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Mayor & City Council Page 2 January 13, 1995 Keller Parkway Water Main Project Cost: $240,000 Assessment Rate: $4,600 per lot (18 lots) Assessed Amount: $82,800 City's Share: $157,200 ** Street costs are assumed at $45 per foot. This number is highly variable dependent on construction costs and their impact when applied to our Street Assessment Policy. Gilanderi Street has been estimated at $45 per lineal foot. The Engineer's numbers will revise this figure upward. Even after applying our Street Assessment Policy, this road will be very expensive. The Viking Drive hearings should go relatively smooth in that the water main is expected to be favored by all parties. The street is more of a variable in that only four people returned our survey -- two of them favored the street, two of them did not. The City also has an issue to deal with in that costs will be expended to restore the street if Alignment 2 is used that may not be an effective use of our money especially when considering that other portions of the street need attention. At this time, staff favors reconstructing the street where it does not meet standards. The Gilanderi hearing will be very smooth in that the water main is wanted by all parties. (Two owners have had their wells fail!) There is a development deferral issue in this area which has been discussed with that property owner. He has already been assessed for one lot off of County Road B2 and the proposal would be to assess him for two additional lots both of which could be eligible for development deferral. The street project is very difficult and I would be recommending that the City only restore the street similar to its previous section. I would recommend that we upgrade it somewhat to allow it to last longer. However, I believe the costs of upgrading the street section from what presently exists should be a cost assessable to the property owners. My assumption is that this will be a fairly minimal cost especially when compared to the cost of reconstructing the street to City standards. Given that we do not have easements in this area and that adequate right -of -way would be difficult to obtain, I think this is the best course of action from the City's standpoint. I believe the landowners will come to the same conclusion when they compare the costs as well. The Keller Parkway water main hearing should go relatively smooth based on the discussion at the neighborhood meeting. The main issue we can expect is the concern expressed as to why we held Page 2