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SUBJECT: ALLEY BETWEEN 7TH AND 8TH AVENUES FROM WASHINGTON STREET TO JEFFERSON STREET (CONTRACT 89-33} A public hearing regarding the above project was held on April 9,1991, in the City Hall II, Conference Room. Present on behalf of City Staff was Paul Klope, from the City Engineer's Office. Hearings Officer Jack A. Billings presided. The Hearings Officer opened the public hearing by describing the role of the Hearings Official and City Council in determining how assessments for a project such as this are to occur. The Hearings Official then called upon Mr. Klope to describe the project. Mr. Klope indicated that this project was far the purpose of constructing a concrete alley and rehabilitation of a sanitary sewer for the alley between 7th and 8th Avenues from washingtan to Jefferson Streets. He Hated that the project was initiated on April 25,1989, and ,that 66°0 of the total cost would be paid far by the benefitting property owners. He noted that appropriate notices were provided to property owners, and far the receipt of bids, in conformance with the Eugene Code. City Staff initially estimated that the cost would be $4.36 per front foot/zone factor point and $~.U3S square footlzone factor point. The actual costs have turned out to be $3:51 per front ` foot/zane factor paint and $0.432 square foot/zane factor point. He further stated that an initial calculation of assessments for the property owners had been established and an earlier hearing scheduled. However, City staff determined that the hearin needed to be ost oned because staff became aware of the cammercial usage at 754 g p P ~washington Street, the home of Quantum, inc. Mr. Klope said that it was determined that this cammercial use was the most intensive use of the property and that the assessments need to be recalculated. He said that the Eugene Code requires that where there is a mixed use of a particular property, staff is to look at the most intensive use. he observed that he had contacted the Planning Department and the City Attorney, in order to determine his recommendation. He enerall looked at the impact of the use on the property. After the g Y recalculations were done, notices were sent out io property owners. Mr. K1ope advised that the assessment process far alleys tends to be more complicated. He said the City takes the cost far an alley project and splits it in half. One half of the costs are attributed to the front faota e of the ro er and the other half to its square footage. g p P tY Each of these is weighted according to the zone factor paints. Mr. K1ape also made available a map of the vicinity of the project. The Hearings Official then called upon Jim Guido who is affiliated with Quantum, Inc. which owns the structure at 754 Washington Street. Mr. Guido indicated that the company. was advised in a roxirnatel Gctober ar November,1989, that the alley would be finished. The pP y