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Council Meeting Minutes October 11, 1994 Page 4 Public Hearing. continued Residents have 30 days after adoption to pay the assessment without incurring interest. If the assessment is unpaid, the amount is certified to the County. Residents over 65 years old whose annual assessment amount exceeds 1 % of their adjusted gross income may apply for a Senior Citizen Deferral. Project 92-8 involves removal of bituminous surfacing and installation of storm sewer, service stubs and sanitary sewer repair, street excavation and grading, aggregate base, concrete curb and gutter, bituminous surfacing and boulevard repair. The project would be paid from City-wide tax, Special Assessment, Parks Capital Fund and General Fund. The streets in the project are: 2nd St. NW, 3rd St. NW, 3rd Terrace NW, 4th St. NW, 7th St. NW, 6th Ave. NW, 7th Ave. NW, 9th Ave. NW, 10th Ave. NW, 11th Ave. NW and 12th Ave. NW. The project also included: resurfacing and concrete curb and gutter for a parking lot at Hansen Park, this was paid from the Park's Capital Fund; and construction of a parking lot at the Depot at Long Lake Park, this was paid from the General Fund. According to policy, 25 % of street surfacing cost is special assessed, 100% of curb cost is special assessed on streets with no existing curb, and 50% of the curb cost is special assessed on streets with existing bituminous curb. Properties are special assessed on a per lot basis for street, curb and gutter. Lots with bituminous curb received a 50% curb credit. Corner lots are assessed if their short side faces or abuts a street improved under the project. The assessment rate for lots without existing curb is $1,272.56 per lot; lots with existing bituminous curb is $935.49 per lot. The storm sewer is assessed based on the contributing drainage area. The City pays the public ROW which is assessed twice the rate of residential. The storm sewer assessment for residential would be $2,673.24 per acre. Because lots are about 114 of an acre, a residential lot would be assessed about $900. Vacant lots received utility service stubs for $791.96 each. Pete Varhol, 1080--2nd St. NW, said that at the improvement hearing, staff stated that all properties would be assessed the same. However, Varhol's notice states an amount $400 higher than other lots. Proper said that difference relates to storm sewer work, and most likely the properties not assessed for storms ewer will be assessed under a future project. Varhol noted a past problem with runoff collecting from other streets onto his property. Proper recalled the problem and felt it was caused by runoff located in the backyard which was not directed into the street. Varhol had corrected the drainage problem, but it was costly. Varhol feels it is unfair that 16 out of 52 lots are assessed at a higher rate. Benke referred to the map showing areas contributing to drainage. City policy requires all lots in a watershed area be included in assessments. Apparently, the lots across from Varhol drain into another area. Varhol challenged the map's accuracy, and feels the drainage tapers into the creek. Proper said the area's topography was surveyed to create the map. Benke asked if staff could resurvey the drainage lines. Proper said that because the assessments need to be valuated to the County by November 15, this issue needs to be resolved within 2 weeks. Varhol noted a spot in the road near 2nd St. and Old Hwy 8. Proper said this will be corrected. Betty Langenstein, 1081-3rd St. NW, noted a sewer backup in her basement which caused $8,000 of damage, and asked assurance it will not happen again. Proper feels the damage was unfortunate, and said a subcontractor televising the lines didn't inform the City of a severe problem in the lines which then caused the backup. Public Hearinll I Special Assessment Hearing Proj. IP92-8 Report 94-235 Resolution 94-114 Resolution 94-115 I I