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I I I Council Meeting Minutes September 8, 1987 Public Hearings, continued Brandt reviewed Financial Policy Advisory Board's discussion of appropriateness and policy with regard to when an assessment would be made and collected; and one of the situations they had to imagine was when a diminuitive amount is to be collected in com- parison to the amount of staff time, printing costs, attorney's fees, and everything else that goes into noticing the hearing that at some point it is not sensible to do the assessment. Benke stated staff would need to take those factors into consider- ation during negotiation. Ed Rybak, 303 Tenth Street N.E. stated he understood the city's policy to install water connections on vacant lots when street work was being done, but did not believe he should be assessed be- cause he has no intent to sell his extra lot, nor was he even in- formed that the work would be done. Proper indicated the assessment could be removed and the cost col- lected in the future as a hook-up fee when the land is built upon. Blomquist asked if that hook-up charge would be recorded on the property deed in any fashion; Proper stated a building file would be created and a notice would be placed therein, as well as in the pending special assessments file. Blomquist felt the potential purchaser would have to pay about $5,000 for the hook up, in addition to the cost of the land. Brandt asked if it could be filed against the property; LeFevere stated it could be, but the smart buyer would check on it. Benke noted this case could be pursued as a separate issue. In response to Williams's question regarding procedure, Proper re- ported as a routine the city did not notify each owner and further explained this was something unique or it would have been in the public hearing notice. Dalzen asked, if the assessment is not paid interest-free within thirty days, if the assessment could be paid off before twelve years; Proper indicated it could be paid off at any time, and noted the best time would be in October of any year. In response to Dalzen's question, Proper indicated the end of the performance period would be two years from today's date because council approved final payment on the contract this evening. Proper further stated the project will be reviewed after the streets are swept in the spring of 1988 and 1989. Benke stated if problems are discovered, they will be on a city council meeting agenda. Page 6