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PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT <br /> <br />The project was initiated by a petition signed by seventy-one percent of the property owners. <br />Prior to the public hearing on the proposed formation of the local improvement district, notice of <br />the pending hearing was sent to all property owners. Three property owners or representatives of <br />property owners appeared at the hearing. A record of the hearing is attached as Exhibit A. <br />Discussion at the hearing concerned details of the project and implementation. No doubts or <br />questions about the necessity of the project were raised. <br /> <br />FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATION <br /> <br />Notice of the public hearing was provided and all the property owners were given an opportunity <br />to participate in the hearings. <br /> <br />Appropriate notice was given of the public hearing and pending Council action, as required by <br />the Eugene Charter and Code. Letters informing property owners of the hearing and notification <br />to property owners of the intent of the City to characterize the assessment as an assessment, not a <br />tax, as required by ORS 305.583(5) were mailed to the property owners. <br /> <br />The Hearings Officer finds that the project is one for which the assessments are for local <br />improvements as set forth in ORS 310.410 because <br /> <br /> 1. The assessments do not exceed actual costs; <br /> 2. The assessments are imposed for a capital construction project that provides a <br /> specific benefit for a specific property or rectifies a problem caused by a specific <br /> property <br /> 3. The assessments are imposed in a single assessment upon completion of the <br /> project; and <br /> 4. The assessments allow the property owners to elect to pay the assessment with <br /> interest over at least ten (10) years. <br /> <br />The Hearings Official also finds that the method of calculation of the area to be assessed and the <br />estimated assessments is consistent with the language of the Eugene Code. The Hearings <br />Official recommends that the Council act in accord with the City Engineer's recommendations, <br />accepting the low bid and forming the local improvement district as set forth in the City <br />Engineer's recommendations. <br /> <br /> Res~pectfully s3kbmitted, <br /> .,// ~ ,-.~ / , , <br /> <br /> Milo Mecham <br /> Hearings Official <br />Dated: July 11, 2005 <br /> <br />PROPOSED PAVING, CURBS AND GUTTERS, SIDEWALKS, AND RELATED IMPROVEMENTS ON <br />DEBRICK ROAD AND BUTTE LANE FORMATION OF LOCAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT Page 2 <br /> <br /> <br />