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Public Hearing Mayor Gamec called the public hearing to order at 7:31 p.m. Presentation City Engineer Jankowski stated at tonight's meeting; public hearings will be held on Improvement Projects #07-02 through #07-11, which comprise the 2007 Annual Street Maintenance Program. The 2007 program consists of 11 individual projects addressing the maintenance needs on 20.73 miles of City streets. Projects 01-01 through 07-07, which cover 15.27 miles of City streets, will receive a sealcoating preceded by sealing of cracks having widths which exceed lf4 inch. The 2007 program includes sealcoating of 3.53 miles of MSA streets and is included in project 07-07. Projects 07-08 through 07-11, which involve 5.46 miles of street, will receive a 1-~ inch bituminous overlay of the existing bituminous pavement following the repair of failed areas by the Public Works Department. The 2007 program is proposed to be financed through a number of funding sources including MSA funds, developer escrows, special assessments, and City general funds. City Engineer Jankowski advised Project 07-01 will not be an assessment project since funds for the first sealcoating of newly constructed streets have been escrowed by the project developer for this purpose. Project 07-07 is comprised of collector MSA streets which experience higher project costs because of their wider pavement and need for striping and pavement markings. In addition, these streets have lower unit densities as a result of the effort made to minimize the number of accesses to these streets. This project will assess fronting properties along these streets the average sealcoating assessment for 2007 program in accordance with Assessment Policy No.6. The remaining projects have been aggregated by subdivision or similar lot sizes and will be assessed per unit in accordance with Assessment Policy No.1. Mr. Jankowski stated Table 5 of the feasibility study summarizes this year's project costs and anticipated individual assessments. The total cost of all improvements is anticipated to be $896,608, of which $32,332 will come from developer escrows and $124,000 will be financed through MSA funds. Funding for individual projects is divided equally between assessments and the City general fund budget. Sealcoat project assessments are anticipated to range between $221 and $316 per property. The overlay projects have anticipated assessments which range between $1,194 and $2,053 per property. City Engineer Jankowski stated notice has been sent to all benefited property owners as required by City Code and Minnesota Statutes Chapter 429. In addition, a resident meeting on the program was held on January 31, 2007. More than 20 residents attended this open house and another ten residents phoned staff with questions or comments as a result of the open house notification. In addition to answering questions regarding the program, residents identified several locations where drainage and other types of improvements should be made prior to the contracted work being performed. Staff will investigate the suggested drainage improvements and prepare a program to address them prior to the contract being let for the street work. Mr. Jankowski advised following the public hearing, the Council should direct any revisions to the feasibility study it deems necessary as a result of the comments made at the public hearing. Assuming no petitions are received from a majority of the benefited properties opposing the City Council / February 13, 2007 Page 6 of 25