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MEMORANDUM February 23,1999 TO: Hearings Off cial FROM: Les Lyle, City Engineer SUBJECT: PAVING, CURBS, GUTTERS, SIDEWALKS, AND STORM SEWERS ON BRICKLEY ROAD FRAM DEBRICK ROAD TO ~IAMMOCK STREET. CONTRACT #98-44} JOB #3549} BACKGROUND This improvement project was initiated as a response to the following; l}drainage needs; 2} property owner requests, 3 }unimproved condition of the roadway, 4} development activity resulting in the submittal of irrevocable petitions, and 5} results of a petition-poll letter. The combination of irrevocable petitions and petition poll responses represented property that will bear 54 percent of the assessable costs. Based on those results, the City Engineer proceeded to initiate the design, acquisition and bidding of the project on May 1,1997, as provided for in the Eugene Code 7.1605}. The City Council formed the local improvement district SLID} on April 20,1998. The project construction has been completed and final assessment costs have been calculated per Eu ene code g provisions. The property owners were notified of the pending assessment hearing ten ~ 10} days prior to the hearing as required by Municipal Code. Df the 36 properties included in the LID,10 properties qualify for the low-to-moderate income subsidy program. This program only applies to owner occupied properties in the LID. The City will pay in full for the subsidy share ~ 113, 213, or 516} that each property qualifies for which in total represents $40,231.57. ~- CORRESPONDENCE City staff have received two phone calls,l}from Mr. Barry Wolff at 1330~Brickley Road and 2} Mr. David Smith,1312 Brickley Road, who had concerns about their assessment costs. Staff reviewed the issues they raised and concluded that an adjustment was warranted. Staff concluded that a portion of the stormwater system costs that had been allocated to these two properties would be more appropriately considered a City cost since the system was intended to serve a broader area. Staff also received a third phone call from Mr. Jeff Davis, ~ president of the home owners association for Champignon, amulti-family development at 1351 Hammock Street, regarding their assessment. The board of directors do not feel they have adequate access to the assessable area and see no benefit to their property for the improvement on Brickley Road and should not be assessed. Staff have reviewed this issue and have concluded ghat the property should be assessed for both the street