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Councilmember Riley introduced the following resolution and moved for its adoption: RESOLUTION #20-043A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING FEASIBILITY REPORT AND ORDERING PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR PUMA STREET IMPROVEMENTS, IMPROVEMENT PROJECT #20-04 WHEREAS, pursuant to Ramsey City Council Resolution #20-015, adopted February 24, 2020, the City Engineer was instructed to prepare a Feasibility Report with reference to proposed street, trail, and trunk utility improvements to approximately 1,050 feet of Puma Street between 150th Lane NW and Alpine Drive NW, and other appurtenant work, and a Public Hearing was ordered for March 10, 2020 at 7 p.m., where the City Council will consider the proposed improvements for said streets in accordance with the Feasibility Report; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Ramsey City Council Resolution #20-043, adopted March 10, 2020, the Public Hearing was postponed to March 24, 2020, to allow sufficient time to mail notices to benefiting property owners and to publish notice twice in the City's official newspaper as required by law; and WHEREAS, benefiting properties are proposed to be assessed for all or a portion of the cost of the improvements, pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Chapter 429, Chapter 8 of the City Charter, and the City's Special Assessments Policy; and WHEREAS, the City Clerk gave mailed and published notice of such hearing and improvements as required by law; and WHEREAS, the City Council accepted the Feasibility Report and conducted a Public Hearing for the proposed improvements on March 24, 2020. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RAMSEY, ANOKA COUNTY, STATE OF MINNESOTA, as follows: 1) Such improvement is necessary, cost-effective and feasible as detailed in the Feasibility Report accepted by Council on March 24, 2020. 2) Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Chapter 429, Chapter 8 of the City Charter, and the City's Special Assessments Policy, benefiting properties shall be assessed for all or a portion of the cost of the improvements, which have an estimated total project cost of $925,000. 3) The City Engineer is hereby designated as the engineer for this improvement, and the engineer is ordered to prepare plans and specifications for the making of such improvements.