extends southerly County Road E, located halfway between Snelling and Lexington Avenue, approximately 1300 feet long, and included concrete curb and gutter, paving and drainaqe. . MAYOR CREPEAU: Our fiscal consultant, Mr. Popovich, will explain the financing. MR. POPOVICH: The total cost of this improvement is $129,110.00 and 80%, or $103,288.00, will be assessed, and 20% or $25,822.00, will be financed from other sources. Based on the amount to be assessed, it will amount to $44.29 a front foot and it will be spread over 20 years with 8% carrying charge with the right of prepayment. The Mayor announced that the meeting was open for the consideration of objections, if any, to said proposed assessment. All persons present were then given the opportunity to present oral objections, and all written objections theretofore filed with the City Manager were presented and considered, and all such objections were tabulated as follows: There were no written communications. Mayor Crepeau announced that he had been called by Mr. Roger Hauk of Minnesota Mutual Insurance Companies, and by Mr. Pat Flaherty and they indicated they had no objection to the assessment. No one appeared to be heard. Councilman Wingert then introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 7/-S-t/ RESOLUTION ADOPTING AND CONFIRMING ASSESSMENTS FOR IMPROVEMENT NO. P-77-4 BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Arden Hills, Minnesota, as follows: . 1. The amount proper and necessary to be specially assessed. at this time for Improvement No. P-77-4 against every assessable lot, piece or parcel of land affected thereby has been duly calculated upon the basis of benefits, without regard to cash valuation, in accordance with the provisions of Minne- sota Statutes, Chapter 429, as amended, and notice has been . . . duly mailed and published, as required by law, that this Council would meet to hear, consider and pass upon all objections, if any, and said proposed assessment has at all times since its filing been open for public inspection, and an opportunity has been given to all interested persons to present their objections, if any, to such proposed assessments. 2. This Council, having heard and considered all objec- tions so presented, and being fully advised in the premises, finds that each of the lots, pieces and parcels of land enumer- ated in the proposed assessment was and is specially benefited by the construction of said improvement in not less than the amount of the assessment set opposite the description of each such lot, piece and parcel of land, respectively, and such amount so set out is hereby levied against each of the respective lots, pieces and parcels of land therein. 3. The proposed assessments are hereby adopted and con- firmed as the proper special assessments for each of said lots, pieces and parcels of land, respectively, and the assessment against each parcel, together with interest at the rate of 8% per annum accruing on the full amount thereof from time to time unpaid, shall be a lien concurrent with general taxes upon such parcel and all thereof. The total amount of each such assess- ment shall be payable in equal annual principal installments extending over a period of twenty (20) years, the first of said installments, together with interest on the entire assessment from the date. hereof to December 31, 1979, to be payable with general taxes for the year 1978, collectible in 1979, and one of each of the remaining installments, together with one year's interest on that and all other unpaid installments, to be payable with general taxes for each consecutive year thereafter until the entire assessment is paid. 4. Prior to certification of the assessment to the County Auditor, the owner of any lot, piece or parcel of land assessed hereby may at any time pay the whole or at least 50% of such assessment, with interest to the date of payment, to the City Treasurer, but no interest shall be charged if such payment is made within 30 days after the date of this resolution. 5. The City Clerk Administrator shall, as soon as may be, prepare and transmit to the County Auditor a certified duplicate of the assessment roll, with each installment and interest on each unpaid assessment set forth separately, to be extended upon the proper tax lists of the County, and the County Auditor shall thereafter collect said assessments in the manner provided by law. The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded by Councilman Hanson, and upon vote being . . . " taken thereon, the following voted in favor thereof: All~ and the followinq voted against the same: None 1 whereupon said resolution was declared duly passed and adopted. . ~1A_~ , - tZtlUY ~~ .