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MINUTES <br />CITY COUNCIL <br />APRIL 14, 1993 <br />The City Administrator replied that based on appraisals <br />done of other projects, and depending on variables, it <br />appears that the $12,000 estimated for this project <br />will exceed the benefit received by a substantial <br />amount. Therefore, it was the Administrator's <br />recommendation that the project only proceed if Waivers <br />of Right to Appeal are signed by all the affected <br />property owners. <br />Scalze noted the 80/20 assessment split proposed and <br />pointed out that if the City participates in the cost <br />of the project at 20%, there will be a$260,000 <br />liability for the City on the other projects that the <br />City Engineer identified earlier in the meeting. <br />Morelan pointed out that due to the difficulty in <br />providing water to some areas of the City, some water <br />main improvements may just not be a reality. <br />Scalze noted that all that is left to water are the <br />difficult areas of the City and pointed out that the <br />cost has not increased substantially for the Viking <br />Drive project from when it was last considered in <br />1984. <br />The City Administrator pointed out that the City did <br />participate in some water main improvements at a rate <br />of 20%. Therefore, the rational for some City <br />participation in this project does exist. Developers <br />are required to install utilities at their own cost. <br />The Administrator also noted that in 1970 the City put <br />in its first water main projects at a rate of $6.50 per <br />front foot. This was a blended rate in that it was <br />more expensive to install water in some areas of the <br />City than in others. The areas left in the City to <br />water are tough projects. The Administrator indicated <br />that he was not sure what was a fair level of City <br />participation in these projects. It may come down to <br />deciding how important it is to the City to have <br />certain areas provided with water. <br />Pedersen asked how much the Viking Drive property <br />owners are willing to pay for water main. <br />Homer Rector, 644 East County Road B-2, asked if there <br />were areas of the City served with 6-inch water mains, <br />and whether 6-inch would provide adequate pressure for <br />fire protection. <br />The City Engineer replied that on a dead-end main a <br />6-inch line would not provide adequate pressure for <br />fire fighting, while it would on a looped line. The <br />Engineer also pointed out that the cost difference for <br />a 6-inch line versus 8-inch was only about $100 per <br />lot. <br />Page 5 <br />