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Stark • The property owners still are not thrilled with curb and gutter, but seemed resigned to the Council's position. We pointed out that by eliminating curb and gutter and following the policy, their assessments would be even higher. • They asked that special attention be placed on making the new grades and approaches to their driveways being acceptable. • Staff recommends we proceed with this project as proposed. • This is a new project proposed due to the poor condition of this roadway. • Seven property owners were present and favored the reconstruction of the road as proposed. • There is a small section of overhead power line coming from Old County Road C. They asked us to look into the possibility of burying this to be consistent with the rest of the street. We said we would evaluate it, but pointed out Xcel's cost of this work has typically been prohibitive. • Three property owners who were not present at the meeting have called and stated they are opposed to the project. At least one was because curbs are not needed. • Staff recommends we proceed to an improvement hearing with this project. Eli/Desoto • This project is also new. It was requested at our town meeting this past spring. • Lack of adequate drainage is a key factor on this section of street. Staff is reviewing the option of providing additional storm drainage capabilities along Centerville Road in conjunction with the Watershed's work on an erosion problem. County participation is also likely because Centerville Road is a county road. • After reviewing the issues, only one of 10 property owners present wanted to proceed with a project. • Staff recommends we not proceed with this project at this time. We will continue to monitor the road's condition and bring it back in a future project cycle. Action Items: The City Council will need to take the following actions to move forward with the projects as recommended by staff: Set the cap for residential street assessments at $48.50 per lineal foot. (Up from $47.25 in 2001) • Set the cap for residential water main assessments at $5,340.85 per unit. (Adjusted by the CPI per our single frontage water main assessment policy.) This will apply to the project on Sextant. Confirm the commercial street rate at $86.75 per lineal foot. (Up from $85 used on Little Canada Road in 2001.) Note: There is no cap in play for commercial properties. However, due to the nature of this project, staff recommends this rate from a consistency standpoint. 4• Act on staff's recommendation to offer a $1.50 per lineal foot reduction in the capped assessment rate if boulevard restoration is done via seeding versus sodding. Most neighborhoods indicated an interest in this concept. Staff believes a better end product will result. Property owners will be responsible for watering. (We can put together a Seed vs Sod fact sheet to ensure everyone is clear on this concept if the Council wants to provide this option.) Page 168