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. . . City Council Minutes March 3, 1993 Page 3 doing a complete public improvement project and assessing out all of the improvements; 2) simply using Fresno as the alignment and patching of the street after the improvements were installed with no assessments; and 3) treating the property owners on Fresno in an identical manner as the property owners along Orono Road whereby, in 1992 utilities were installed underneath the road and the road was reconstructed and the property owners were assessed only for the street and storm sewer improvements and are not assessed for the sewer and water until they hook up to utilities. Discussion took place regarding the cost of these improvements to the homeowners and whether or not the project would allow for some "economies of scale" that would benefit the entire neighborhood. The Council requested that staff hold a neighborhood meeting for all of the property owners in the Orono Lake 3rd Addition to provide them information on the cost of public improvements. The purpose of the neighborhood meeting is to get feedback from the residents of this subdivision to determine if they desire a public improvement project at this time. Terry Maurer indicated that if assessments are going to take place for the property owners throughout the neighborhood, or for only the property owners along Fresno Street, then the City needs to begin the 429 public improvement assessment process. The City Council indicated that they would make this determination following the neighborhood meeting. If the neighborhood, in its entirety, would reject a public improvement project, then the City would have to determine how to deal with the property owners along Fresno as a separate issue. Discussion took place regarding the need to loop the water system. Terry Maurer indicated that as Mr. Moldenhauer develops his property, that the water system would be looped back to the east along County Road 30 to hook up to the connection at Orono Road and County Road 30. Additionally, as development takes place to the west of this plat and to the north of this plat, the water system would continue to be looped in order ensure good water quality. The City Engineer discussed the need to have access to County property in order for this public improvement project to take place. This issue will be discussed at the joint City Council/County Board meeting in later March, 1993. At the very minimum, the City needs a right-of-entry even if the amount of land to be purchased and the price of this land cannot be determined at this joint meeting. The City Administrator indicated that he has discussed this issue with the County Coordinator and it was his general feeling that it would not be a problem obtaining a right-of-entry from the County in order for this project to move forward. The City Engineer noted that as part of this project, Mr. Moldenhauer would be assessed for lateral improvements. It was anticipated that Mr. Moldenhauer would petition for these improvements and that the lateral sewer and water would be aligned into a future street associated with a plat for the Moldenhauer property. This plat has been discussed at a staff/developer concept review meeting.