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MINUTES APPROVED: 3-21-95 LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES MARCH 9, 1995 Mayor John called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. in the Lake Elmo Elementary School. PRESENT: Hunt, John, Johnston, DeLapp, and City Engineer Bohrer. ABSENT: Conlin. City Engineer Bohrer explained as a means of maintaining the city street system bituminous overlays are constructed to strengthen the street and seal off the cracks from water. He and Dan Olinger, Maintenance Foreman, determined that the following streets were ready to be overlaid. Because these reconditioned streets provide an improvement to abutting property, the cost is assessed. The council has followed the assessment method since 1993, that being each project is assessed separately, and the city pays 10% of the project cost for the overlays. The city also pays an assessment for city -owned property such as parks. For the streets that are actually ordered to be improved, there will be an assessment hearing after the work is completed, and the actual cost will be presented at that time. There are two options for paying an assessment: you can pay within 30 days after the close of that hearing or spread it over a number of years (3-5 years) collectible with the real estate taxes. Mayor John opened up the public hearing at 7:10 p.m. The public hearing notice for the street improvements was published in the February 24, 1995 and March 3, 1995 Stillwater Gazette and the March 8, 1995 Stillwater Gazette Extra. PROJECT 1 - 42nd Street - from Jamaca Avenue to Lake Jane Trail Est. Cost:$26,500 Assessable Units:22 , Est. Assessment Rate:$1,084 42nd Street is part of our Municipal State Aid (MSA) System. It qualifies for State Aid Construction or Maintenance Funds. It is in need of an overlay at this time and a 1-1/2" overlay is planned along with catch basin repair. Erik Broering, 8625 42nd St. N:, stated in 1991 when the water was installed they did considerable amount of damage to the road. Tom Jungmann, 8696 42nd St. N., stated the contractor damaged the road when water was installed and they should not be assessed a large percentage for a street that was damaged when they didn't receive any benefit because he couldn't hook up to the water. The contractor or city should be liable or the people on the water system should share in the improvement of the road.