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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, July 27, 2009 Page 2 Committee to see how this fits in with the overall city pathway scheme; and no- tice to potentially affected neighbors of that meeting. Councilmember Ihlan offered her support to the neighborhood in accomplishing this request; and opined that, as long as the City was looking at policy issues, they consider other potential neighborhoods with similar situations, and use this neighborhood as a model for those residents who are interested in sidewalks at this time. City Manager Malinen briefly reviewed Minnesota Statute, Chapter 429, related to the process to create improvements and assess a portion of the costs; requiring a certain threshold of petitions, as well as an appeal process for those not in agreement. City Manager Malinen advised that staff would prepare a report, in- cluding those provisions, for the City Council's review and discussion; and noted that staff's initial estimates were of a preliminary nature, and that should assess- ments be considered, more technical information would be required in accordance with State Statute. City Attorney Anderson concurred with City Manager Malinen's comments; not- ing that the petition percentage threshold varied depending on the specific public improvement being considered and the particular improvement under which they were addressed. City Attorney Anderson advised that, property owners were able to petition their government for a project, with property owners assessed; how- ever, he noted that then all property owners benefiting from the improvement would be assessed equally within the provisions of the City's Assessment Policy, whether they supported the project or not, thus the appeal process and ability to challenge as to whether the project should move forward or not. Mayor Klausing asked that the Hadlichs follow up with City Manager Malinen for additional information. Councilmember Roe noted a similar situation occurred in the recent past related to decorative street lighting in a specific neighborhood. Ms. Hadlich provided the City Manager with information on their request to-date. 4. Council Communications, Reports, Announcements and Housing and Redevelop- ment Authority (HRA) Report Councilmember Pust noted that the HRA had met earlier that evening, and would be pro- viding their update at tonight's joint meeting with the City Council. Mayor Klausing reminded citizens of the remaining series of community meetings as part of the continuation of Imagine Roseville 2025, to discuss various city issues and as a part of the process in developing future budgets and prioritizing City programs and services.