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I I I Council Meeting Minutes November 24, 1987 In response to Williams's inquiry about former concerns, Proper stated he and the city's forester would be looking at each tree that would be intrude on the project (each tree will be trans- planted, if possible); and indicated the face of each home on the project is at least 30 feet from the proposed sidewalk. In response to Gunderman's concern about slowing down traffic, Leonard indicated Long Lake Road is designed for 30-mile-per-hour traffic (residential street) and, if that is abused, the recourse for speeders would be with law enforcement. Eugene Haas, 1144 Long Lake Road, believes his home is only 20 feet from the proposed sidewalk (Proper indicated he will remeas- ure the distance); asked if undergrounding would be to all residents with aerial service (Proper indicated all aerial service would be buried); and asked for clarification on storm sewer drainage pattern (Proper stated the assessment would only be for the portion of the property that drains toward Long Lake Road). Florence Myslajek, 1820 Long Lake Road, questioned previous storm sewer assessments (Proper indicated those assessed in 1977 would not be reassessed). Brad Oosterhuis, 1290 Long Lake Road, asked of assurances that landscaping and turnarounds will be to owner's satisfaction (Proper and Leonard will work with owners; Ramsey County will have the necessary easement documents prepared with the homeowner); be- cause Long Lake Road is a collector street, believes a larger por- tion of residents should be considered in that easement area (Benke explained the owners would be assessed no more than any other residential street's homeowners, with MSA, County, and City funds being used for the majority of the project); and agreed with city-wide payment of undergrounding utilities, but questioned dif- ference of a $2 monthly charge and his neighbor's $6.32 monthly charge. LeFevere indicated the $6.32 is not a franchise fee, and that the neighbor would pay an additional $2.00. Benke stated it may be awhile before the city has another road project where underground utilities would be installed; Proper stated the revolving fund would generate enough funds so the city would not have to borrow from itself in the future; Benke believed that was an issue we will be resolving when we amend the franchise document. Brandt stated she would like to defer that discussion until after the public hearing. Helen Buckley, 1270 Long Lake Road, stated NSP explained to her that the $6.32 charge is for having her electrical wires under- ground; Bill Lewis, NSP employee, stated the $6.32 is a combina- tion of a set charge of $4.00 that everyone pays to cover the cost of meter reading, etc., and a $2.00 fee for undergrounding. Page 4