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e e (1764) e Mayor Anderson wondered if Council wanted to create a subcommittee to study assess- ment policy, but Councilman Williams suggested that in working ~rough the process and in making the final decisions on levying the assessments at the April 28 Council meeting the Council would be better able to decide whether to form an assessment study committee. Council Bill No. 733 - Levying assessments for paving and storm sewer on 18th Avenue from 100 feet northeast of Harvard Drive to 1056 feet west of Bailey Hill Road (74-22)- read the first time on February 10, 1975 and referred to February 17 hearing panel; read the second time on Febru- ary 24, 1975 and referred to March 3 hearing panel; re-referred to April 7 hearing panel at request of property owner who claimed late receipt of notice of hearing; held over from the April 14, 1975 Council meeting for consideration at this meeting - was brought on for consideration. Staff proposed deferral of the difference between assessment for 28-foot width and that of 36-foot width for street improvement adjacent to vacant property. Assistant Manager said property in the ownership of Melissa Martinson would qualify for that deferment. Mr. Murray moved second by Mr. Keller to defer the difference in assess- ment between the 28- and 36-foot width on paving adjacent to vacant prop- erty until that property is developed, and that the bill be approved and given final passage. Ms. Melissa Martinson repeated that she had not received adequate notice of the pro- posed improvement. Assistant Manager explained the notice procedure (see committee minutes April 9, 1975) and noted the reason this assessment had been carried over twice was to ensure adequate notice of the assessment had been received by MS.Martinson. Rollcall vote was taken on the motion as stated. All Council members present voting aye, the bill was declared passed and numbered 17318. Council Bill No. 769 - Levying assessments for paving Polk Street from Railroad Boulevard to north of Polk Court (73-21) - read the first time on March 24 and referred to April 7 panel hearing, and held over from the April 14 Council meeting for consideration at this meeting - was read the second time by council bill number and title only, there being no Council member present requesting that it be read in full. . Assistant Manager explained city policy with regard to payment for damages when utilities are installed at a depth less than 30" from the road surface (see committee minutes April 9, 1975). Staff recommended that damages to the service lines in this instance be the owners' responsibility rather than the public's. Assistant Manager suggested separate action in view of the lack of ~nanimity between hearing panel members. Mr. Murray moved second by Mr. Keller to deny the request for payment of damages to service lines. Councilman Bradley felt enforcement action was lacking on the city's part, that there may not even be a mechanism for determining whether the line actually was less than 30" from the road surface. For that reason, he thought the property owner should not be penalized. Vote was taken on the motion as stated. Motion carried, all Council members present voting aye, except Councilman Bradley voting no. 4/28/75 - 11 , 2'Cc