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Watermain The total cost of the proposed watermain extension along Schletty Drive is estimated at $115,000.00. Of the 22 properties that abut Schletty Drive, 14 water services are needed to provide service to all possibly developable lots including the lot that is albe to be subdivided from 540 Schletty Drive. Based on review of the City records thus far 550 Schletty Drive was assessed for watermain as part of the Little Canada Road watermain project in 1980 and would not be subject to a watermain assessment for this project. The properties west of Schletty Drive were not assessed in 1980 by decision of the City Council, but several (521, 529, 533, and 537) were later allowed to hook up to Little Canada Road watermain throughout the 1980's. For three of those properties (521, 529, and 533) it appears that the Council allowed the connection under the conditions that the owners pay $1,442.00 at the time of hook up and agree to pay an additional amount if necessary if the Schletty Drive watermain assessments were more. Based on that information we have calculated the present value of the original $1,442.00 payment for each property based on the yearly 6 month CD rate and compounding interest. That calculation results in a partial assessment to each of those properties as shown on the assessment roll. We have not found any record of 537 Schletty Drive paying anything for municipal water service or agreement for his hook up to the Little Canada watermain; therefore, we are recommending that they receive a unit watermain assessment at this time. Based on the 14 new services, a partial assessment to 521, 529, and 533 Schletty Drive, the full unit assessment for 537 Schletty Drive, and the application of the capped watermain rate of $7,100.00 per unit, the assessable watermain costs would be $114,809.04. As with the second street assessment to 540 Schletty Drive the second watermain assessment would only become due when /if the lot was subdivided, but the service would be installed at this time. Additional Information There was some question at the informational meeting why the City lots were not being assessed for watermain. There are 5 City owned lots that are undevelopable along Schletty Drive. As shown in the proposed assessment roll these lots would be assessed for the street improvements but not for the watermain. It was our opinion that the City did need street access to these parcels for access to the wetland and storm pipes for cleaning and maintenance so a street assessment was justified. In the case of the watermain it was our opinion that due to the fact that the properties were undevelopable, there was no improvement to use water or to provide fire protection for and as such no watermain assessment should be applied. Table 2 summarizes the total project cost that will be borne by the City and the cost that will be assessed to the benefited properties. A preliminary assessment roll has been prepared and is shown in Appendix C. - 9 - 13