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· Staff explained the content of a Feasibility Study that could be written as part of the process for a successful improvement project. · Staff explained that the City was not forcing this project on anyone and that there was an opportunity to counter petition the project and stop it by more than 50% of the residents. · There was concern regarding the development potential of the adjacent land to these developments and general consensus that they did not want to be connected to that development. The concerns from the residents of 151st Avenue NW, 152nd Avenue NW, and F. luor/ne Street NW were as fotlows: · Since there is not any pavement on these streets, staff proposed that the costs associated with the pavement and concrete curb and gutter be special assessed against the benefiting property owner. · There was concern as {t relates to the assessment policy and general consensus that if this project got that far that it be assessed on a front foot basis. · Concern was expressed about drainage coming from the Brandseth Addition to the south. · Concern was expressed about the condition of the streets and that some of them felt that the City should also pay for a portion of the street, curb and gutter costs. The concerns from the residents of Pondvale Estates were as follows: · Since there is already pavement on these streets and the residents of this development haV~ already paid for the initial construction cost with the purchase of their houses, Staff proposed that 50% of the costs associated with the pavement and concrete curb and gutter be special assessed against the benefiting'property owner with the remaining 50% to be financed by the City of Ramsey. · There was concern as it relates to the assessment policy and general consensus that if this project got that far that it be assessed per lot with each homeowner being billed for only one lot. Both support and opposition has been expressed since the informational meeting both via telephone conversations and during citizen input at the last City Council meeting. The purpose.of the case before the Committee was to talk about the project and to receive dkection from the Committee as it relates to the preparation of a Feasibility Study for each neighborhood to address the concerns that have been addressed in these neighborhoods. The City Council has the authority to initiate a project of this nature and the residents have the ability during a 6 O-day per~od following the respective public hearings to terminate the consideration of such an improvement as part of City Code. Councilmember Zimmerman inquired as to how much t/me it would take for staff to prepare the feasibility study. City Engineer Olson replied two weeks. Public Works Committee/November 20, 2001 Page 3 of 13 -36,