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COUNCIL MINUTES OCTOBER 28, 2002 410 Richard Fenno, 7172 Rice Lake Drive, stated his concern is with the preliminary assessment roll. He noted his street address is identified incorrectly and indicates about $17,000 for sewer and water. • • City Engineer Studenski stated there are parcels on Elm Street that can be subdivided and utilities will provide for that possibility. He explained there may be such cases where an assessment would be deferred until connection is actually made. Mr. Fenno asked if selling his house would trigger the assessment. City Engineer Studenski stated it would not but if the lot is subdivided it would trigger the assessment. Mr. Fenno stated the road is proposed to be put to the south along with relocation of the path, utility poles, and fire hydrants. He asked if there is a reason to place all of that on the south side since a path may be on the north side eventually. Mr. Fenno asked if the trail can be vacated on the south side and placed on the north side now. City Engineer Studenski stated the road is currently not within the;middle of the right-of-way and the proposal is to bring it more in compliance with the center of the right-of-way. Councilmember Reinert noted the addresses of other properties that would be assessed at a future time. City Engineer Studenski stated that is correct. Anita Fenno, 7172 Rice Lake Drive, noted that 51'3/4 of the residents being affected have to approve f 3 the project before it moves forward. Mayor Bergeson stated staff will present more details on that after the public hearing. Ms. Fenno asked if dewatering will n be lone as part of the project that could cause their wells to go dry. She also asked what recourse they would have should that occur. Mr. Brinks stated typically the contractor, if doing dewatering, needs to get a permit from the DNR. They would identify where a well is, depth of well, etc, and provide that information to the DNR to assure that well is not impacted by the dewatering process. Ms. Fenno asked if they would have to connect if their well went dry. Mr. Brinks stated the contractor would be licensed and bonded and should that happen, the contractor could be sued to cover the cost. He stated that there are preliminary soil borings and generally it is good sandy soil but places that may require dewatering are the sanitary sewer locations in excess of 25 feet in depth where it connects. Cristine Schneider, 23 Elm Street, stated she disagrees with the street assessment. She stated she thinks telling people the speed limit only tells them the speed they are traveling at that moment. With regard to traffic speeds on Elm Street, she stated she has witnessed a head-on collision, and thinks 35 mph is much too fast. She stated she has children and many drivers do not even notice the pedestrian signs. She stated her agreement with Councilmember Carlson about the need for landscaping and pedestrian crossings to assure their safety. She stated she has seen cars that pay no attention to the 22