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MINUTF.S City Council March 14, 19£14 Prattalone The Attorney reported that the City could parti.cipate in the cost Lif,t of. the 1i.ft stati.on to Che extent of the Prattalone assessment< Station Then at such time as the property to the south connects to seever, (Cont.) the City could charge a connecti.on char~;e [hat wot.ild be an appropri.ate divis:i.on of the r~ssessment. Scalze felt that the City should not forgive the assessment unless it is prepared to forgive other assessments. Scalze Le1t that the City should participate in the cost oL the li.ft station. Mr. Porsberg di.d not ].ilce the idea of addi.ng another connection charge to the other properties. 'The rn~;ineer reported that if the City takes over the project, the City wi.ll. have to take bids on iC. The Cl.erk reported that whenever. the City assesses a cost, bids must be talcen. The Engineer. reported that the City had a route through the area for the sewer that di.d noT, necessitate a lift station, however, this route would cause Mr. PraCtalone to lose many of, hi.s lots. Pahey pointed out that i.n this case Mr. Prattalone would have had to put in a].ift station re~ardless, due to the way he is developing his property. Porsberg stated that if the li.ne on County Road C were live, a l.ift stati.on would not have been necessary. The T:ngineer a~;reed, Uut pointeci out Chat FratCalone woul,d lose about 10 loCS. The Engineer stated Prattalone is usi.ng a].ot of 1ow lan<1 that the City had discounted. P'ahey commented that the part o£ the cost of the Li.ft station that benefits the other pr.ope.rty in the area should Ue abated. Fahey f:elt that then an assessment hearing should be held for the other properties. Scalze questioned how this could be done without putting the liLt stati.on out for bi.ds. The Bngineer suggested that the cost be picked up in connecti.on charges. The Clerk commented that the City will have to determine how much the connection charge would be. Mr. Pahey felt that this was the City's problem. Pahey asked if the cost could be charged againstthe sewer b~dget. The Clerlc Ee1t that the unit charge couLd be charged against Chis area rather than agai.nst the bonds of 1966 and 1967, It cvas deter.mi.ned that the Frattal.one assessment had been $3,700. Pahey suggested that Mr. Prattal.one be rei.mUursed this amount as the City's shar.e of the lift station. Pa~e -10-