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mobile home park. He said Staff looked at another method of distrbu~on which would have been to create equivalent lots along the frontage to represent commonality with other parcels being assessed in the Local Improvement District, That approach would have resulted in almost exactly the same costs. He said Staff recommends that option number one be approved. He noted that there is also an assessment for some of the properties for a fire hydrant. This was installed during the project north of Babcock Lane. In the opinion of Staff this serves only a limited area and has been assessed as a separate amount to those properties which are deemed served by the fire hydrant. He also described the service lines from the lateral sewer to the individual proper~es. Also, he noted that there have been storm drains installed and staff have used the same area for distribution of casts as with the lateral sewer. The storm drain generated a cost of $.lllper square foot. He further observed that there had been a memorandum from the City Attorney which makes reference to new developments, concerning the assessments for storm sewers. He noted that the vast majority of properties adjacent to Sheraton Drive are new construction. He then recommended that the assessments for the project be as set forth in a memorandum which had been provided to the Hearings official. The Hearings Official then opened the meeting for public comment. The first speaker was Patricia Babcock, one of the developers of the mobile home park. She indicated that she had no problems with the proposed assessments and commended Staff for their work. The next speaker was Mary Kay Lomax. She also had no problems with the assessment process. She also wanted to know about the opportunities for deferred payment. Mr. Lyle responded that the finance department will be sending forms concerning that. The next speaker was Hugh McClelland. He wanted to know whether these amounts should have been paid by the seller of his property. Mr. Lyle responded that the amounts could not be paid until the assessment is complete. However, Mr. Lyle advised that Mr. McClelland should have been informed by his seller concerning these possible assessments. The last speaker was Pat Langan, who is a member of the Public Works Department. Mr. Langan was upset that he wasn't getting information that he felt he was entitled to. He observed that he was the primary author of the original assessment policy. He said that information he had requested was not made available until just before the hearing. He advised that he doesn't understand the process used. His primary concern was directed to the fire hydrant which is very close to his property. There was general. discussion back and forth between Mr. Langan and Tom Larsen. Mr. Latagan's point was that the assessment for the fire hydrant was being limited to the west side -~- EXf11BiT_.,,' ., PAGE ?- OF3