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EXH~BZT B FINDINGS AND RECD ATIQNS SUBJECT: ALLEY BETWEEN TTH AND 8TH AVENUES FROM WASHIl~TGTON STREET TO JEFFERSON STREET (CONTRACT 89-33) BACKCR~UND This project was initiated by a petition from property owners. The properties petitioning far the improvements will bear 66 percent of the improvement casts. Based on the petition, the City Engineer initiated the project, as provided far in the Eugene Code 7.160(8}, on April 25, 1989. Property owners were notified of the pending award hearing ten days prior to the hearing. The project was authorized far construction by the City Council on September 25, 1989. The low bid was submitted by Wildish Corvallis Construction Co. in the amount of $71,431.04. The existing alley consisted of crushed rock and was inadequate far commercial truck usage. The commercial properties needed a paved surface far loading and unloading, also paving the alley solved dust and draining problems. The existing sanitary sewer was old and in need of replacing. Under existing city policy replacing sanitary sewers is a city cost. Construction is complete and, based on actual cast, the total assessment amount is $40,314.06 and the share borne by the City is $51,887.29. A public hearing regarding assessments to the benefitting property owners was held on April 9,1991 at the City Hall ~~ Conference Roam. Charles Bierman of City Center Car Wash requested to be heard at the hearing. His concerns are that city staff told him the total cost to pave the alley would be about $10,444 and his share would be one bfth of that cost ($2,404}. Staff researched Mr. Bierman concerns and found no ~nfarmation to backup his statement regarding cost of construction of the alley. The computation far alleys uses two factors -front footage and weighted area. Mr. Bierman's assessment is $3,992,26 front footage and $5,$05.79 based on weighted area. obviously, the $10,400 ,estimate Mr. Bierman assumed for the total project closely matches his assessment and confusion exists. Mr. Bierman did not appear at the hearing. Eve McClure, 754 Washington Street (Quantum, Inc.} requested to be heard at the hearing. Her concern was that the property at 754 Washington Street should be residential and not commercial. Staff researched her concern and have found that the intensive land use for her ro er is commercial and have distributed costs er that use. Section 7.175 defines P P tY P this approach with multiple use. PRDIECT The project included 14-foot concrete alley paving, sanitary and storm sewers.