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MINUTES <br />CITY COUNCIL <br />MARCH 22, 1994 <br />The City Administrator reported that the City can only <br />designate a certain number of miles as State Aid. <br />Roads with that designation typically have a lot of <br />traffic or are difficult to build. The Administrator <br />reported that to construct Lakeshore /Old County Road C/ <br />Jackson to MSA standards would cost more, and curb and <br />gutter must be a part of the project. The <br />Administrator reported that MSA funds are a City <br />resource and the City tries to manage that resource to <br />the best of its ability. MSA funds are also a limited <br />resource and the City has felt that those funds are <br />better used in other areas. In the case of Viking <br />Drive, that street was a State highway which the State <br />wants to turn over to the City. The City is currently <br />negotiating with the State for some dollars in order to <br />bring Viking Drive up to standard. However, the State <br />could just turn over the road without contributing <br />anything. The Administrator pointed out that LaBore <br />Road from Edgerton to Centerville Road is a State Aid <br />road. When that road was improved, the property owners <br />were assessed approximately $43.00 per front foot for <br />the cost of a typical residential street section. The <br />road was constructed to MSA standards and MSA funds <br />were used to cover the additional cost. <br />Waite asked what street assessments the residents of <br />the multiples pay. <br />Demont replied that when the Demont Avenue improvement <br />was assessed, each multiple unit paid approximately <br />$250, while his parents who owned a single - family home <br />on the north side of the street were assessed <br />approximately $8,000. <br />The City Administrator reported that the City's policy <br />is to assess property owners for the cost of a normal <br />residential street section with oversizing costs paid <br />by the City. An apartment complex or business, <br />however, would be assessed at the commercial rate which <br />is greater than the residential rate. <br />Demont pointed out that his lot is 70 feet wide, and <br />asked why the proposal is to assess him for a 75 foot <br />lot. <br />The City Administrator reported that the City's <br />assessment policy provides for a minimum 75 foot <br />33 <br />Page 108 <br />