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~ Rutledge will be the alternate to that Committee fr~m the Commission. e Mr. Haws moved seconded by Mr. Hamel to confirm the appointments. Motion carried unanimously. F. Assessment Hearing Panel--December 6, 1976 Present: Council members Keller and Haws. City Engineer Teitzel A. C.B. 1292--Levying Assessments for paving Waite Street from Bell Avenue to Elmira Road (76-02) Approve Written protest was received from Les Wright, 662 Waite Street. Requests to be heard were received from Mr. Wright. Leonard Jensen of 542 Waite Street, and Richard Happe of 631 Waite Street. Mr. Happe did not appear. Mr. Teitzel explained that this project was initiated by petition of 65 percent of the property owners. The est imated cost to the property owners was $17.50 per front foot with a concrete driveway cost of $1.32 per square foot. The final assessment cost was $16.06 with a driveway cost of $1.35 per square foot. Mr. Haws inquired how it could be possible for the actual front foot cost to go down from $17.50 to $16.06 when the contract cost had gone up from $25.500 to $27.000. Mr. Teitzel explained that the $17.50 figure includes e a 10 percent contingency factor. He further explained that the bid figure of $17.50 per front foot was a good price, becauge it had been anticipated that 1976 paving costs would run approximately $20 per front foot. Les Wright stated that he feels responsibility in the situation because he had circulated the original petition and when the price was quoted for driveway and apron removal and replacement. he and Mr. Jensen had pursuaded other property otmers on the street to accept the paving project because the cost was good. He further stated that he was very surprised when his driveway cost him $688.15. Leonard Jensen reiterated Les Wrightls objections concerning no one explaining extra costs for driveway replacement. Mr. Jensen stated that with the figures he had received he figured his assessment would be $1427 and his actual assessment was over $1600. Mr. Teitzel showed the council members a copy of an excerpt from the minutes of the council meeting of April 12. 1976, wherein a tabulation of costs on this project inc luded a figure of $1.32 for driveway costs. Mr. Teitzel further explained that standard practice is for driveway removal to be considered a part of the project and to be assessed throughout the project. He further explained that the cost of replacing any surfacing is directly assessed to the property owners. e 1'2/13/76 - 11 5'15