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City of Elk River WIP Worksession Meeting February 21, 1994 Page 5 e exception for the Westwood area as this was a City initiated project through an existing residential area. COUNCILMEMBER DIETZ MOVED TO MAKE NO CHANGE IN OUR CITY ORDINANCE, BUT TO PROVIDE WESTWOOD SUBDIVISION HOMEOWNERS WITH FOUR YEARS TO HOOK UP TO THE MUNICIPAL SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM. COUNCILMEMBER HOLMGREN SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED 4-0. J. 1994 Overlay Assessment Proiects - Phil Hals distributed maps of the Peterson Addition and Greenhead Second Addition and two memos that outlined the costs for these projects. It is estimated that the cost per homeowner would be approximately $1,500 for these overlay projects. In the past. the City has assessed out the entire actual cost of the project to the benefited property owners. The most recent projects were about four years ago and the cost at that time were $1,150 per homesite. The City Council indicated its desire to be consistent and assess out the actual cost of the project to the benefited property owners. COUNCILMEMBER FARBER MOVED TO DIRECT STAFF TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS 429 ASSESSMENT PROJECT FOR OVERLAY IMPROVEMENTS IN THE GREENHEAD SECOND AND PETERSON ADDITIONS. COUNCILMEMBER HOLMGREN SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED 4-0. The City Administrator indicated that resolutions to begin this project will be presented to the City Council at its 2/28/94 meeting. e H. School Street/Jackson Avenue Proiect - The City Engineer updated the City Council on the status of turnback funds for the Jackson Avenue improvement project. It was noted that a variance needs to be obtained from the State in order to obtain funding for improvements on Jackson Avenue. COUNCILMEMBER FARBER MOVED TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 94-15, A RESOLUTION REQUESTING VARIANCES FROM MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION RULES FOR STATE AID OPERATIONS TO ALLOW RECONSTRUCTION OF JACKSON AVENUE USING MUNICIPAL STATE AID TURNBACK FUNDS. COUNCILMEMBER HOLMGREN SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED 4-0. The City Council discussed the recent Star News article on the proposed improvements to School Street. It was noted that this article is somewhat inaccurate in that no additional right-of-way needs to be obtained. However. the street is proposed to be expanded on both the north and south sides. Discussion took place regarding the need for a sidewalk on the south side of School Street. Discussion took place regarding the need for an informational meeting with affected property owners in order to update them on the status of the proposed improvement project and some of the options being reviewed. The City Council indicated that a good time for this informational meeting would be at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, March 28, 1994, at the City Council meeting. e The City Administrator updated the City Council on the proposed cost for the improvements to Jackson A venue and School Street. It was noted that the feasibility study included a developer amount of $1.478 million for off-site street improvements plus other costs for storm drainage and trunk sewer and water. It was noted that these costs may be slightly high based on the percentage