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MINUTES CITY COUNCIL MAY 24, 1995 or less of an assessment than the lots leading up to the cul-de-sac. Scalze felt that a cul-de-sac lot should pay the same assessment as a 100 foot wide lot, if the lot area is the same. If lot area is considered as the basis for the assessment for some lots involved in a project, it should be used for all the lots. Council discussed the assessment of rectangular lots as we11 as the fact that the policy provides for a 75 foot minimum assessment and a 125 foot maximum assessment. The Administrator reported staff discussed the issue of assessing cul-de-sac lots, specifically the situation on Australian Avenue where all the lots are relatively the same size. In a situation like this, it may make sense to assess a street reconstruction project on a per unit basis. LaValle pointed out that the street assessment policy must be written so that it can apply to the entire City, not just the Australian Avenue neighborhood. Morelan agreed that the bottom line assessment must be equal and fair to all property owners. The City Administrator pointed out that if a reconstruction project were assessed on Australian, the Morelan lot would be assessed for 76 feet of frontage, the Tima lot 90 feet, and the Magnuson lot 108 feet. Most of the remaining lots along the street would be assessed at 100 feet. On Bluwood, the average lot width is 100 feet, the Morelan lot would be assessed 96.5 feet, Tima lot 87 feet, and the Tima house 92 feet. Scalze did not feel the Magnuson property should receive the highest assessment. Morelan agreed that along Australian Avenue it would seem that a per unit assessment would be the most equitable. Scalze asked how this could be done if it is not spelled out in the policy. The Administrator suggested amending the language to provide that option. Fahey pointed out that this option would likely apply to new developments where lot sizes are relatively equal. 6