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rei ~'\) ( )j 'l~ FROM: MAYOR & CITY COUNCIL \) PAT KLAERS, CITY ADM~R OCTOBER 21,1993 \J,/::>? i, TO: DATE: SUBJECT: TRUNK ASSESSMENT POLICY A very important City assessment policy is scheduled to be reviewed by the City Council at this 10/25/93 meeting. It may be that the issues involved in this policy are of such a nature that the Council will need to review all the circumstances and defer a decision on changing this policy (if necessary) to a later date. On the other hand, in very practical terms, the issue is relatively simple. The issue is whether or not the City should follow past practice of assessing trunk sewer and water out to benefitted properties at the rate of $3,800 per acre, or whether the City should attempt to assess out the actual costs of these improvements on a district by district basis. (The actual cost of these improvements are not known until long after the assessment process is completed.) e The issue before the Council is not interpreting what is stated in the assessment manual as a policy, as this manual is in need of being updated due to many changes that have been made over the past few years by the City Council. For example, the most recent assessment hearing for the Fresno Street improvement project resulted in yet another City Council initiated change in this Assessment Manual. This policy change relates to the assessment of street benefits based on the actual length of the surface not on the length of the right-of-way. Similar to street or storm sewer improvements, it is believed that all properties should pay the same fair and equitable amount for the benefit of trunk sewer and water. In the western area project, it was determined that the cost for the trunk system would be approximately $3,800 per acre. This amount has since been the standard that has been used throughout the community in actual projects and in planned future projects (i.e., East Highway 10). The City also has standard assessment rates for street and storm sewer benefits. This $3,800 trunk sewer and consideration that the trunk line lateral benefit. If this lateral consideration, the trunk costs would basis. water amount took into sometimes also provides benefit was not taken into be higher on a per acre e Mr. Foster is presenting the case that in each district the exact amount of the trunk system should be assessed and if this P.O. Box 490 · 13065 Orono Parkway · Elk River, MN 55330 · (612) 441-7420 · Fax: (612) 441-7425