01-25-10 Council Special Minutes

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MINUTES CITY COUNCIL JANUARY 25, 2010 the north. The pavement could then be narrowed down as the street moves south to eliminate sidewalk impact. A resident of Parkview Court Townhomes expressed concern that the townhomes are being assessed as commercial property. The City Administrator indicated that this has to do with the density of the townhome development and not with zoning classification. The City Engineer indicated that the proposal is to assess the common property for the townhome complex's frontage along Jackson Street. A townhome resident indicated that only about 1/3 of the 22 townhomes actually front on Jackson Street, noting that the other 2/3rds do not utilize Jackson Street. The City Administrator reported that the assessment proposal is consistent with how other townhome complexes have been treated. The Administrator did acknowledge that the Parkview Court townhome complex may he a little more unique in that many of the townhomes do not have access nor would utilize Jackson Street. He pointed out that the assessment proposal is based on the City's Assessment Policy, and suggested the need for further analysis of the assessment relative to the townhomes. Blesener agreed that this is the only townhome complex where not all of the units have access to the street that is being improved. Blesener felt that the Assessment Policy should be reviewed and some adjustment may be warranted for this situation. One townhome resident indicated that the Improvement Hearing Notice is the first one that the residents received about the improvement. She felt there was a glitch in communications about the pending improvement. The City Administrator noted that the only other meeting that was held was a neighborhood meeting conducted by City staff to gather neighborhood input about the improvement. The Parkview Court Townhomes owners and management company were sent notices about the neighborhood meeting. One Parkview Court owner indicated that she did receive the notice but assumed that since it was relative to the improvement of Jackson Street that it would not involve her property. The City Administrator pointed out that tonight's Improvement Hearing starts the official process, and again the neighborhood meeting was an informal meeting held by City staff to gather iufonnation. A resident of the townhomes stated that he was surprised that townhome common area could be assessed for the improvement of Jackson Street. The resident asked if the Council knew where Parkview Court was and the fact that 2/3rds of the townhomes did not access Jackson Street. Blesener replied that the Council is familiar with the area, and understands the questions and concerns that the townhome owners have. 3