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MINUTES CITY COUNCIL APRIL 13, 1994 Morelan suggested that property owners be assessed an amount equal to the benefit of the improvement to their property, and the City not get too hung up on how the components of the project are allocated. Hanson agreed that perhaps curb and gutter should not be assessed at 100% to the property owners. The Administrator pointed out that City policy currently is to assess 85% of the cost of the road improvement, and 100% of the cost of curb and gutter to the benefitting property owners. The issue, however, is that the City cannot assess more than the benefits received. Scalze pointed out that LaBore Road was assessed at a rate of $43 per front foot, and the estimate is to assess Lakeshore/Old County Road C/Jackson at $49 per front foot. Scalze noted that MSA funds were used to write down the cost of the LaBore Road assessment since this street carries heavy traffic. The Administrator replied that the City's policy is to assess the cost of an 8"/3" section to property owners. LaBore Road had to be constructed to heavier standards due to the traffic volumes, and State Aid funds were used to write down the City's cost of the improvement. The property owners were assessed only the cost of the typical residential road section. Pedersen felt that if the City changes the policy on curb and gutter, that policy should apply to all projects and be consistent through-out. The Administrator felt that the Becker appraisal information would help to fine-tune the street assessment policy. Rather than assessing a percentage of project costs, this information will help to set a maximum assessment rate that would meet the benefits-received test. Aarold Feickert, Jackson Street resident, asked if the City would be putting in curb and gutter adjacent to City property. The Administrator replied in the affirmative. Feickert pointed out that Lakeshore takes run-off from Australian and Bluwood, and suggested that curb and 17