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center just to the north and east of what is being called American Street. Now this roadway would be of the 9-ton variety, it would have left and right turn facilities. It would have facilities for entrances to the ramp being proposed for a second deck parking facility and it would be necessary to allow the proper access to this proposed shopping center. Although again this is not an assessment hearing, it is a good time to talk about the staff's perspective of how costs would be done. One manner is that per our code, newly developed land is to pay the entire cost of any sewer, water, streets unless its a boundary street and in this case it is a boundary street because you have some existing facilities that are on the southwest corner. We are suggesting that these existing facilities be treated as being a reconstruction project like so many other streets because there is a cost in general to the City to provide some right of way or provide some access to the property that we are taking over and tearing out and putting in new to a higher standard. So there would be a reduced assessment. Again to reinterate some of the City's policies, some of these are corner lots, and as you know the first 150 feet ordered for City improvement projects for streets has only a 10% assessment levy. An example, the first 150 feet here would only have 15 feet of assessments charged to it, using the standard policy. And some of these others, rear parcels, where there is frontage here and there, and that also fits the second frontage approach and would be eligible for reduced rates for assessment. This is not an assessment hearing but people on this type of pro- ject don't ultimately end of paying as much as the new shopping center on the other side. Although ultimately we get our money. It is proposed that this will take place this fall. Indications are that the developer would like to break ground and get a building permit in late August. We probably would not actually build the road until the spring, however. One of the reasons for that is that we would hate to see our nice brand new shiny street get pulverized during construction of that shopping center while they haul the materials in and out espe- cially when the spring thaw comes. So the approach would be to get it approved so that it will be known that a public road will be available for access and potentially go out and get bids to get the best price possible. Then actually put the road in place next spring. It is not an official part of this project any longer, but as you may recall, back at the time of the petition and discussion with this shopping center, there was a proposal for a traffic signal at the location of County Road B-2 and what's termed American Street. We have reviewed the proposed needs of that. We've discussed it with Ramsey County, who has control of County Road B-2 and would be expected to pick up only 50% of the cost because it also suits their needs. At this point the new signal is in the so-called marginal range. It is not obviously needed. In this situation the County has indicated that they would not fund their 50% of the cost, they would rather recommend that what would happen is see how much traffic really comes on the street, put traffic counters on and at that point see if it warrants it in order to get the 50% funding from the County.