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ITEM 7. 1. _ / f ~ ~ ~ _'" J.. CONSULTING ENGINEERS e .",__ Maier Stewart & Associates Inc. September 21, 1993 File: 230-159-58 e e Honorable Mayor and City Council City of Elk River 13065 Orono Parkway Elk River, MN 55330 RE: FRESNO STREET ASSESSMENT HEARING Dear Council Members: As you are aware, the assessment hearing for the Fresno Street Improvements is scheduled for Monday, September 27, 1993. This project consisted of the extension of sanitary sewer, water, storm drainage, and new street construction on Fresno Street within the Orono Lake Third Addition. However, the assessment hearing is only for the street and storm drainage improvements. The proposed assessment rates are $8.00 per front foot for the storm drainage and $22.00 per front foot for the street improvement. There is no assessment proposed at this time for the sanitary sewer or water improvements. If a homeowner chooses to hook up to the sanitary sewer andlor watermain, those assessments would be levied at that time. Otherwise, no utility assessments would be levied until such time as the entire subdivision receives sewer and water improvements. At this time, the City has received two formal written assessment appeals from property owners. They are from Gwen R. Smith of 18290 Fresno Street and Jeffrey and Cheryl Colbath of 13155 183rd Avenue Northwest. These properties are the most northerly on both the east and west side of Fresno Street. Their objections call for interpretation of the City t S assessment policy. Both of these properties have frontage along Fresno Street right-of-way and, in fact, the Smith property driveway accesses onto Fresno Street. However, as you are aware, Fresno Street is not constructed to the northerly plat line. This raises the question of whether a property should be assessed partially or in full for street and storm drainage improvements when the actual street is only built along a portion of the right-of-way adjacent to the property. Individuals may appeal this process by presenting a signed, written objection to the Mayor at the hearing. An individual simply standing up at the public hearing indicating their objection to this project does not constitute an assessment appeal. Following the submission of a signed, written objection, the property owner also has to serve a Notice of Appeal upon the Mayor or City Administrator within 30 days after the adoption of the assessment roll and must fIle this notice with the District Court within ten days after serving the Mayor or City Administrator. 1959 SLOAN PLACE, SUITE 200, ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA 55117 612-774-6021 9800 SHELARD PARKWAY, SUITE 102, MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA 55441 612-546-0432 . Equal Opportunity Employer 159-2106.sep