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. ~ - 2006 PMP 9/7/2006 Page 3 her driveway becomes steeper. She has requested the following: that her driveway be straightened for better access to Siems Court, a blind driveway sign, to replace her entire driveway, establish a no parking zone on Siems Court by painting the curb yellow, provide a heated driveway if the grade cannot be improved, and a waived assessment. Staff does not believe that Ms. Abraham is being adversely impacted by this project. We have had a number of discussions with her regardiug driveway coucerus. Attached is a memorandum from URS outlining the many different alternatives that were investigated earlier this year to try to address Ms. Abraham's driveway concerns. To summarize the memorandum, in the course of our investigation, it was determined that accommodating her request to realign her driveway and holding or lessening the existing grade would significantly increase project costs and negatively impact other property owners. As a result, we were left with two alternatives; rebuild the driveway as is, leaving the slope unchanged or realign the driveway, as the resident reqnested, and increase the slope. Neither ofthese alternatives met the property owner's expectations. Both of these alternatives are still available to Ms. Abraham. In regards to the remaining concerns, staff makes the following recommendations: . Installation of a blind driveway sign would cost about $150 and is possible as a part of the project. . Replacing the remaining four feet (4') of the driveway will increase the cost of the project by approximately $200 and allow for smoother transition. . Staff does not recommend painting the enrb yellow. In addition to the initial cost, we wonld need to refresh the paint on an annual basis. This would create an ongoing maintenance cost for the City. . Staff does not recommend having the City pay for and install a heated driveway. If the resident is interested in doing this with their own funds, we can facilitate the coordination of the work with the City's contractor prior to the proposed driveway being constructed. Ms. Abraham also provided objections regarding the assessment of the Beach Club property. She believes that these parcels have value and should be assessed. The assessment policy states that the City may reserve the right to delete land within the assessable area from the assessment roll if it is the opinion that the land cannot be developed or the improvement does not provide benefit. Staff has looked into the history of the Beach Club and the parcels owned by the Beach Club. The following information was retrieved: . The Beach Club is a non-profit organization with a minimal operating budget. . The Beach Club property was purchased as two parcels from the previous landowner(s). · There are 60-70 parties who are eligible to be members; however, there are currently only about 50 members in the Beach Club. Eligible members are essentially rcsidents of the 2006 PMP neighborhood, aloug with a few homes along Old Suelling.