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LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MEETING, DECEMBER 16, 1980 -3- Irvin Court - The staff suggested an area assessment method, since all of the land use in the drainage area is residential. Administratove costs were estimated to equal 10% of the total project cost. Councilman Pott asked the Administrator if this is a reasonable estimate. The City Administrator stated that in each case he was confident the administrative costs were at least 10%. Councilman Pott stated that he would prefer that actual costs derived from hours spent over a fixed percentage cost. The Administrator stated that these administrative costs could be computed to verify the 10o estimate. Armstrong moved, seconded by Pott, to ,recommend that the Irvin Court assessment be made as proposed. Motion carried 5-0. Legion Pond Flood Relief - Bohrer said this project was initiated by a pet itio signed by 16 Legion Pond residents. After much study and testing, it was determined that the pond was supported by groundwater; and, the level could not be lowered by pumping. Subsequently, for residents filled their back yards; three of these residents used full from the new Maintenance Building. A credit was applied to the total porject cost for the amount of fill taken from the maintenance building, since the City did not have to contract to have it removed. Since no actual construction took place, the Engineer recommended not assessing the costs over the drainage area. The staff recommended that either assessing the assessing the five developed lots which abut the in order. The Engineer provided proposed rates based on 16 lots or 5 lots benefitting. 16 petitioners or pond would be of assessment Armstrong moved, seconded by Pott, to modify the proposed rates of assessment; and recommended a $100 assessment to each of the 1 11 lots which do not abut the pond and the balance to be spread upon the five lots which do abut the pond. The estimated assessments then on the five lots which abut the pond would be approximately $493 each. The Council reasoned that the 11 petitioners which do not abut the pond received a benefit from the testing, however, to a lesser degree than the lots which abut the pond. Motion carried 5-0. Beutel Pond, Drainage Improvement - The Engineer reported this project consisted of constructing an outlet to Beutel's Pond to provide a level of flood'protection for the area around Jamaca Court. He stated that the staff used the same assessment formula as was used in the Lake Jane pumping program, which calculated area and imperviousness. Using this method, the typical residential lot in Jamaca Court would be assessed approximately $110 and a 40 acre parcel of undeveloped land would be assessed approximately $146. There was much discussion about the fairness of the assessment policy. Morgan moved, seconded by Mottaz, that the Council recommend that the Beutel Pond assessment be made as proposed. However, the Council instructed the Administrator and the Engineer to separate out those parcels greater than 10 acres and develop an assessment rate per acre for those parcels. Motion carried 2-0-2. Novak and Pott abstained; Mottaz temporarily absent.