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Page Two City Council Minutes November 21, 1983 citizens, may have trouble paying for the assessment. Mayor Hinkle indicated that the public hearing is held to try to hear everyone and to deal with problems such as acreage assessed, or if the assessment is done improperly, but further indicated that the project has been completed and the cost would have to be assessed. Councilmember Gunkel indicated that she was sensitive to the feelings that have been generated by the construction of the storm sewer project and ultimately, the assessment of those costs. Councilmember Gunkel indicated that she understood that the seemingly "benefit" is very obscure and hard to see. Councilmember Gunkel indicated that she has been involved with the project from the beginning and since serving on the Council, has had direct involvement which has caused her to research and question all of the aspects of the comprehensive plan of the storm sewer project. Councilmember Gunkel indicated that she is also involved with the Star Cities Program, specifically, the five-year Capital Improvement Program. Councilmember Gunkel indicated that in that five-year plan, west Main Street would have to be considered for storm sewer and that those people would then have .to pay for storm drainage work necessary for their area. Councilmember Gunkel thanked the community for their general spirit of cooperation through the construction project. Councilmember Schuldt indicated that he lived on the high ground of Main Street and therefore, could relate to the people's concerns about paying for a storm sewer project when they did not have the water problem themselves. Councilmember Schuldt indicated that even though there are people living on the high ground, they still do contribute to a total water drainage system. Councilmember Engstrom.indicat~dthathedoes not have a storm sewer out in the country but they do have county tile for drainage and that also has to be paid for by all those that contribute to the drainage problems. Mayor Hinkle then asked Mr. Jeff Roos of Consulting Engineers Diversified to review the chronology of the storm sewer project, the types of assessment and the costs of the project. Mr. Jeff Roos indicated that in 1981, the City Council considered the improvement to School Street and further indicated that in the consideration of the improvement to School Street, it was determined necessary to also doa storm sewer project for School Street. Mr. Roos indicated that this in turn required a study of the total drainage basin and a recommendation that would meet the needs currently and in the future. Mr. Roos indicated that Consulting Engineers Diversified did a storm water study, defining a total drainage basin by way of the land layout and its limits. Mr. Roos indicated that Consulting Engineers Diversified submitted 3 or 4 various possibilities that would provide a system that worked, which would involve piping, ditching, and ponding, and after looking at the costs of the various possibilities and how they would be financed, a sumarized analysis was presented to the City Council. Mr. Roos indicated that the City Council selected a projectthat was most cost effective. Mr. Jeff Roos reviewed the projects costs from the feasibility study for a trunk line and a lateral line. Mr. Roos indicated that the trunk rate would be assessed to every drainage basin and that some areas would receive that assessment now and some in the future whereby the costs would be assessed at comparable dollars. Mr. Jeff Roos indicated that the City Council proceeded to order the project for the area that would be served by a trunk line that would be placed from the River to Main Street, up Gates Avenue, to the PUD