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MINUTES <br />CITY COUNCIL <br />MARCH 11, 1992 <br />Harris reported that the City paid for the milling of <br />Ryan Drive in 1988 with the understanding that these <br />costs would be assessed at a later date as a part of an <br />improvement project for the Ryan Industrial Park <br />streets. <br />The City Engineer reported that he would not recommend <br />that the City proceed with Option A for improvement of <br />the streets. The Engineer did not believe the curb and <br />gutter that is proposed under this option would hold up <br />due to soil conditions. Therefore, it appears that <br />either Options B or C would be the most realistic <br />choices. The Engineer estimated a 15 -year life for <br />Option B and a 5 -year life for Option C. The Engineer <br />reported that if an improvement is delayed much longer, <br />there will be nothing of the streets left to patch and <br />then Option B will be the only choice. <br />The City Administrator reported that the issue is what <br />the property owners are willing to pay for. The <br />Administrator stated that he does not think the City <br />can put the overall taxpayers at risk for an <br />improvement that benefits the Ryan Industrial Park <br />users. The City would be looking to recover <br />improvement costs through assessments. The <br />Administrator indicated that Option A would be <br />difficult to assess since he seriously doubted that <br />property values would increase by the amount of the <br />assessment. Option C would not result in a <br />City- approved street. Again, the Administrator stated <br />that it is a policy question of what the property <br />owners are willing to do in the future. Option C would <br />result in an on -going expenditure with a similar <br />improvement needed in perhaps as little as five years. <br />A property owner asked if an improvement is made if the <br />City would then accept normal maintenance <br />responsibilities on the streets. The property owner <br />also asked if Option B only lasts 7 years, rather than <br />the 15 years proposed, if the City would accept <br />responsibility. <br />The Administrator replied that if the estimate is for a <br />15 -year life, the City would expect the improvement to <br />last a minimum 15 years. <br />Stanke pointed out that Option C would cost him a total <br />of $20,000, or $4,000 per year if it has a 5 -year life. <br />Clete Bussie, 3150 Spruce Street, stated that the Ryan <br />Industrial Park property owners are not getting much <br />for the tax base they provide. Bussie also disagreed <br />with Roger Stanke's suggestion that the area be split <br />Page 7 <br />Page 13 <br />