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LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 9-4-84 PAGE 7 Pursuant to published notice, the public hearing for the 1983 and 1984 Sealcoating was opened at 8:50 p.m. in the council chambers. The City Engineer reviewed the program that was adopted in 1983 whereby every City street would be sealcoated once every six years. Bohrer stated that the 20% of this construction charge that is being assessed to the property owners on the streets that were sealcoated is the minimum amount that the City can assess. The total amount to be assessed for these two projects is $19,800. Bohrer pointed out that the total amount of the 1983 and 1984 Sealcoating projects was considerably less than estimated as the City was able to get this work done by the County as they did the Sealcoating of the County Roads, rather than contracting the work out to a private contractor. The proposed method of assessment is the unit charge method. The number of assessable lots or parcels which abut the sealcoated streets is 762 which results in a cost per lot or parcel of $25.98. If the City Council takes action on this proposed assessment at this meeting, there will be a thirty day period in which that amount can be paid up with no interest cost. If it is not paid up within thirty days, it is proposed that it be assessed over one year at a 10% interest charge. John Leslie, 20th Street North stated that it would have been smart to patch the soft holes on 20th Street North before it was sealcoated. The Engineer indicated that the maintenance crew did spend some time on 20th Street. However, 20th Street is at the point where pretty soon that street is going to have to be reconstructed. It is a Municipal State Aide Street, but it is not in the immediate program. If it continues to deteriorate, plans may have to be changed and the street reconstructed in certain areas sooner than anticipated Wyn John pointed out that there were some parcels on Jane Road North that were unadvertently put on this assessment role. Joseph Timmers objected to the amount of taxes that he pays. John Leslie, 20th Street North stated that at the time 20th Street was surfaced the agreement was reached if the property owners paid for the surfacing, the City would maintain the road thereafter. He asked if that agreement was binding. Eder stated that would be the standard statement that would be made in terms of if the street is improved it will be then subject to City improvements. What is being proposed here is the uniform treatment throughout the City so that it would not, in effect, violate that generalized statement. That means if it is a public street maintained or accepted by the City, the City will maintain it, as long as they can do so. Mr. Leslie stated his second point was that he has requested the County combine his property all under one parcel. The notice that he was sent for this public hearing indicated that this change had not been made and he would be charged for three parcels. Mr. Leslie was