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REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION DATE:E. 7/27/98 ITEM INTO.: C-3 Department Approval: Manager Reviewed: Agenda Section: Consent Agenda Item Description: Declaring costs for projects to be assessed in 1998 and ordering preparation of assessment rolls Background: Each year the city holds public hearings to consider assessments for completed ro"ects. That process usually begins in July, so final consideration of individual assessments can 1 be completed by the end of September. It is recommended that assessment hearings be held at the regularly scheduled council meeting on September 14, 1998, This will allow sufficient time to i review the assessment rolls prior to final adoption at the September 28, 1998, regular council meeting. The projects •involved in this year's assessment proceedings 'include: M-97-01 Diseased trees P-97-02-38 Cohansey Street, County load B-2 to Lovell Avenue outhhill Drive,Lovell Avenue to Minnesota Street Lovell Avenue,Cohansey Street to western Avenue Top Hill Circle,Lovell Avenuc to cul-de-sac P-97-02-42 Hand Avenue,Minnesota Su=t to cul-de-sac Auerbach Avenue,Minnesota Street to cul-de-sac P-97-02-43 Capitol View Avenue,western Avenue to Manion Street Western Avenue,Capitol'View Avenue to Minnesota Street Marion Street,Capitol View Avenue to Minnesota Street P-97-03 Roselawn Avenue,Dale Street to Mcarrons Blvd. North Mc arrons Blvd.,Roselawn Avenue to Rice Street South Mcarrons Blvd.,Roselawn Avenue to Rice Street P-97-11 Long Lak-e Road,Terminal to 36 Service Drive Policy Objectives: Each year assessments are considered for projects constructed the past season. Assessment rolls must be adapted by September 28, 1 998, to allow for a 30-day pre-payment period. Following the pre-payment period, assessment rolls are certified to Ramsey Count y for collection. The County requires that this certification be done by November 15 in order to allow them enough time to add the assessments to property taxes. The first ste p in the assessment process is consideration of a resolution declaring costs to be assessed and ordering preparation of assessment rolls.