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CONSULTINGENGINEEP~ 1326 Energy Park Drive St. Paul, MN 55108 612-644-4389 1-800-888-2923 Fax: 612-644-9446 ITEM 7.1. September 5, 1996 File: 230-338-10,58 Honorable Mayor and City Council City of Elk River 13065 Orono Parkway P.O. Box 490 Elk River, MN 55330 RE: 1996 RIVERVIEW HEIGHTS AREA OVERLAY IMPROVEMENT CIVIL ENGINEERING: ENVIRONMENTAL MUNICIPAL NNING SOLID WASTE STRUCTURAL SURVEYING TRAffIC TRANSPORTATION ELECTRICAL/,MECHANICAL ENGINEERING HVAC POWER DISTRIBUTION SCADA SYSTEM CONTROLS OFFICES IN: ,iNNEAPOLIS PRIOR LAKE ST. PAUL WASECA Dear Council Members: As you are aware, the public hearing and the assessment hearing for the 1996 Riverview Heights Area Overlay Improvement are scheduled for Monday, September 9, 1996. We are holding both the public hearing and the assessment hearing the same evening in an effort to expedite the project to get it accomplished this construction season. I will be prepared to make a brief presentation, summarizing the project and the assessments. As you recall from the feasibility study the proposed assessment rate is $1,300 per unit. This is the same rate that was used for the 1995 Overlay Improvements. Attached is a complete assessment roll indicting all properties that were mailed notices. As of the date of this memo, I have only received one call, which was from Mr. Jim Simpson who lives on Riverview Drive. As you will note from the assessment roll, Mr. Simpson is shown with two assessable units because of the two pin numbers which appear on the County tax roll. Mr. Simpson called to indicate that the second property is only a partial lot which is not big enough for a building site. It essentially gives him a larger property on which his home is located. For whatever reason, the two properties were never combined as one. I indicated to Mr. Simpson that we would recommend that the second property be dropped from the assessment roll and his assessment be reduced to one unit. At this time, the City has not received any formal written appeals from the property owners. Individuals may appeal their assessment to this project 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 his notice with the District Court within ten days after serving the Mayor or City Administrator. An Equal Opportunity Employer