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I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I MINUTES OF THE INFORMATIONAL MEETING NAPLES STREET AND 186TH AVENUE THURSDAY, MARCH 30, 2006 A. ATTENDEES See attached sign-up sheet. B. PRESENTATION City Engineer Terry Maurer went through a PowerPoint presentation which laid out the project history, the proposed improvements extending sewer and water on Naples Street and 186th Avenue, and completing the project with an urban-style bituminous paved permanent street. Also, the need for right-of-way from some properties was discussed, together with the estimated project costs and possible methods of assessment. C. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS At the close of the presentation, there was a period for questions and answers. The following is a summary of the questions asked and the answers provided: Q. Why are we here talking about this again - we have talked about it several times over the years. Who is bringing it up again? A. The City received a petition signed by a number of property owners. In November of last year, the City ordered this feasibility study based on that petition. This informational meeting is part of preparing the feasibility study. Q. How will the City determine whether or not to proceed with the project? A. The City will receive the feasibility study and the minutes from this meeting. It appears as if the people in favor and people opposed to these improvements are similar to the way they were in 2002 when this project was also discussed. The City Council will decide after receiving the feasibility study whether or not to proceed to a public hearing, or decide that the positions of the property owners have not changed and it is not necessary to proceed to a public hearing. If it proceeds to a public hearing, a notice will be sent to each individual and the hearing will be held before the City Council. You will have an opportunity to give testimony directly to the City Council. Q. How would the City Council determine to assess the project? Would it be on front footage or would it be on acreage? A. It seems like there is no clear cut way to assess this project that would be equitable to all properties. We have shown 100% frontage and 100% acreage assessments to show the difference on the various properties. As you can see, each method makes a substantial difference on some properties because of their shapes or sizes. The public hearing would be the time that the City Council would listen to the report and testimony from the public and give some direction to staff as to how to calculate