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and alley driveway repairs. The estimated assessments for properties in the improvement district are calculated separately for each alley to be improved. According to the Eugene Code, the estimated costs for each alley's improvements are split in half. One half is assessed to properties based on the front footage of the property along the alley, multiplied by a factor assigned based on the present use of the property. The other half of the assessable amount is assessed to properties along the alley based on the permitted uses of the property. A member of the audience asked "where the extra money went." Upon further discussion of the question, Mr. Klope was able to explain that there was no extra revenue earned under the process set up by the Eugene Code. The property areas were calculated and multiplied by the weighting factors, then the total weighted frontage or area was divided by the assessable cost. So the weighting was applied before the costs were divided and thus did not increase the amount assessed. In response to another question Mr. Klope confirmed that this might mean that a square foot of one property might pay three or ten times as much as a square foot of another property on the same alley. A member of the Eugene Garden Club suggested that since the Garden Club did not fit any of the categories, and since no one lived at the Garden Club, their weighting factor should be zero. Mr. Klope explained that the categories in the Eugene Code were designed to be inclusive, and there was no category for zero weighting. A member of the audience suggested that not all of the alleys should have been done, but that the City should have concentrated on the bad ones. Mr. Klope responded that only the worst alleys were chosen, those not up to city standards or not recently improved. Mr. Klope referred to the sign-up sheet of persons attending the hearing, and indicated the City's determination of the permitted use classification of the properties along the alley, based on the City's current zoning of the properties. Mr. Klope listed and explained the weighing factors found in the Eugene Code, and how these were translated into assessable costs for each alley. Mr. Klope concluded his presentation by describing the planned progress of the improvements. If the Council approves the formation of the district, the City anticipates construction this summer, starting in June. Completion is expected in October. After completion of the work, the actual costs will be calculated and the actual assessment amounts will be proposed. Mr. Klope explained that each project had a projected contingency amount included at this stage of the project, designed to allow for unexpected events that would lead to costs higher than the bid expectations. Mr. Klope indicated that, barfing unanticipated occurrences, the City hoped and expected that the actual costs of the project would be less that the projected costs sent out in the estimated assessments. After Mr. Klope concluded his remarks, those in attendance were invited to ask questions or to address the project. Not all members of the audience identified