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HomeMy WebLinkAbout78-050 , > . . ~ Extract of Minutes of Meeting of City Council City of Arden Hills Ramsey COunty, Minnesota Beld; 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 melllbers 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 Ii Robleder, 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 CleJ:k Administrator presented an affidavit showinq publication of notice of hearing on the proposed assess- ment for Improvement No. SS-W-P-77-2 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 Mailing Notice of Rearing to all affected property owners. MAYOR CUPEAU: At this time I would ask the engineer, Mr. Don Christoffersen, to explain the improvement. MR. CHRISTOFFERSEN: This improvement includes the con- struction of sanitary sewer, watermain, streets and drainage on two separate plats - the Edgewater SOuth and the Heights of Johanna Lake Additions. They are located generally north of County Road 0 and east of Cleveland Avenue as shown on the second drawing on the wall. The streets include concrete curb and gutter and bitUlninous paving. MAYOR CREPEAU: At this time would our fiscal consultant, Mr. Peter Popovich, explain the financing of this project 77-2. MR. POPOVICH: The total improvement cost is $116,770.00. There is a total of 31 lots in the two plats. All of them will receive an assessment of $3,887.00 each except one lot which receives only sewer and water services. That lot will be assessed at $160.00. The project will be 100% assessed. There was no feasibility bearing because it was 100% petitioned for. The assessments will be spread over a 20 year period of time co1ll1llencing in 1979 with an 8% carrying charge unless a prepayment is made within the next 30 days after the adoption of the roll tonight, or by paying interest to the end of the year in any year sbould they not pay within the next 30 c'lays. The Mayor announced that the meeting was open for the consideration of objections, if any, to said proposed assess- ment. All persons present were then given the opportunity to present oral objections, and all written objections theretofore filed with the City Clerk Administrator were presented and considered, and all such objections were tabulated as follows: There were no written communications and no one appeared to be heard. councilman Crichton then introduced the following resolu- tion and moved its adoption: RESOLtrrION NO. 7cf..M RESOLtrrION ADOPTING AND CONFIRMING ASSESSMENTS FOR IMPROVEMENT NO. SS-W-P-77-2 BE IT RESOLVED by the City council of the City of Arden . Hills, Minnesota, as follows: . l. The amount proper and necessary to be specially assessed at this time for Improvement No. SS-W-P-77-2 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 Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 429, as amended, and notice bas been duly mailed and published, as required by law, that this Council would meet to hear, consider and pass upon all objec- tions, if any, and said proposed assessment has at all times since its filing been open for public inspection, and an opportunity bas been given to all interested persons to pre- sent 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 enumerated 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 sucb amount so set out is hereby levied against eacb of the respective lots, pieces and parcels of land therein. 3. The proposed assessments are bereby adopted and confirmed as the proper special assessments for each of said lots, pieces and parcels of land respectively, and the assess- ment against each parcel, toqether 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 qeneral taxes upon sucb parcel and all thereof. The total amount of eacb sucb assessment 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 c'late bereof to December 3l, 1979, to be payable with general taxes for the year 1978, collectible in 1979, and one of each of the remaining installments, to- gether with one year's interest on that and all other unpaid installments, to be payable with general taxes for eacb 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 sot 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 wi thin 30 days after the c'late of this resolution. . 5. The City Clerk Administrator sba1l, 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 ootion for the adoption of the foregoing resol~tion was duly seconded by Councilman Wingert and upon vote being taken thereon, the following voted in favor thereof: All~ and the following voted against the same: None, whereupon said resolution was declared duly passed and adopted. ~ ~fZ1)~ ~~