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MINUTES ~~ ~ ~, SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING/PUBLIC HEARING PAGE 6 OCTOBER 5, 1982 1 Bruce Rushton, 1469 w. California, stated he felt there was a basic BRUCE inequity and he saw variance in Council's decision on how much public RUSHTON, money will bear. In the case of Arona, the western section of Northome 1469 W. was given a free ride whereas this time they have been advised that 40~ CALIFORNIA is a free ride. His question was for what types of projects are the people west of Arona responsible? He felt that a quadrant should be established instead of trying to determine who benefits from the alleys, such as a community road repair district in which all will participate in cost of repairs. Mr. Rushton pointed out that the Arona street work was free and the people west of that received the benefit. Mayor Warkentien then gave a full explanation of the Arona improvement. Councilmember Eggert asked (1) were any assessments made on either COUNCILMEIu~EF Garden or Roselawn, and (2) is there any street that serves as a EGGERT precedent - Arona being exempted because finances were different? and (3) is there any street improvement that was assessed over the entire area and not just the adjacent properties? Clerk Administrator Barnes said there was not. Councilmember Eggert felt there was an inequity and the fact that Pascal is a cross street and not a street on which houses front, it should be assessed over the entire .quadrant. Councilmember Ciernia felt that there is some provision for equity in COUNCILMEMBEF that not any street can be a state aid street, the street has to be CIERA;IA more heavily used than a typical residential street, and therefore, the state makes up for the difference. There is equity in selection of streets. Engineer Lemberg advised that a state aid street must be a route that ties ENGINEER to other streets or connects to other streets of equal or higher priority- LEMBERG a County Road (Larpenteur). Pat Fitzgerald, 1434 W. Iowa, wanted to know why the City could not wait PAT until state money is available to pay for Pascal. Councilmember Ciernia FITZGERALD, explained that the decision to repair both streets was made due to the 143li W. IO1,~A condition of the streets. Mr. Fitzgerald commented on the fact that the original discussion took place with most of the residents in attendance but the decision to repair the streets was made without residents in attendance. Mayor Warkentien replied that Council had six months in which to make the decision. Mr. Fitzgerald asked if the street is costing more money to construct because it was designated a state aid street and Engineer Lemberg replied that the street would have been constructed inexactly the same way. Lu Marshall, 1391 W. Iowa, asked who decided on the assessment and was LU MARSHALL, advised it is a Council function. 1391 W. IOWA Henrietta Thom, 1402 W. Idaho, asked who would replace the grass after HENRIETTA the project is completed to which Engineer Lemberg replied that it is THOM, 1402 part of the project contract. She was also assured that driveways would W. IDAHO be repaired if damaged.