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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes February 11, 2003 Page 3 1 fifteen feet of his lot that borders the street. He feels the expense for any needed repairs to 2 streets,curbs, sewers, and utility lines should be shared by all property owners benefiting from 3 them., 4 5 Mr. Kluwe also said he does not understand why corner lots are assessed on both frontage and 6 side lengths while non-corner lots are assessed only according to their frontages. He said there 7 are so many disadvantages to living on a corner in St. Anthony Village and feels he should 8 actually be assessed at a lower rate. He listed the disadvantages as being increased traffic noise, 9 increased litter, increased maintenance, and less privacy. 10 11 Mr. Kluwe stated that if equal assessment amounts are not going to be applied then he feels 12 square footage should be considered. He stated his lot is 11,250 square feet and believes the 13 property at 3326 Edward Street is 17,775 square feet. He said that property is probably valued at 14 twice of what his is, yet he is being assessed $7,506 compared to their assessment of$4,448. He 15 stated he would welcome a visit from the Council to compare the two homes. 16 17 Sally Hockert, 3306 Belden Drive,wanted to make sure it was addressed that there's a large 18 storm sewer in the back of her property. She stated that when it rains the water flows 19 everywhere. She said she hopes this will be addressed when the street repairs are being done. 20 She said the City has come out a few times to fill in the dirt,but it keeps getting washed away. 21 She asked if this was going to get addressed with the new repairs. 22 23 Mayor Hodson asked Mr. Hubmer to address Mrs. Hockert's question. 24 25 Mr. Hubmer said the size of the storm sewer was increased with the year 2000 changes in 33rd 26 Avenue. He said this served the backyard drainage area and provided an emergency overflow 27 out of the backyard areas at an elevation that was lower than the building openings of the 28 adjacent structures. He also said that with the completion of improvements in last year's street 29 reconstruction project water should be able to move out of that area. He said this should prevent 30 some of the tail water conditions. 31 32 Councilmember Sparks asked if the work being done now will have any effect on Mr. and Mrs. 33 Hockert's water problem. Mr. Hubmer responded that the work being done now will not 34 improve Mr. and Mrs. Hockert's water situation. He said they should see improvements next 35 summer since the work was done last fall. 36 37 Councilmember Horst asked if the difference in assessment policies only relates to homes on 38 corner lots. Mr. Hubmer responded yes. He said both the Hockerts and Kluwes have a unique 39 situation that hasn't been seen much before. 40 41 Councilmember Horst asked if there were remedies for those who feel they want to protest 42 inequities. City Attorney Gilligan responded they could file an appeal with the District Court. 43 44 Councilmember Thuesen asked what criteria the court would look at to rule that the City's 45 assessment is not fair. City Attorney Gilligan stated the criteria the courts look at when judging 46 assessments is based on the increase in property value. 47