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LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES MARCH 5, 1991 PACE 6 There is no access to her property from Legion Avenue. She just paid for 20th Street a year ago. Packard Park has used this road over the last several years hauling equipment and building materials. John Herber, 2329 Legion Avenue, asked if there will be any guarantees that there will not be heavy traffic so we are not doing this in 2 years. What portion is Packard Park going to be assessed because the damage is done. He was opposed to gravel shoulders and would like to see the drainage issue resolved. Tom Prew advised. the Council that gravel shoulders could be replaced. with earth shoulders. Dave Bucheck, 2301 Legion Avenue, felt there was a unique situation here and deserved special consideration by the Council because there are very few lots on the western side and it pulls an extra burden on the people on the other side of the street. There have been no other streets in the city that have been assessed over 51,000 per home owner. The City can make some contribution to the cost of the project because of its unique situation.. Jim Mcleod, 2543 Lake Elmo Avenue, pointed out this issue of high assessments were only going to get worse with large frontages and the Council better be prepared for the same arguments for large lots. He also felt a precedent had been started based on past actions on assessments in the Lake Jane area. Scott Johnson, 2320 Legion Avenue, opposed the project for the same reasons as stated by the other residents of Legion Avenue. Mayor Johnson closed the public hearing at 8:40 p.m. Larry Bohrer explained the Watershed plan for Downs Lake is to eventually build an outlet. They have stated, even if the outlet is made, it does not change this high level the water could reach in the 100 year flood. As an engineer he asks the question, "Do we allow the block to deteriorate because of the possibility of a couple 100 ft. going under water?" Two things are definitely happening: street deterioration is continuing and construction costs are rising. Russ Kirby, VBWD, agreed with the City Engineer that there are no plans to change the culvert under Legion Avenue. The plans are restricted to providing an outlet to Downs Lake which would not change the 100 year flood elevation. M/S/F Williams/Dick Johnson - to adopt Resolution No. 91-10 Ordering the Improvement and Preparation of Plans and Specifications for the Bituminous Patching and Overlay of Legion Avenue from 20th Street to the North Junction of Legion Lane and, to include in this plan elimination of gravel shoulders. (Motion failed 3-2: Hunt: He questioned. if some of the Durand land was assessable or not, with such a large assessment he would have a better feeling for alternate methodd to finance it, with such strong oppositon the city may have difficulty in court proving benefit by this amount of money, Mottaz: He was not satisfied that the two lots in Packard Park do not benefit from this project, he would like to have answers to the questions that were raised tonight befroe a decision is made).