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`TJ+ ceaznaek <br />515 Little Canada Road, Little Canada, MN 55117 -1600 <br />(612) 484 -2177 / FAX: (612) 484 -4538 <br />MEMORANDUM <br />TO: Mayor Fahey & Members of the City Council <br />FROM: Joel Ranson, City Administrator <br />DATE: July 3, 1995 <br />RE: Street Assessment Policy <br />MAYOR <br />Michael 1. Fahey <br />COUNCIL <br />Beverly Scalze <br />Jim LaValle <br />Steve Morelan <br />Bob Pedersen <br />ADMINISTRATOR <br />Joel R Hanson <br />Attached is the revised street assessment policy pursuant to our <br />discussions occurring at the workshop meeting held on May 24, <br />1995. Changes made as a result of that meeting have been <br />highlighted for your review. Some areas which I feel are worthy <br />of special emphasis are as follows: <br />* Per Lot Assessment. Language adding the provision for <br />per lot assessment is included under "Basis of <br />Assessment - Street General," Provision #4. This <br />language was added in this section in that the context <br />seemed to fit better here than in the preamble. The <br />Council can relocate this wording if you so choose. <br />* 8 "/3" Urban Section. The word urban was added to this <br />definition to imply the inclusion of concrete curb and <br />gutter as a required component. This has been done so <br />as to make curb and gutter an accepted part of our <br />urban section rather than give it the appearance of an <br />option as our policy previously had done. This <br />reference has been revised throughout the entire policy <br />where applicable. <br />85/15 Assessable Percentages. Curb and gutter has now <br />been included in the 85% assessable cost formula. <br />(Previously it was 100 %.) I did some analysis <br />regarding the percentage that would result in <br />approximately the same rate of assessment as was <br />created under our former policy of assessing 85% of the <br />8 "/3" section and 100% of curb and gutter. Based on <br />the Vanderbie /Allen project, the equivalent percentage <br />would be approximately 87 %. I felt that our policy <br />would look better if we continued at the 85% rate <br />rather than use an odd percentage figure. On average, <br />this will translate into a lower assessment rate per <br />lineal foot of approximately $1.50. (This is based on <br />Page 2 <br />