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City Council Minutes June 28, 2010 Page 5 Mayor K]inzing opened the public hearing. • David Ferguson, 19128 Industrial Blvd., is a business owner with a corner lot in the Industrial Park and disagreed with the method of assessing the industrial business owners. He suggested using a mixed formula based on splitting the cost in half and assessing half the cost based on lot frontage and per unit basis. He commented that other businesses use the road more than he does which would allow this type of formula to be fairer. He asked that a different method of calculating the assessment amount for industrial business owners be considered. Tim Gerber, 14234 - 202nd Avenue, presented the council with a petition signed by all but one property owners that live along 202nd Avenue. The petition requested the city council remove their neighborhood from the list of improvements due to the fact that they felt the road wasn't in bad shape to require complete overlay. They also didn't want to take on the financial burden of an assessment. He asked that the council delay the improvement for Z-4 years. The alligator cracking that is near the western edge of the street would be taken care of by the city street crew. Jean Keely, 14084 - 202nd Avenue, stated she is a 23 year resident of Elk River and also a city engineer for the City of Blaine. She stated the road has low traffic volume that is starting to show its age but asked if the city would wait a few years to improve it perhaps the economy would be better allowing residents to accept the financial burden this project would be. James Stenglein, 14199 - 202nd Avenue, agrees with the previous two residents but he works • in the industry and feels and 1 '/z" overlay isn't thick enough to be a worthwhile financial investment. He feels this improvement would only be like a band aid to cover a bigger problem. He requested the city not proceed with these improvements and wait a few more years in order to do a mill and overlay improvement. Bruce Hawkins, 20455 Smith Street, states the city changed the axel rate limit from 9 tons to 5 tons on Smith Street this past spring. He is concerned that the 9 ton axel rate was wrong from the start and the damage to the street is evident. He feels Smith Street would really benefit from some improvements but asked to keep the axel rate to 5 ton. Eric Waldoch, 20191 Vance Street, stated with good routine maintenance, his road would last another 4-5 years before needing an overlay. He asked questions regarding bituminous curbing. Mr. Bittmer stated each area would be evaluated to determine building up the curbing. George Wollenburg, 19646 Ulysses Street, stated he felt the road was in good shape and didn't feel the need to make any repairs at this time. John Bennett, 112 Elk Hills Drive, states the street department crews do a good job of year round maintenance of city roads. He asked if the width of the road will change should the improvements be made. He also asked what the city had planned for the future of Elk Lake Road and when would it become an east/west road. He doesn't want to pay twice for road improvements now if future plans are to make the road an east/west road. • Mayor Klinzing stated the council does have questions about the future of Elk Hills Drive and council will discuss that after the public hearing.