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P9INUTTS City Counci.l )~eb. 23, 1933 Waterma~i.n 14r. Lund i.ndicated Chat he coul.ct li.ve w~i.th the. i.mprovernent at tlze ~30 Hearings per frone foot fi~ure. (Cont,) Mr. Pahey po~inted out: that rhe Council. has tPie opt:ion of rejectin~ bi.ds skiould they be too h:igh. Fahey also poi.nted out that i.f the projecC bond :is on a shorter te.rm, the City rn~i.~ht_ get_ a better interest rate. Mr. Wi.cl< st:.ated th~t by el.i.minati.np, Greenbri.er the Ci.ty i_s el.imin~t:ing 30% o.f: Cl~ie Project and di.d not. feel. that Che $35 fi.gure would be accurate. The L;nn:i..neer. stated that t:he .`,fi35 fif;ure wcas correct. Mr. Tahey st:ated that experi.ence k~as been that Che City tis hiUh on i.ts esCirnates. Mrs< Sc~1ze stated that: Ch~i.s was true unless som~th:ing happens with the ~[nterest rate. 4~ir. lJ:i.cl< asi<ed i.f: the Ci.ty sets a l.~i.mit on the b~id. The Ci.ty Cleri< re.p19_ed Chat the lim~,i.t is seL and if tne bid comes in over t:hie esC~.imate by a certa~i.n pcircentage, tlle pr.oject i.s ouL. Mr. H~~nson st_ated ~hat as he sees it there is no problem wi.t:h imp. No. 83-9. t4r. fahey stat:ed that l~~e feels the Ci.ty can stri.;ce out any port:i.on of an improveroent and fel.t that Grec:nbri.er should be ~li.minated. Mr. Lund indicated that he is in favor of the i.mpr.ovement< Ilnder Improvement No. £33-]. Mr. Getter i.ndi.cated that he was a~;ainst Che i.mprovement. '9r. Getter also ind:icated t:hat the CiCy should noti.f:y pcopl.e that should they ~not appear at a hear:inp,, f:hey ara deemed in f.avor of Lhe improvement. Mr. I'or.sb~rg stated tha[ the City's present policy has been Che standard f:or year,. Forsber.~; stated that i.f people cared, they wotilct be at the meet:i.ng. Mr. Gahey stated that he woulcl lil<e to see peopl.e :infor.med of thtis. I~ahey c<»nmenced that hearin.p, nntices shoul.d i.nclude a stated that shou7.d the ~~arty not appenr tkiey will be deF~med in favor o£ Che i.mprovement. P4r. Desai stated tl~~at several k~roper.ty owners may not l~ive in Che nei~;hborhood. ~1rs. Scalze repl.ied that those peop7.e have the opt~ion of: repl.yi.ng Uy letter. Mr. P'ahey astced if the City should send ou[ a letter on Imp. Dio. 83-7. to see if: the homeowncers not present are i.n Lavor ot the 1mQrovement. Mr. Cl~~lebectc >tated Ch~it he obje:c~s to this an<t should the Council. do i.C on tl~~i.s i.mprov~ment, ~it should do it on al.l. The Cl.erk stated th,it thi.s has bc,~en the Cit:y's poLicy For at: least the past 1.0 years. Page -13-