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MEMORANDUM Date: July 22, 1997 From: Les Lyle, City Engineer To: Hearings Official SUBJECT: PAVING, CURBS, GUTTERS, SIDEWALKS, STORM AND SEWERS ON HERMAN STREET BEGINNING 285 FEET NORTH OF SPRING CREEK DRIVE AND EXTENDING NORTH 350 FEET. (JOB #3538) BACKGROUND This project was initiated as a result of two property owners submitting irrevocable petitions as a condition of development (Sections 9.033(3) and 9.040(3)) that has occurred adjacent to Herman Street. The petitions represent property that will pay 100 percent of the assessable cost for the proposed local improvement district (LID). The City Engineer initiated the project, as provided for in the Eugene Code 7.160(8) on April 2, 1997. The property owners were notified of the pending local improvement district hearing ten (10) days prior to the hearing as required by Municipal Code. The project was advertised on July 9, 1997, and bids were opened July 18, 1997. The City received three (3) bids for this improvement project. The low bid was submitted by Babb Construction Co., Inc. dba Delta Construction Co. in the amount of $71,802.00. The high bid amount was $84,034.00. Correspondence Eldon and Sallie Walker, at 4374 Herman Street, submitted a letter objecting to the project (see attachment). The Walker's own two parcels that will be assessed for the improvements. In 1993, they previously partitioned their property into 3 lots and chose to submit an irrevocable petition for the improvement of Herman Street verses constructing it through the private/public improvement process. Sanitary sewers were installed previously as a result of the River Road/Santa Clara sewer project. The street needs to be extended north to provide access for the Dukes property which is immediately north of the Walker property (see map). The existing street on the Walker property is gravel. Ultimately Herman Street is planned to extend north of the Dukes property to connect to the existing segment of Herman Street. In the correspondence, they expressed concern about the cost and their ability to pay, and requested a 50 percent reduction in their assessment. As stated before, the Walkers chose to not improve their segment of the street when they partitioned their property but submitted an irrevocable petition instead. The cost estimates they quote in their letter were based on the engineer's estimate of $140 per front foot. Based on the Contractor's bid, the estimated front foot cost is $93.74, and the estimated assessments for their two properties are $24,030.96 and $12,515.84 respectively. Although they do not qualify for the subsidy program, they can finance the assessments through the City over 10 years.