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COUNCIL MINUTES OCTOBER 25, 1999 3. The City Council approves the purchase agreement for the 60+ -acre Montain parcel and the 5 -acre Molitor parcel for a future community recreation complex. Council Member Dahl seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously. PUBLIC HEARING, Resolution No. 99 -102, Adopt Assessment Roll, Lakes Addition Street Reconstruction, John Powell (3/5 Vote Required) - On September 13, 1999, Council set the public hearing for the proposed assessments for the Lakes Addition Street Reconstruction project for this evening. All necessary notices have been mailed to affected property owners indicating the amount of the assessment and the date of the hearing. The project is substantially complete and can now be assessed. The assessments total $3,045 per lot. The assessments associated with this project include Street Reconstruction and Storm Sewer. The assessments per lot would have been between $12,000 and $13,000 if the homeowners had to pay for the improvements in full. Staff noted that final payment has not yet been made to the contractor. Staff added that a resident at 6858 Blackduck Drive planned to ob. t ssment. Also, Mr. Charles Hendry, 994 Lantern Lane, has submitted a writte �e • n assessments. Mayor Sullivan opened the public hearing at 7:35 p.m. Mr. Richard Thompson, 1029 Lantern Circle, c opposition to the assessments. He stated t inadequate road that a builder put in an d stated he wrote a letter of ould not be responsible for an ve .. y the City Engineer. Mr. Alec Fenick, resident of , cam- forward and expressed concern regarding the assessment. He asked for i ��E o arding payment alternatives. Mr. Don Dunn, 6885 'rive, came forward and expressed concern regarding the situation relating to Sta . oads. He stated the City has a Public Improvement Policy that is to be used by the City w F n improvements are made to a State Aid road. He stated the Ware Road residents are not paying assessment fees which is inconsistent with the City's policy. He asked why a certain group of residents have to pay assessment fees when another group doesn't. He asked the Council to address this situation. Ms. Beth Newendorf, 6736 Partridge Place, expressed concern regarding the cost for sewer and road construction being divided evenly among residents. The storm sewer was not as extensive in certain areas of the project. She asked why the cost for storm sewer was distributed equally rather than distributed where the work was done. She also expressed concern that there were no preliminary costs discussed before the project began. Staff advised the design standards for roads are much higher now than in previous years. Roads do have a designed life for use. The road was installed 15 -20 years ago and improvements were necessary. Each road reconstruction project is prioritized and this project was the number one 8