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MINUTES CITY COUNCIL DECEMBER 19, 2007 RESOLUTION NO. 2007-12-332 - CALLINGA JOINT WORKSHOP WITH THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR THURSDAY, JANUARY I0, 2008 BEGINNING AT 5:00 P.M. TO REVIEW R-1 PLATTING STANDARDS AND I-1 ZONING STANDARDS The foregoing resolution was duly seconded by McGraw. Ayes (5). Nays (0). Resolution declared adopted. 2008 The City Administrator reported that neighborhood meetings were held on IMPROVE- three proposed 2008 Improvements, Condit Street, Thunder Bay Road, MENTS and Lakeside Court. Given the low attendance for the Thunder Bay Road and Lakeside Court neighborhood meetings, surveys were sent to the impacted property owners to determine their interest in proceeding with these street improvements. The Administrator reported that the survey results showed little support for these improvements. He also noted that staff is aware that a recent change in the City's assessment policy relative to reconstructed urban streets is an issue of concern for the Thunder Bay Road property owners. The City Administrator explained the previous assessment formula called for the assessment of 80% of the cost of reconstruction of an 8/3 urban section street. However, given that the City caps the assessment rate, the percentage assessed to benefiting property owners is significantly below that 80% figure. The Administrator estimated it in the 30% to 40% range. He noted that, as a resuh, the City's share of the cost of improvement projects is up significantly. To date, the City had not applied this provision of the assessment policy to any projects. The Administrator noted that the policy change impacts the Thunder Bay property owners as their project would be a reconstructed urban street. The Lakeside Court and Condit Street projects would consist of reconstruction of a rural street to an urban section. The Administrator noted that in working on the assessment numbers for these improvement projects, when the City Engineer applied the assessment policy for a reconstructed urban sheet, property owners would be assessed at 50% of the cap. The impact of that provision is that costs would be assessed at under 20% of the cost. In order for a City to assess under Statute 429, a minimum of 20% of project costs must be assessed. The Administrator also noted that there would be an equity issue to other taxpayers in the City who would be paying that portion of improvement costs not being assessed. 13