06-21-10 Council Special Minutes

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MINUTES CITY COUNCIL JUNE 21, 2010 It was also noted that while the City would obtain a price from the contractor doing the road work for the additional driveway work, other prices will also be obtained to ensure that the best pricing is obtained. The City Administ~~ator reported that a survey will be sent out to property owners to determine if they arc interested in having their driveway access point lowered. 'T'hose that area interested would dzen be agreeing to share in the cost of the lowering of the driveway access point as well as paying 100% of the cost to blend in their existing driveway to the new elevation of the driveway access point. If property owners are not interested, they will retain their existing driveway access points as currently exist. A property owner asked about correcting drainage problems. The City Engineer reported that the street will have a crown which will convey drainage to curb lines and storm sewer inlets. Also, a couple of high catch basins will be lowered. One property owner asked about the street assessment. The City Administrator explained the assessment process in detail, noting that if the project moves forward an assessment hearing will be held this October. Once assessed, properly owners will have 30 days to pay the assessment without interest. Otherwise, it will be certified to the County fbr collection with property taxes over a 10-year period beginning in 201 I. The Administrator estimated the interest rate at between 4.5% and 5.25%. One property owner asked what was occurring with multiple curb replacements on adjacent street projects. The City Engineer explained that it appears there is some defect in the material, not only for Little Canada projects, but other metro projects as well. The Engineer indicated that the projects are under warranty and the contractor is responsible for providing a good product. Blesener indicated that the assessment varies slightly between the per front foot and per unit methods. He felt that the per unit assessment was more equitable given that the use of a srieet is fairly consistent between properties. The Council agreed. The issue of lowering driveway access points and then blending driveways to meet that lower access point was discussed. Again, the proposal is that property owners and the City share the cost of lowering the access point, while property owners would bear the full cost of blending their driveway to meet the new curb line. The City Administrator suggested the City Engineer come up with a per square foot estimate to blend a concrete driveway and a bituminous driveway to help property owners in making this decision. 3