10-07-81 Council Special Minutes

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MINUTES City Counci7 October 7, 19II1 The City Clerk reported that the interest will be paid at the time the property is transferred, divided, or developed. There will be no immediate charge to the property owner. The City Clerk stated that if the City does not levy this interest between now and 1994 it will cost the City $216,000 in interest. Neuman The City Clerk reported that the Neuman assessment in the amount of Flssessment $1,948.60 has been paid. The C9ty Engineer informed the audience that some of the reasons that assessments were deferred were that a property was considered undividable, or if sewer went in and there was no street assessments were deferred. Petersen The Engineer reported that the Petersen sewer assessment in the amount Assessment of $603.50 and watermain assessment in the amount of $1,026.06 were deferred because the house was located in such a way on the property, that there was not enough property left to divide. Therefore, Petersen was assessed for one normal 1ot and the remaining assessment was deferred. The City Clerk stated that in 1976 the Council passed a resolution rescinding the three year review on this assessment and the assessment would continue to be deferred unti1 the parcel was divided. The City Clerk asked ifi this resolution was binding. The Flttorney stated that he felt the resolution was not binding and that it could be changed. The Engineer commented that if the Petersen house were destroyed, then the property could be divided. The Clerk commented that if St. John's were to sell some property to Mr. Petersen, then the property could be divided. Mrs. Nardini asked what the 135 foot provision was on a corner lot. The Engineer replied that it is the City's policy on a corner lot to assess on the short side of the lot and the first 135 feet on the long side are not assessed, but then the remaining footage on the tong side is assessed. Mr. Fahey introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption: RESOLUTION N0. 81-10-542 - CONTINUING THE DEFERRED ASSESSMENT ON TNE PETERSEN PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2581 McMENEMY FOR SANITARY SEWER IN ThIE FlMOUNT OF $603.50 FlND FOR WATERMAIN IN TNE AMOUNT OF $1,026.06 UNTIL SUCH TIME AS THE PROPERI'Y IS TRANSFERRED OR DIVIDED The foregoing resolution was duly seconded by Mrs. Nardini. Ayes (5) Fahey, Nardini, Hanson, Scalze, Forsberg. Nayes (0). Resolution declared adopted. This resolution appears in Resolution Book No. 7, Page 359. Page -2-