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LAKE ELMO PUBLIC HEARING ON SEALCOATING, MAY 11, 1983 -4- FINANCE QUESTIONS Continued Mary Ann Kl.oetzke, 2415 L&Son Ave, N. Q, Asked how much of individual property taxes go into street maintenance budget, whatdoes it go for - seen street sweeper once in five years - had. poor snow removal this year. A. About 20o goes into the maintenance budget. Bohrer outlined what street maintenance entails. Q. Opposes a Street Sealcoatina Program - not necessary in this area. John Leslie, 11546 20th St, Q. Legal question - homeowners paid entire cost of paving 20th St. understood there would be no additional assessment costs. Asked the legality of this agreement. A. Mayor Eder indicated that 3M Club paid a predetermined amount for this street with the remainder assessed on a front foot basis. Pete Durand, 11332 20th St. Q. A lot of traffic going to Tartan Park. Believes they should pay a larger share of reconstruction or maintenance costs - just finished paving for the original paving of the road. There were no problems before 3M increased the traffic. Tom Armstrong Reitterated the advantages and fairness of his proposal.. Carol Kuettner, aamaca Ct. N. Agrees with Armstrong's suggestion especially the ad valorum tax. City has a responsibility to maintain its streets. Charles Graves, 5227 Jerome Ct. N. Q. Peopl&,,with greater amcunt of frontage have greater potential use and value of their property. Again stressed have to have some form of assessment based on front footage and unit. Tom Armstrong Larger parcels will still pay a larger amount, but this can still be added to taxes through ad valorum tax. Ben Friedrich Re Corner lots - these are not an advantage - this needs to be addressed. This type of lot doe s not inhance the property value. Resident Q. Questioned area in Hidden Bay where 2-3 homes are serviced off a driveway - great inequity if they do not have to pay for improvement to the roadway up to this drive. Area was not noted on any of the proposed maps. A. This was an oversight and will be included and assessed accordingly if the program is approved. Loren Barber Q. Has a cost analysis been.done. A. No. Bohrer explained how evaluation was arrived at. Engineer Bohrer gave his credentials. He went on to explain Mn/DOT's position on up -keep of streets and highways. Mayor Eder submitted letterr• from C. W. Taylor, John Hannar Howard Sprinqborn, and Gordon,Simon, Arlyn Christ, Ron Kuehn and Kay Chevrier into the record. He then closed the public hearing at 8:40 p.m. M/S/P Fraser/Mazzara to continue the meeting for Council discussion. Carried 5-0.