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MINUTES CITY COUNCIL DECEMBER 1, 2021 of all street costs and 100% of all new curb and gutter costs will be assessed to the benefitting properties per the City's Special Assessment Policy, but spot utility costs will not be assessed. The City Engineer reported that the project staff held individual meetings with each property owner on the eastern portion of Woodlynn Avenue on October 6, 2021. He stated that representatives from each business were presented with preliminary designs with the opportunity to discuss the condition of existing infrastructure and provide feedback. He reported that generally, owners voiced concerns about reductions in parking and commercial vehicle access, and these comments were taken into consideration and preliminary designs were revised. He noted that follow-up meetings with impacted businesses were held in November and revised preliminary designs were once again presented to the businesses. He noted that the property owners generally understood the need for the project and approved of the revised street layouts. Keis asked where the stormwater from Woodlynn will go. The City Engineer explained it will go to the lowest point of Woodlynn on the east end, and then flow into the Waterworks property and then dissipate into the stormwater system. He noted there will also be a paved roadway leading from Woodlynn to the Waterworks trail, which will be a connection to the trail for pedestrians, along with being an emergency exit out of the Woodlynn industrial area when the train tracks are blocked. The City Engineer explained that the proposed improvements to Ryan Drive include full depth reclamation with new asphalt paving, and also replacement of a collapsed storm sewer on the south side of Ryan Drive. He noted that a new low-pressure sanitary sewer main is proposed along Ryan Drive in order to provide future sanitary sewer service to three parcels that are currently on septic. He stated that in accordance with a previous agreement with the Ryan Industrial Park, 100% of all street and storm sewer costs will be assessed to all properties within the Ryan Industrial Park. Costs for the low-pressure sanitary sewer main along Ryan Drive will be assessed 100% to the three benefitting property owners. The City Engineer stated that a connection would occur at some point in the future when sewer service changes from septic to City -sewer. He noted that although the three property owners are currently not in favor of the proposed sanitary sewer improvement, staff recommends that the improvements be installed with special assessment amounts being deferred since City sewer service is a benefit to these parcels. He noted the deferred assessment for the sanitary sewer must be paid either at time of a sewer connection or when the property is sold. Fischer introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption: RESOL UTION NO. 2021-12-141— RECEIVE THE FEASIBILITY REPORT AND CALL FOR A PUBLIC HEARING ON IMPROVEMENT NO. 2022-05 WOODLYNN AVENUE ONMONDAY, JANUARY 10.9 2022 AT 5: 00 P.M. The foregoing resolution was duly seconded by McGraw. Ayes (5). Nays (0). Resolution adopted. Fischer introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption: 5