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e Councilman 13radleythouqht there should be some modification of the assessment policy because it seemed to him unfair that there was '1{) rL'course l:n Nrs. Wald-. stein's situation. Mr. Teitzel answered that the Council committee appointed to study assessment policy discussed at length the mattl'T' of eCJuity in improve- ment assessments and the provision in alley assessment procedure for deferring did help some of the o~ nc',s of older homes in primarily commercial areas. He noted that the provis,ion applied only to otvner-occupied dtve1lings. Mrs. Ivaldstein said she didn't live on this property but she L'xpr8ssed concern for several property olvners who did live there. e Discussion turned to bi lls fo.r damages noted by Mr. Ka,isershot speaking on behalf of Lydia Trulson. Mr.Teitzel explained that the private water con- nection to the Trulson property was damaged during the street construction Grading severed the line which according to city ordinance was required to be installed at least 30 inches under the street. Repair [or any service not buried to that depth becomes the respons,ibility of the property olYner. In adcli.tion, Mr. 7'citzel sa,id, several siclealks existing in tlw area whcn the project tvas started hdd hcen installed wi thout establishing grade to ci ty specifications resul tinq in the sidewalk in front of the Trulson prop- erty being Clbout four to six inches higher than the curb. On information from the public works dCpilrtment that the most eco1lomical IvaI) to cocrect the situation tvdS to h1ve thu contrC:lCtor do the work w}JLle there, the fJrOperty owncr had UlL' COcl'uct:,ion accomplishcr.! IJut without Ilotify,in(/ the plJl),lic works dejJClTI:ment. Sllrvul) iJy c,i tlj [Jc!rsonnel since complcti on of the project will reslilL in ildjllstment o[ (fTiule on, scverilf wdlks in the arua similar to the Trulson walk already repluced by the property owner. Mr. Tc.i tzel recom- mended city recognition of that by payment o[ one-half of Trulson's $225 bill for replacement, or $ll2.50. lIowever, he sa.id he tvoulrl not recommend pilyment of allY hi.lls for clamaqe t"O the pdvate water service lille tvhich was in tIlL' r i U h t -0 [ - Iv.1I). C()Il~;i dl.'l'a/J/ (! d j .';CU,';!; i Oil lu]] ()IVI'(/ l)utw,', '11 fl,In(! I IlIcm!J(!rs I Nr. KiI i scr!;hot, and .'it<Jff with n.'(/dId to. I()('"d I..i 0/1 of t://(, SI'lTic/.' line, Nr. l\aiser.';/lot showinc;.' pictures and rnaintaininq. ,i t was beneath tho sidewalk and that there W.JS no ncC'd for the gr.Jdcr lJlacl(' 1:0 disturlJit.' location of i':Wl~'// IIll.'teI'S; T'eli1tively recent insl:CJllation of the line, Mr. Tcitze1. explainin!) tilat 110 city permits were reCJuired for ,insta,l1ation, hence no reconls of time of installation; ceJde provis ions requir.ing any pi pc or condu,i t undernea I'll a street to be 30 ,inches helOt... the curb or sidewalk elevation; street excavation was to l8 inches belOlv top of sidewalk (Mr. Kaiscrshot IIIaintaining it ~vas over two feet. Nr. nradlcl) suqqcsLed possible remedy would he to require those ,in- st.1lZin!) the water pipes to lw.Jr.' t/w cost o( replaccl/le/lt, th;'JI'C'}Jl/ creating prcs.';llf'eS For ,';OI1lC' tlJpC o( c.i I:I} nHj1l1ation that would dSsurc} U1acC'I/I(}llt ~Jt tlle [J['oper depl:h and avoid ~;i/ll;/dr .';;I:l/ill:ions ,ill I:ile futufe. Uecol/IHlend,l tion: Mr. /lill/lcl sa,id he Ivould recommend paYl/lent of one-half of the sidewalk replacement cost ($112.50). /I()\Vl!ver I he [01 t t}w cost for danl.'1<}CS to the wa ter service should ])e the responsibijj ty of the {lz'opcrty owner since it had not beeIl installed at the proper depth. e Mr. 13rad,ley recommended reimbursell/ent of one-hal f the cost of s;d.,'lvdlk rr~r1ac('mcnt ji<lid by olvr/r"rs of other pror(~rtics wlwTI.' tin.' (;j1:l/ would 1)(.' l/lal:j{lI) odjuSI:I/I('IIt.s in <frd(k' as well d.'; o/Jl'-hilC I:he cost illcull'I'd (or tI/(. 'l'1l/lson :,irJclvalk l'r.- plac('I/1r}/ll'. /10 t/lo/J()hl: I:IJo citlf slwuld rujllll'IlFse tile' property otvner for the damaged water line. \~S 4/14/75 - 33