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Res. No. 4574 A resolution forming a local improvement district for improvements on Avalon Street from Terry Street to 2,700 feet west of Terry Street C. Approval of City Council Minutes of June 22, 1998, Dinner Work Session. Mr. Fart moved, seconded by Mr. Tollenaar, that the July 27, 1998, Consent Calendar be adopted. Ms. Taylor requested that consideration of items A and C be removed from the Consent Calendar. Mayor Torrey determined there was no objection and announced that the motion had been amended to only include adoption of item B of the Consent Calendar. The motion, as amended, was adopted unanimously, 8:0. Ms. Taylor requested that sentence 4 of paragraph 8 on page 2 of the minutes of the June 22, 1998, Dinner Work Session, be changed, as follows: Ms. Taylor said she ............. ~' .... *" ~' .... *" o*"" developments .... ~- '-o considered the Costco parking lot expansion proposal, which she considered a violation of the council's recently adopted Growth Management Study policies. Mr. Fart moved, seconded by Mr. Tollenaar that the minutes of the June 22, 1998, Dinner Work Session of the City Council be approved, as amended by Ms. Taylor. The motion was adopted unanimously, 8:0. Ms. Taylor suggested that formation of a local improvement district for paving of the alley from th th East 18 Avenue to East 19 Avenue between Emerald and Onyx Street be postponed until property owners objecting to the district agree that they can pay the resulting assessment. Mayor Torrey suggested that staff speak to the request. City Engineer Les Lyle stated that the concern of Ms. Taylor had been addressed in the Agenda Item Summary where it was reported that the property owners in question had been determined eligible for the City's subsidy program, eliminating two-thirds of the assessment by the improvement district. He said the program had been established by the council to deal with situations where payment of assessments created economic hardship. He reported that the assessment on the property in question would be reduced from approximately $7,500 to approximately $2,500. Ms. Nathanson asked if a program permitting deferral of payment of an assessment until the property was sold was available. Mr. Lyle replied that the property owners in question did not qualify for the "age and income" deferral program of the City. Ms. Taylor said she believed the reduced assessment of $2,500 in question could continue to be a burden for the property owner. Mr. Farr stated that he had sympathy with the property owner and asked if payment of the assessment could be made over a period of time. Mr. Lyle replied that payments for all improvement district assessments could be made over a ten-year period of time. MINUTES-Eugene City Council July 27, 1998 Page 2 7:30 p.m.