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2602 Falcon Heights Continuation of this Public Hearing until August 2l~, 1967 Congregational was approved by resolution at the council meeting of Church -Barthel August 10., 1967. Hearing regarding Supplemental villas Supplemental Assessments against the Falcon Heights Congregational Assessments: Church was ca~.l.ed to order at 8:00 P.M. with Roger Short Hearing and Ray Hardy representing said church. Continued: Roger Short again advised Council that the lots in question will be used for parking lots. If it weren~t for the fact that the church is a permanent fixture there, and is likely to remain, he could understand assessment. He believes it will be advantageous to the neighborhood to develop these for parking lots. The lots are not benefited by sanitary sewer and water, which in all _ probability, will not be used. Assessments on sewer were paid on a couple of the lots ten years ago when the church did not know what the lots would be used for. He hopes that Council will take present request into consideration and reach conclusion that would be considerate of church. Warltentien stated that abatement was permitted because of the prohibited use of the property at that time. Short stated that it is a little hard to say if lots 1!~ and 15 are going to be used as parking lots, but they know about lots 20 and 21 which will be used as extension of present parking lot. Mater Drainage on Short brought up the fact that the grade on Pascal drains lots in question: north from Garden Avenue then to Ruggles. Even with the improvement of the storm sewer installed in 1966, there should be two inlets at opposite law points. Water still collects there. He believes that they will have to get inlets in there and drain it out to either Pascal or Holton. Inasmuch as church paid for storm sewer assessment and the water does collect, and it is going to take additional expense to drain the water from considerably more property than belongs to the church they may have to act. The inlet should be installed this fall because there is going to be water standing around in the spring and there will be a lot of unhappy people. Lemberg stated he has taken some pictures, but did not have them with him this evening. Short said it is the fault of no one in this room, but goes back to when the grading of that street was made many years ago. He also said that he knows of several instances where inlets similar to this have been installed. Hearing Continued: Nilsen moved, seconded by Warkentien that Public Hearing be continued until 8:00 P.M. September 14, 1967 in order that the village engineer and attorney may make study of the drainage and possible installation of inlets on the lots in~question and report to the council. Ayes: All. Nays: None. Motion was carried.