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Exhibit A MINUTES Local Improvement District Formation Proposed Local Improvement District Formation For 23 Various Alley Locations In The West University Neighborhood Generally Bounded By Willamette Street, 19th Avenue, Kincaid Street, And Franklin Boulevard. (Job #4172, 4309 And 4310) April 20, 2005 Public Hearing The hearing began at 6:05 p.m. More than ten property owners attended the hearing. Hearings Official Milo Mecham began the hearing with an introduction outlining the purpose of the hearing and the expected process after the hearing. Present at the hearing representing the City of Eugene were Principal Civil Engineer Paul Klope and Project Engineer Steve Gallup. City Engineer Mark Schoening attended the hearing, but did not make statements or a presentation for the City. Principal Civil Engineer Paul Klope described the project, which involves alley improvements on 23 alleys in the West University neighborhood. The Project began in response to a recommendation of the West University Neighborhood Task Force. The Task Force listed alley improvements as the second most important item on its list of needed improvements in the area. The Task Force felt that alley improvements would improve emergency vehicle response, provide for pedestrian and bicycle use, improve access for delivery and service vehicles. The Task Force also felt that improving the alleys might encourage adjacent property owners to make improvements to the adjacent properties. Mx. Klope also described the review process the Council had undertaken while the improvements were being planned. The City Council held work sessions on November 24, 2003 and March 8, 2004. During these review sessions the Council discussed the alley design standards, the estimated assessment costs and the portions of the Eugene Code that relate to alley assessments. The present Code came out of these deliberations, including the assessment policy which provides for assessing alley improvement costs primarily to the adjacent property owners under a complex formula. Mx. Klope reminded the audience that the City did have in place programs that would allow the assessment to be paid in installments. Mx. Klope also described the City's programs for low income and elderly deferrals of assessments. Mx. Klope explained that the purpose of the proposed improvements was to bring the alleys up to current city standards. The alleys selected included all the alleys in the area that were in poor condition - were not already paved with concrete or not already recently improved or were not still paved with an acceptable non-concrete surface. Mx. Klope described the estimated project cost and how that would be apportioned under the provisions of the Eugene Code. Based on the bids received, the project cost is estimated to be $1,674,449. The assessable portion of this is estimated to be $1,670,779, with the City's costs estimated at $3,670 for some associated street repairs