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LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MEETING, FEBRUARY 23, 1983 SPECIAL STREET REHABILITATION HEARING Acting Mayor Morgan convened the meeting at 6:32 p.m. Councillors present: Fraser, Dunn and Mazzara. Mayor Eder was absent. AGENDA ITEMS: 1. FRANK MEYER - PROPERTY REZONING FROM RR TO AG: Administrator Whittaker reported on the Planning Commission recommendation to approve the never Rezoning in order that Mr. Meyer can qualify for Ag Preserve. He further explained the Ag Preserve Program to new Council members Dunn and Mazzara. M/S/P Mazzara/Fraser adopting Ordinance 7945 rezoning the Frank Meyer property, located at 5055 Keats Avenue, from RR to Aq, per the recommendation of the Planning Commission. Carried 4-0. 2. ELIGIBLE AGRICULTURAL PRESERVES LANDS: Whittaker referred the Council to the zoning Map. All property_. zoned Ag, except for Ag/CUP, is eligible for:Ag Preserves. He informed the Council that R-83-24 certifies that lands zoned Ag on the Zoning Map are eligible for Ag. Preserve designation. M/S/P Mazzara/Fraser to adopt R-83-24, A Resolution Certifying Lands Eligible for Agricultural Preserves. Carried 4-0. By this action, the City Administrator has the authority to certify Ag zoned property for Ag Preserves., There being no additional agenda items until the 7:00 Street Rehabilitation Hearing, Acting Mayor Morgan recessed the meeting. Councillor Fraser was excused at 6:50, Acting P4ayor Morgan reconvened the meeting at 7:00 p.m, and opened the public hearing on the proposed Street Rehabilitation Program. Morgan informed the audience that this was a feasibilityr-hearing_to inform residents what is proposed for their areas and that no project has been ordered. He then turned the floor over to Engineer Bohrer for his presentation. Engineer Bohrer used the Feasibility Study book as the basis of his presentation. He recapped the proposed rehabilitation areas and reviewed the problems related to each area. He stated that he did a visual inspection of all the areas, at the request of the City Council, and found various phases of deterioration on all the steets recommended for rehabilitation. He reviewed each area with the proposed improvements and estimated improvement costs. (All this information is documented in the "Feasibility Report for 1983 Street Rehabilitation Program - Commi.ssion No. 7891-01") He then addressed the assessment question. The present plan is to assess the total costs of the project to the property owners. Three methods of assessment were suggested: 1. A front foot charge - property owner would be assessed by the frontage owned on the street; 2. Unit charge - benefitted property owners in each particular area would equally share the total cost; 3. Combined project assessment - all improvement costs for the four areas would be combined and the assessment equally divided among the benefitted property owners. (These proposals are further detailed in the Feasibility Study Book.)