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COUNCIL MINUTES OCTOBER 13, 2003 APPROVED •412 Acting Mayor Reinert asked what the annual figure was that would be added to a person's property 413 taxes. City Engineer Studenski indicated he does not have the exact figure, but the amount paid is 414 typically doubled when financed, so it would be approximately $400 per year for fifteen years. 415 416 Jeff Carlson, 407 Arrowhead Drive stated on the assessments, he thinks it is fine to combine the 417 projects for the referendum, but they are three separate projects. He does not think the cost should be 418 divided equally between all three areas. He believes there will be a lot more reconstruction for 419 Shadow Lake that should not affect his assessment. He stated Staff could probably tell them what the 420 cost is per foot, but he would think West Shadow Lake will be more. 421 422 City Engineer Studenski advised that regarding the assessment, they followed the previous practice of 423 assessing a set amount of $3,000, and used a cost index to move it forward to $3,150. He agreed the 424 costs do vary by project, but there is not one project being benefitted more than another. He stated 425 the costs are different per project, but the proposal for assessment is only 11% of the costs; the 426 majority of the costs are paid through the levy. 427 428 Councilmember Reinert verified that the method they have chosen for how people will be assessed 429 was how it was previously done, not how much the road costs. City Engineer Studenski indicated 430 that was correct. He stated the $3,150 assessment does not begin to cover the costs of the projects. 431 432 Jeff Carlson stated if the City always assesses $3,000 then it is fair. He thinks the referendum is the 433 way to go, and if the referendum does not pass, he does not think the road should go in. He stated •434 now that some roads have been done that way, all the roads should be done that way. 435 436 Councilmember Reinert indicated he agrees West Shadow is in rough shape, which is why it is on the 437 project list. 438 439 Greg Burke, 6489 Totem Trail indicated he understands the West Shadow Lake area will cost twice 440 as much as Shenandoah. Mr. Brink indicated the Shenandoah project is $1,239,300 and the West 441 Shadow Lake project is $2,375,700. He noted the cost per foot, however, is about equal. He stated 442 they know in the West Shadow Lake area there is likely to be soil issues, and with Shenandoah they 443 have curb and gutter and a wider road. He indicated until they do all the studies they will not know 444 the final costs for sure. Mr. Burke indicated he believes the project should go ahead; the streets are 445 pretty bad. 446 447 Rick Christiansen indicated it is listed on the agenda as two separate items, and asked if it would be 448 handled as two separate items, with Shenandoah in 2004 and West Shadow Lake in 2005. City 449 Engineer Studenski indicated it would be handled separately, and with two separate referendums. 450 Mr. Christiansen stated he is for it. He believes the City should get it done. 451 452 There was no one else present who wished to speak. Councilmember O'Donnell moved to close the 453 public hearing at 8:10 p.m. Councilmember Dahl seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously. 454 455 Councilmember Reinert stated he is wondering about the comments on separate projects. He 056 clarified that if the project was going to be just Shenandoah or just West Shadow Lake, it would still 457 be $3,150 per lot. City Engineer Studenski indicated that was correct. Community Development 10