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Exhibit A MINUTES Final Assessment Storm Sewers on Gilliam Road from Hollywood Street to Ayers Road and Ayers Road from Gilliam Road to 500 feet west Job # 3459 December 17, ~ 997 Public Hearing Hearings Official Milo Mecham convened the hearing at b:0~ p.m. He described the subject matter of the hearing and the procedures to be followed at the hearing. Present at the hearing representing the City of Eugene were Eugene Public works Engineering staff Jeff Lankston and Teri Higgins. Principal Civil Engineer Jeff Lankston began by providing a brief description of the project and its histo .This project was initiated at the request of the property owner. Prior to the rY initiation, a drainage channel, part of the City's stormwater system, passed diagonally from the southeast to the northwest of the property. The presence of the drainage channel severely limited development of the property. At the request of the property owner, the City initiated the project to enclose the drainage system and divert it around the property. This resulted in the construction of l,0$7 feet of storm sewer. Under the City's policy one hundred percent of the assessable improvement costs will be distributed to the property owners of the property where the previous drama e ditch had traversed. The final assessment costs for the property owners is $322,SS9. ~ 6. g Mr. Lankston explained that this final cost was slightly higher than the price previously quoted to the ro erty owner because of delays in the construction. Mr. Lankston concluded that the overall p p cost of the project was comparable with the cast of projects of a sirnxlar size and character. The public members attending the hearing were Bob Meltebeke and Larry Olson. Bob Meltebeke is the owner of one of the two properties subject to the assessment and, pursuant to an a regiment with the other ro girt owner, is responsible for the entire assessment. Mr. Meltebeke g p p Y asked if there could be a cost breakdown provided. Mr. Meltebeke acknowledged signing a consent to the storm sewer development, but indicated that the consent was based on an assumption that the storm sewer improvements would be done at the same time as street improvements were done, which would have reduced the cost of the storm sewer improvements. Mr. Meltebeke also indicated that he was concerned with the cost, because when he signed the consent to the formation of the local improvement district, he did not know the cost and felt that he had no choice but to sign. Mr. Meltebeke recalled that signing the consent was a precondition to the viable development of the property. A discussion of the history of the project ensued. Mr. Lankston explained that the reviously existing drainage system had been redirected because its diagonal path across the p Meltebeke property meant that few if any lots could have been created on the parcel. Mr. Lankston explained that the open drainage system was put into a 72 inch pipe. In accordance with the Eugene Code, the cost of this had been split between the property owner and the City, with the Minutes -December 17,1997 Public Hearing Page 1