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City Council Minutes Page 7 June 4, 2001 The city administrator noted that except for $10,000 for the roof, there are no other funds budgeted for this expenditure and funding will come from the sewer reserve. 2001 Seal Coat Program The city engineer and street superintendent Phil Hals reviewed with the City Council the streets that are to be seal coated as part of the 2001 program. Other than Jackson Avenue and Main Street, the seal coating will be concentrated in the western area of the city, south of County Road 30. COUNCILMEMBER MOTIN MOVED TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 01-33 APPROVING PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS AND ORDERING THE ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS IN THE MATTER OF THE 2001 SEAL COATING IMPROVEMENT. COUNCILMEMBER DIETZ SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED 5-0. 2001 Overlay Improvements The city engineer reviewed with the City Council the proposed 2001 overlay program. It was noted that most of the residential overlay projects are 100% assessed out to the property owners. It was also noted that there are some overlay projects which are not in "residential projects" and that in these cases the entire cost usually cannot be assessed to the benefited property owners and that some city participation is therefore required. The 2001 program includes one such street in the Freeport/Gates Avenue area. COUNCILMEMBER DIETZ MOVED TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 01-34 ORDERING A PRELIMINARY FEASIBILITY REPORT IN THE MATTER OF THE BITUMINOUS OVERLAY IMPROVEMENT OF 2001. COUNCILMEMBER TVEITE SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED 5-0. Street Reconstruction Assessment Rates The city engineer noted that the city street reconstruction rates have not changed since January 19, 1997, and that the rates need to be increased in order to reflect higher construction costs. It was noted that this assessment rate is only for the street and that other issues such as street lighting and sidewalks are in addition to these rates and are considered on a project by project basis. The proposal is to increase the residential and commercial rates by $6.00 per assessable front foot. COUNCILMEMBER DIETZ MOVED TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 01-35 ESTABLISHING THE ASSESSMENT RATE FOR STREET RECONSTRUCTION IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS. COUNCILMEMBER MOTIN SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED 5-0. 221st Avenue Improvements The city engineer reviewed the feasibility report for the 221st improvement project. Discussion with the Council concentrated on the assessment formula and amounts. It was the consensus of the Council that the adjacent property owners are being proposed to be assessed too much for the public improvements and that the developer requesting this