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.EXHIBIT B M E M 0 RAN 0 U M March 21. 1994 TO: FROM: SUBJECT: Hearings Official Les Lyle, City Engineer . . PROPOSED PAVING, SIDEWALKS, 'STREET LIGHTS AND STORM SEWER ON TERRY STREET BETWEEN ROYAL AVENUE AND BARGER DRIVE. (JOB #2813) BACKGROUND Terry Street between Royal Avenue and Barger Drive. is proposed to be improved during summer, 1994. This project has been included in the City Council adopted Fiscal Year 194' Capital Budget. The project description calls for the street to be improved to a 46-foot width (12-foot travel lanes. a 12-foot center lane and two 5-foot bike lanes) with curbs and gutters. storm sewers. street lights and continuous sidewalk on the east side of Terry Street. Since this is a project that the City Council can initiate per Section 7.160(5), Municipal Code requires that a series of hearings be conducted to assure an opportunity for public input. Even though this particular hearing is not required by code. the nature of the project and unique circumstances regarding one of the properties suggest that a hearing is warranted. Currently, over 57.8% of the assessable cost is represented by either irrevocable petitions or other petitions for improvement. Technically this percentage allows the City Engineer to initiate design and bidding. however. the unique circumstances still suggest formal council action. An informational meeting was conducted March 9. 1994. . Out of six (6) properties proposed to be assessed for a portion of the project cost. none of the property owners attend the informational meeting. Three hundred letters were sent out to residents in the proposed improvement district with 20 attending. The bulk of the letters went to tenants of Woodland Mobile Home Park. Oaneland Mobile Home Park and Summerfield Mobile Home Park. A common concern was traffic flow and how the assessment costs would be distributed by the owners. FUNDING AND ASSESSMENT Current City policy states that all properties abutting streets that have not been improved to City standards will participate in the improvement cost. Assessments are a major source of revenue for financing street and storm sewer improvements. Systems Development and deferral funds will be used to finance the non-assessable costs.