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be automatically applied to the property taxes over a 3 year period. The <br />property owner can pay of~ the balance due each year by the 10th of <br />October. <br /> <br />Conrad Emerson - 3515 16th Avenue South, Mpls. - Inquired if sealcoating is <br />generally assessed for. <br /> <br />Mr. Raatikka replied that it is Ramsey's policy to assess the benefitting <br />property owners for sealcoating. <br /> <br />Conrad Emerson - Inquired as to how often roads are sealcoated. <br /> <br />Mr. Raatikka replied that roads are sealcoated approximately every 6 years. <br />Alpaca Estates 3rd Addition has new streets and was not sealcoated this <br />year. <br /> <br />Carl James - 8344 Colfax Avenue - Noted that Council should have received <br />a letter from his brother, Haakon James. <br /> <br />Council noted receipt of the letter from Haakon Jarnes dated August 28, <br />1987 stating that it was not understood that street maintenance would be <br />carried by the developer, other than through taxes. Council noted receipt <br />o~ a letter from Harold Rogahn dated September 1, 1987 stating that <br />sealcoating should be pazd for through property taxes and not assessed. <br /> <br />Councilmember Cox noted that sealcoating is necessary even to those roads <br />in low volume traftlc areas in order to keep the surfaces pliable. The <br />benefit to assessing is that the property owners know exactly what the <br />costs are and are not being taxed in other ways to cover the cost of <br />seaicoating. <br /> <br />Councilmember DeLuca stated that many of hzs neighbors in Menkveld's <br />Unplatted Area were in favor of sealcoating in order to preserve the£r <br />znvestmen~ in streets; the quality of the sealcoatzng was not what they <br />expected. <br /> <br />Mr. Raatikka stated that the contractor has been notified of problem areas <br />and fund~ are being withheld until corrections are made. Mr. Raatikka did <br />note that seams and overlapping are common with sealcoating and they take <br />care of themselves in time. <br /> <br />ADJOURNMenT <br /> <br />Motion by Councilmember Sorteberg and seconded by Councilmember DeLuca to <br />adjourn the public hearing. <br /> <br />Motion carried. Voting Yes: <br />Pearson amd DeLuca. Absent: <br />Council Chambers. <br /> <br />Mayor Reimann, Councilmembers Sorteberg, <br />Councilmember Cox was temporarily out of <br /> <br />The public hearzng adjourned at 7:55 p.m. <br /> <br />Respectfully submitted, <br /> <br />Sylvia Frolik David Hartley <br /> City Administrator <br />Secretary City Council Public Hearing/September 8, 1987 <br /> <br />Page 2 of 2 <br /> <br /> <br />