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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes <br /> • January 10, 1995 <br /> Page 5 <br /> 1 City Attorney Soth commented that basing a street improvement on the value of the property was <br /> 2 not typical, highly unusual, and possibly illegal. He stated that the assessments are related to the <br /> 3 specific benefit conferred to a piece of property. <br /> 4 Mr. Anderson, RCM Associates, explained that the numbers were calculated using the <br /> 5 assessment policy of the city. He stated that Mr. Froehlich lived on a cul-de-sac which serves <br /> 6 three parcels of land. This situation is different than a lot with a straight piece of property. The <br /> 7 lots on a cul-de-sac are typically narrow in the front and expand out in the back. He reported that <br /> 8 due to this and the additional cost of maintaining a cul-de-sac, it is not unusual for a city to <br /> 9 handle these lots differently. He stated that Mr. Froehlich's front footage-was only 47 feet. He <br /> 10 explained that the policy attempts to weight that a little more, not only to compensate for the <br /> 11 street that is in front of his property, but also the cost of constructing the cul-de-sacs. He <br /> 12 explained that the method used to calculate cul-de-sac involves determining an average width to <br /> 13 the existing lot. This is done by taking the area of the lot and dividing it by the average length of <br /> 14 the two sides. This determines a front footage that would be comparable with a lot on a straight <br /> 15 street. He acknowledged that Mr. Froehlich has the highest assessment on the cul-de-sac but he <br /> 16 also has the largest lot on the cul-de-sac. <br /> �7 <br /> Fleming stated that she understood the basis of calculation-but agreed with Mr. Froehlich. She <br /> 16 asked how other cities determined their assessments. <br /> 19 Mr. Anderson explained that the method of calculation varied in each city. Every method of <br /> 20 calculation had benefits and also problems. He stated there are a lot of factors when determining <br /> 21 assessments and it could be argued one way or another with any assessment policy. He stated <br /> 22 that he believes there is a basis for the assessment being calculated this way. <br /> 23 Ranallo explained that when making this policy,the council, with the help of the State of <br /> 24 Minnesota, surveyed other cities and devised a way to calculate corner and curved corner lots, <br /> 25 and cul-de-sacs. The council then held public hearings regarding the policy. The city attorney <br /> 26 and various engineers, reviewed the policy and it was determined this was the fairest way to <br /> 27 determine assessments. He stated that the policy is not arbitrary and capricious. <br /> 28 Mr. Anderson explained this was not an uncommon method of determining assessments. <br /> 29 Fleming questioned if this was the best method of determining assessments. She expressed that <br /> 30 she did not agree with basing the assessment on valuation of the property, as what is on the <br /> 31 property does not affect what happens on the street. <br /> 32 Marks explained the intention of the council was to devise a formula, which was easy to apply <br /> 33 and also recognized benefit to the owner. He agreed this was an imperfect system but was not <br /> sure how to improve it. <br />
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