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~oward R. Green Company Item # 5.4. June 1, 2004 File: 823100J-0030/0564 Honorable Mayor and City Council City of Elk River 13065 Orono Parkway Elk River, MN 55330 RE: 2004 OVERLAY IMPROVEMENT Dear Council Members: As you are aware, the Public Hearing/Assessment Hearing for the 2004 Overlay Improvement project is scheduled for Monday, June 7, 2004. I will have a prepared presentation regarding the proposed improvements and assessments of the project. At the close of my presentation, I will be available to answer questions from the City Council and/or affected property owners. As previously directed by the City Council, bids were opened for the 2004 Overlay Improvement on Tuesday, June 1, 2004. The low bidder was Universal Enterprises, Inc., at a total bid of $447,907.50. There were a total of four bids received. Universal Enterprises, Inc., is approximately 10 percent below the estimated construction cost presented in the project feasibility study. Therefore, staff is recommending a reduction in the proposed assessment rate from $2,175 per assessable unit to $1,975 per assessable unit. As the City Council is aware, assessed property owners have the right to appeal the assessment of this project against their property. In order to preserve their rights to appeal the assessment, the property owner must submit in writing an objection to the Mayor or City Administrator at or before the Assessment Hearing Monday evening. Simply orallY stating an obiection to the assessment at the Assessment Hearing does not preserve the propertY owner's right to appeal the assessment As of the date of this memo, staff has received no written objections to the proposed assessment. There are three particular properties, all within the Brentwood Addition, that staff would like to bring to the Council's attention prior to the hearings. They are as follows: 1. Sherwin and Leora Cohrs are proposed to be assessed one unit for ownership of Outlot B in the Brentwood Addition. The City Building department has assisted in determining that Outlot B is un buildable because of the size of the property. Mr and Mrs. Cohrs currently live on a separate piece of property fronting on Proctor Road. Outlot B of Brentwood is adjacent to their home site and contains a garage structure. We would recommend that the Cohrs be removed from the assessment roll. 2. All properties on the 2004 Overlay Improvement are proposed to be assessed one unit with two exceptions, both of which are in the Brentwood Addition. First is the Solid Rock Church, which owns Block 9 of the original Brentwood Addition. Block 9 was originally platted into eight separate lots. The church has since combined it into one parcel identification number. This property is proposed to be assessed eight units based on the original eight lots contained in Block 9. O:\PROJ\8231 OOJ\0564\Ltr-0601 Q4-Council.doc 2550 University Avenue West. Suite 400N · St. Paul, MN 55114 · 651/644-4389 fax 651/644-9446 toll free 888/368-4389