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HomeMy WebLinkAbout77-049 ~ . . ~ ~ . \ Extract of Minutes of Meeting of City Council City of Arden Bills Ramsey County, Minnesota Beld: August 29, 1977 Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Arden Bills, MinnesoU, was duly held in the City Ball in said City on Monday, the 29th day of August, 1977, at 7:30 o'clock p.m. The following members were present: Mayor Crepeau and , Councilmen Hanson, Wingert, Crichton and WOOdburn7 and the fol- lowing were absent: None. Also in attendance were: Charlotte, 14cNiesh, Clerk Adminis- trator; James S. Lynden of Stringer, Donnelly, Courtney, Cowie & Rohleder, City AttorneYS7 Donald Christoffersen of Short, Elliott & Hendrickson, Consulting Engineers; and Peter S. Popovich of Peterson, Popovich, Knutson & Flynn, City Bond Con- sultants. The City Clerk Administrator presented an affidavit showing publication of notice of hearing on the proposed assessment for Improvement P-SS-W-ST-75-l in the New Brighton Bulletin on August 11, 1977, which affidavit was examined, found satisfactory, and ordered placed on file. The Clerk Administrator also exhibited a Certificate of Mailing Notice of Hearing to all affected property owners. The Mayor announced that the meeting was open for the con- sideration of objections, if any, to said proposed assessment. All persons present were then given the opportunity to present f . , 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: MR. DICK LARSON, 1840 Palace Avenue, St. Paul. Representing Mrs. Violet M. DiRe, 272 Chestnut, St. Paul, Minnesota, who owns property at the corner of County Road F and Lexington. Asked if the cost of the assessment could be lowered, or if it could be paid over a thirty year period. MR. POPOVICH explained that the Council had not yet deter- mined the number of years over which the assessment would be spread, but it was possible it might be thirty years. MR. LARSON said much of the land is undeveloped and when the property is sold the assessments would be paid to the City. He suggested that that would occur sooner than the end of thirty years. Councilman Crichton suggested that an alternative to extending assessment collections for 30 years might be to lower the interest carrying charge from 8% to a lesser percentage. After further discussion, Councilman Crichton moved that the Council approve a resolution adopting the assessment roll for the County Road F Improvement 75-1 using at and a 20 year pay-off period. The motion was seconded by Councilman Wingert and upon vote being taken, the following voted in favor thereof: Councilman Crichton and Councilman Wingert; and the following voted against: Mayor Crepeau and Councilman Hanson and Councilman woodburn, so the motion was lost. Councilman Woodburn then introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption: RESOLlITION NO. 77-49 RESOLUTION ~OPTING AND CONFIRlUNG ASSESSMENTS FOR IMPROVEMENT NO. P-SS-W-ST-75-l 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-SS-W-ST-75-l 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 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 objections 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 con- struction 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 confirmed 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 assessment shall be payable in equal annual principal installments extending over a period of fifteen (IS) years, the first of said installments, together with interest on the entire assessment from the date hereof to December 31, 1978, to be, payable with general taxes for the year 1977, collectible in 1978, 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 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. '!'he 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 Wingert and upon vote being taken thereon, the following voted in favor thereof: All I and the following voted against the same: None I whereupon said resolution was declared duly passed and adopted. ~.,t~ , ~ftJ1~ ~~ .