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LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES OCTOBER 16, 1990 PAGE 2 Councilwoman Armstrong pointed out you are paying for access onto a road, not for use of a yard or landscaping, that everyone along that street uses equally. If it is any consolation, at tax time the larger lots will pay their fair share. Mayor Dunn closed the public hearing at 7:45 p.m. M/S/P Hunt/Armstrong - to pass along the assessment of $694.56 for the improvement of Lampert Avenue from 32nd to 33rd Street to Wilmer and Harriett Arndt noting that the Arndt's name and address was inadvertently left off of the original assessment roster, but that the property so identified is included in Resolution 90-31 adopted by this Council on October 2, 1.990. (Motion carried 4-0). B. PUBLIC HEARING: Fire Protection The Public Hearing notice was published in the St. Croix Valley Press on October 3 and October 10, 1990.and all affected property owners were notified. At the last Council meeting, Council directed staff to call a public hearing to discuss the addition of fire protection capabilities to the public water supply system to be installed to the area affected by Washington County Landfill No. 1. Mayor Dunn opened up the public hearing at 7:46 p.m. in the City Council chambers. City Engineer, Larry Bohrer, reported the additional cost for fire protection involves increasing all 4" pipe to 6" and all 6" pipe to 8" size. It would also include the installation of approximately 22 hydrants with associated valves, pipes and fittings. The estimated cost of fire protection improves is $66,000.00, number of: lots benefitting 159, with the estimated cost per abutting lot $415.00. James Tobin, 4180 Irvin Circle N., asked why the City is pursuing this when at the last meeting no one voiced wanting fire protection? A.rlyn Christ, 8928 36th St. N., asked what the Fire Chief thought of fire protection. Fire Chief Sachs responded that he has talked with fire fighters from other cities and that installing a water system without including fire protection wasn't a normal practice. He felt the distance of 1,000 ft. between fire hdyrants was sufficient. Sachs indicated he saw the amount of people who will benefit from this even more than what was stated. Bohrer explained there is the direct benefit of having a fire hdyrant near the house in the event of a fire and then there is the indirect benefit to surrounding residents. They benefit because you can go a much shorter distance to fill up the department's tankers and reduce turnaround time.