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LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES OCTOBER 26, 1993 Elizabeth Halden, 8312 Deer Pond Trail, asked if the city would consider white lines on Deer Pond Trail because the line helps define the edge of road for night driving. Bohrer responded there is no plan to add white stripes and striping would be a maintenance item. Nancy Tschumperlin, 9149 Lake Jane Trail, voiced her concern about the bituminous curb matching the blacktop of their driveway. Bohrer has looked at the dirveway and felt the curb match her driveway very well. 1993 BITUMINOUS OVERLAYS: Larry Bohrer reported that annually the City Public Works Department and the City Engineer review the condition of the city streets and report to the City Council the streets which need overlays. Mayor John opened up the Public Hearing at 8:30 p.m. in the council chambers The pubic hearing notice to pass upon the proposed assessment for the 1993 Bituminous Overlays was published in the October 12, 1993 Stillwater Gazette and the Stillwater Gazette Extra on October 13, 1993 and affected property owners were notified. Hidden Bay Area: Assessable Units: 111 Previous Estimate: $922 Assessment Rate*:$710 *Based on actual construction costs The Council received a letter from Grant Nelson, President -Corporation 14, indicating the parcel of property, 37546-2750, is an unbuildable lake access lot located at the end of Birch Bark Trail. This lot is jointly owned in the name of Corporate 14 by approximately 18 lot owners in the Hidden Bay area and they object to the assessment of this lot and request an abatement of the assessment. Administrator Kueffner suggested they go in front of the Board of Review and request this lot to be designated as non -buildable. The Council received a letter from Anton & Donna Johnson, 8405 Deer Pond Trail questioning the need for the overlay because the asphalt road was removed and replaced when the VBWD 1007 project was done in 1987. Bohrer explained during the Watershed project some pipes went through and the road was cut and patched and they were not assessed. The overlay did go over this patch and the road is uniform. Everyone in the neighborhood travels the same roads to get out so he didn't look at what was in front of each house Eleanor Skoog, 8573 Hidden Bay Trail, pointed out a deep rut on the inside of the curve which was made from large vehicles turning that needs to be patched. Bohrer responded that this is one of the hazards when roads are so narrow and he would look into patching the rut.