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UNA131"1:1 (TUTID Mounds View City Council Page 10 Regular Meeting June 26, 1995 1 B. Consideration of Action on Ordinance 560 Adopting the 2 Assessment Policy 3 4 Mayor Linke read the revisions the Council directed at the 5 June 12, 1995, meeting which were to be incorporated into the 6 proposed assessment policy by the City Attorney. The first 7 revision dealt with petitions initiated by property owners and 8 the second dealt with developer requests. 9 10 Mike Ulrich, Director of Public Works, reiterated the 11 revisions and advised Page 20, regarding residential street 12 design, was inadvertently omitted. 13 14 Councilmember Trude pointed out the attorney's recommendations 15 regarding holding public hearings are not included in the 16 draft. 17 18 Councilmember Hankner requested future drafts show revisions 19 by crossing out, or redlining, language to be deleted and 20 underlining language to be added. She also requested the 21 draft contain the date of revision. Mr. Ulrich stated staff 22 will do this on future drafts. 23 24 Mr. Ulrich reviewed the revision regarding assessment of 25 double frontage lots in that the long side would be assessed 26 25% of the adjusted front footage. This is proposed to be 27 reduced from 35% at the determination of the council. 28 29 Mr. Ulrich noted staff was requested to estimate the amount of 30 funds available for pavement maintenance activities like 31 sealcoating, crack sealing and patching. In the past, the 32 sealcoating projects cost about $50, 000 and patching was 33 contracted out at a cost of $50-60, 000. He estimated crack 34 sealing work cost about $10, 000. Mr. Ulrich reported the City 35 is now doing their own patching at a lower rate. 36 37 With regard to cost impact, Mr. Ulrich advised if sealcoating 38 activity is omitted from the Assessment Policy and funded 39 through general tax revenue, it would cost the average house 40 ($85,900) an additional $19.71. He advised after further 41 research on the number of public hearing notices and 42 associated costs, staff recommends that this route be taken. 43 It was noted sealcoating benefits the Pavement Management 44 Program by prolonging the surface of the roadway. 45 46 Mr. Ulrich informed the majority of City streets are in the 47 same condition and need sealcoating every five to seven years. 48 He asserted the actual cost to the resident in assessing the 49 single family homes for sealcoating versus paying via the 50 general tax levy, is about the same.