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LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES SEPTEMBER 26, 1989 PACE 2 is gravel in the ditches. Do we have to pay if the road is not complete? Why is Ag zone property not assessed equally as RR Zoning? If we're assessed for a certain number of lots, does the city guarantee we will be able to build on these lots? Krueger suggested they not pay full price for a road that is not up to full quality. Steve Pott, 4212 Lake Elmo Avenue N., stated the road is rough and has dips and a bike track in the shoulder. Pott asked how long will this road last because he doesn't want to pay for the road twice. Jed Wier, 10875 43rd St. N., stated the bottom wire of his electric fence was buried with the road and they were suppose to dig it out. Bohrer responded he would have this taken care of. If the road needs repair in a few years, who will. pay? Pott and Wier both felt the road needed another complete layer on it. Ellen Wier, 4454 Kimbro Avenue N., stated the grade of the road was awful.. They didn't do a good job before they put the second layer on, nor did they fix all of the spots. Larry Bohrer responded that the road was not inferior in quality and the road was as durable, if not more than, other City streets. Bohrer considered the tire tracks as cosmetic and did not affect road durability or ridability. The topsoil that was in the ditches was stripped back, and after the road was completed, it was laid back on. It had rained several times since the topsoil was spread and the topsoil had washed down to the ditch bottom and the rocks show through. Bohrer added, prior to seeding, a bulldozer will be brought in to scrape the topsoil back up and reshape those ditches. There were 300 cu.yds. of topsoil brought in and spread in addition to what was there. Bohrer explained that buildable lots have to have one acre of dry land and space available for two drainfield sites, which Bohrer was confident the two Kreuger parcels would show, V'i/nb$ �tl�eJwiolfjllaf P(Atl k-iAJsh1+q Is/F/akit/0)Elt/htaklcion�jr4r-�pfi i.tplka ltlAiq (7cfer-hAvy deitAli.64 kV A7d°4! Qbi/r)k&/1yr69(rl to/ Nb)`eilbOrl IbJfl! (amended 10-17-89) Since the work that is not finished is part of the construction item covered by MSA Funds, this does not affect the amount of assessments. Assessments have to be certified to the County prior to November 15th. Mayor Dunn closed the public hearing at 7:36 p.m. Councilmen Hunt and Graves have driven this road and agreed with the resident's assessment of the road and asked the City Engineer what alternatives does the City have. Bohrer noted the warranty is one year from the date of final acceptance and covers defects in materials and workmanship. Bohrer stated it would be outside of the contract to require the contractor to put another layer on at a minimum expenditure of $18,000 which can be charged against MSA Funds.