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hearing ten (10) days prior to the hearing as required by Municipal Code. The LID formation hearing on April 20, 2005, is to review the bid information, confirm whether the LID should be formed and to identify any special conditions that should be included in the resolution forming the LID. CORRESPONDENCE Since the mailing of the Notice of Proposed Local Improvement District, City staff received 7 phone calls from property owners. Two property owners have indicated they will be attending the hearing as of noon, April 19, 2005. On April 14, 2005 city staffreceived an e-mail from James Spickerman of the attorney's office of Gleaves, Swearingen, Potter and Scott representing the Eugene Garden Club. Although the Garden Club parcel is zoned R-3, Limited High-Density Residential Zone, Mr. Spickerman states that the structure and occupancy of the parcel, is permanently committed to the Garden Club use and should receive an assessment weighting factor of "1" on the basis that the existing use most resembles that of a single family dwelling (see Attachment C). Also, included in this attachment are other correspondences from the Eugene Garden Club that staff recently received. PROJECT There are 23 separate unimproved alleys in the WUN totaling about 7,000 linear feet. t 60 tax lots front the alleys. The City design standards will be used to improve the alleys which consist of a 14-foot wide concrete alley including catch basins and piping from catch basins to the City stormwater system. Attached is a map showing the limits of the improvements and the properties to be assessed (see Attachment D). ASSESSEMNTS Per City Code, the assessable cost for each alley is calculated and then one half.of the assessable costs are apportioned to the properties based on their front footage abutting the alleys, and one half of the assessable cost are apportioned to the properties based on the area of the properties within 160' of the alley. The assessments are calculated separately for each alley based on the existing uses and zoning of the property within each alley. The assessable front foot costs are calculated separately for each alley based onthe existing use of the parcels, and the assessable area costs are calculated separately for each alley based on the permissible use of the parcels under the zoning of the City. Weighting factors are applied to the front footage and area of each property per the use and zoning of the property as prescribed in City Code and as listed below: Single family dwelling or duplex 1.0 Other residential 3.0 Commercial or General Office 10.0 Industrial 10.0 Other 1.0-10.0' *According to the most intensive use of the parcel most comparable to the use listed above as determined by the city engineer. The total assessable cost for each alley and the weighted front foot and area cost for each alley are shown in Attachment E. Based on the low bids received, the costs listed below are the total estimated assessment costs plus contingency for the local improvement district. Total Assessable Cost $1,670,779 Total City Cost $ 3,670 Total Project Cost $1,674,449