10-29-97 Council Special Minutes

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MINUTES CITY COUNCIL OCTOBER 29, 1997 The Engineer also reported there is a problem with the construction of the intersection at Keller Parkway and Arcade Street. Minor revisions will be made. The Engineer indicated that he wou(d have options for the Council to consider at their next meeting. The City Administrator began a review of project costs. The project estimated in the feasibility report was $1,122,000. Final project costs came in at $959,849.63. The costs associated with the Ditch 7A project are not being assessed as they are being paid for by the Watershed. They are not reflected in these totals. The Administrator reported that the City's street assessment policy provides a street standard for a typical residential street of 8 inches of Class V materials, 3 inches of bituminous, 30 foot width and concrete curb and gutter. The policy also provides that 85% of the costs associated with street reconstruction are assessed up to a capitation rate of $45.00 per assessable front foot. The Administrator also pointed out that the cost of any additional street work, such as soil corrections, fiber barrier, additional asphalt or greater street width are not assessed to the property owner. The Administrator reported that the City adopted its street assessment policy and capitation rate approximately 4 to 5 years ago. That rate has been increased once since it was initially enacted. The Administrator aiso pointed out that the City has had appraisers study its improvement projects as well as its assessment policy, and they have indicated that the assessments proposed are supported by the benefits received test. The Administrator reviewed the street assessment rate, pointing out that the per lineal foot cost is $57.54 with sod. It would have been $53.54 with seed. The City's cap of $45.00 per front foot is what is proposed to be assessed. The Administrator next reviewed the water main rate of $3,19724 per benefited property. The feasibility report had projected a cost of $3,839.00. The rate for water services was reviewed. They are being assessed at $736.55 for each of the three new water services that were installed. The sanitary sewer rate is $1,372.78 for each of the four new sewer services. The feasibility report had estimated $2,039.50. The Administrator reported that there are a couple of instances were either additional driveway work was done for property owners, or driveway work eliminated so that property owners could handle this themselves. In these cases, the assessment roll was adjusted accordingly.