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MINUTES SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING~PUBLIC HEARING OCTOBER 5, 1982 PAGE 5 the storm sewer or the storm sewer and street on Albert. Engineer Lemberg explained that the state aid funds are being used for paying that balance which is not assessed. Councilmember Eggert stated that it actually reduced the original projected cost because the state aid funds amounted to more than the storm sewer and if state aid funds are used, a storm sewer was required. Therefore, the total assessment at this time is less than the total original projected assessment as the original amount without state aid funds would have been $167,000 but by utilizing the state aid funds it brings the cost down ~2~.,000. Mr. Anderson said he did not derive any benefit from Pascal being improved because his garage comes off Arona and he does not use the alley. For that reason he felt the apartments, commercial buildings and other residential homes west of tirona should be participating in the project. Councilmember Eggert stated that at the last public hearing he asked why streets on which houses do not front should not be assessed to everyone and was told that the City was divided up and benefit had to be shown in order t o justify the assessment legally and, therefore, assessments must be limited to the benefitted quadrant. He felt Mr. Anderson brought up a valid point as he felt sure the whole quadrant uses the streets. He felt there was no reason not to assess the whole quadrant and asked how other Councilmembers felt. Councilmember Ciernia said that he recalled asking the attorney what the legal basis is for making an assessment. There were several different ways--citywide, quadrant wide levies and assessment of benefitting properties and the attorney stated that they would have to be able to meet the test of benefitting property by the amount of the assessment. The question is, do the people living on Snelling Drive benefit from an improvement on Albert. This would be difficult as they do not benefit nearly as much as someone living on Iowa between Pascal and Albert. 1.35 DAVE ANDERSON 1512 W. IDAHO (continued) COUNCILMEMBER EGGERT COUNCILMEMBER CIERNIA Fiscal Consultant Chenoweth commented he is getting benefit but someone FISCAL on Arona who does not have to go into the alley and get out on Albert or CONSULTANT Pascal does not have that benefit. Everyone in the community benefits some CHENOWETH but there is a more direct benefit to those living nearby. He felt if properties west of Arona are assessed it would be very difficult to make that assessment stick. Councilmember Ciernia pointed out that it is a fair statement that the entire City benefits from improvement of the roads but you lose sight of the fact that about !~0 percent of the total cost is covered by public funds that are available to the City for street maintenance which is a significant amount of money. Therefore, there is recognition that there is a general City benefit up to 1~0 percent of the total project. Bob Olson, 1386 W. Larpenteur, felt that everyone who travels California, Iowa or Idaho coming from Snelling are benefitting and all should pay. COUNCILMEMBER CIERNIA BOB OLSON 1386 WEST LARPENTEUR