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515 Little Canada Road, Little Canada, MN 55117 -1600 <br />(612) 484 -2177 / FAX: (612) 484 -4538 <br />MEMORANDUM <br />TO: Mayor Hanson & Members of the City Council <br />FROM: Joel Hanson, City Administrator <br />DATE: March 18, 1994 <br />RE: Workshop to Review Street Assessment Policy <br />MAYOR <br />Raymond G. Hanson <br />COUNCIL <br />Beverly Scalze <br />Jim LaValle <br />Steve Morelan <br />Bob Pedersen <br />ADMINISTRATOR <br />Joel R. Hanson <br />Enclosed for your review is a copy of the street assessment <br />policy we adopted in 1993. Also attached is the survey <br />information we obtained regarding assessment practices for <br />overlays and rehabilitated streets. Based on this information as <br />well as questions raised from the utilization of the policy in <br />1993, I feel the following areas should be addressed: <br />* Page 6 - E.1. ,Rehabilitated /Reconstructed Rural <br />Streets <br />Presently, the policy calls for 100% of the costs to be <br />assessed in this type of project. Based on the survey <br />information, we may want to evaluate that. My opinion <br />is we would prefer to see streets upgraded to urban <br />sections. Therefore, the assessment rate of 100% <br />should be maintained in order that we not create an <br />inappropriate incentive to perpetuate rural streets. <br />* Page 6 - E.2. Upgraded Rural Streets <br />For residential streets, we are assessing 85% of an <br />8 "/3" section to a maximum width of 30 feet. This <br />policy seemed to work fairly well in 1993. However, <br />the estimated cost of Lake Street improvements still <br />seems to be higher than what one would deem reasonable. <br />Do we want to consider lowering that percentage? <br />* Page 7 - E.3. Rehabilitated Urban Streets <br />Again, we are assessing 100% of the project costs to <br />affected properties. As was noted in survey results, <br />once a property owner has paid for the construction of <br />an urban street, many cities do not have them pay <br />again. While I do not know that we can afford that <br />practice, I do feel that assessing 100% of the costs <br />Page 1 <br />