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Minutes of Regular Council Meeting Page two ~lay 10, 1971 attached resolution. In the amount of $110.500. and authorize Banister Engineering Company to prepare specifications for parts A and B, eliminating part C at this time; Engineer to check feasibility of eliminating one hydrant on James Circle; seconded by S. Olmen. Motion carried unanimously. The Council authorized Engineer Lund to run soil borings along Hamllne Avenue, as requested. . Engineer Lund was requested to supply Attorney Courtney with a copy of the drawing, indicating the encroachment and the location of the stop box, as well as the legal description of the property. Sanitary Sewer Improvement No.2 - Assessment Adjustment Request~ Mr. Pat McLa ren. Engineer Lund reviewed his letter to the Council, dated April 28, 1971, and Indicated the property location on a map, advising that since the property was assessed, It has been spl it into two parcels which front on Beckman Avenue (actual frontages of 97.7 and 87.4 ft.), Instead of one parcel fronting on Johanna Boulevard (118 ft., plus 15 ft. on the side street, or 133 ft. @ $IO.OO/front foot). Engineer Lund advised that even though the larger assessment was in- advertantly placed on the smaller of the two parcels, both parcels resulted in less than the $IO.OO/front ft. assessment which was appor- tioned to other properties under the improvement; therefore, he . recommended that no assessment abatement be made. . Mr. McL~ren stated that he felt if the 133 ft. assessment was considered an appropriate assessment for the single parcel (now split Into two parcels), that the spl it Into two parcels should not have Increased the assessment for the property; that the original assessment should have been apportioned to the two parcels according to lot size; his lot, being the smaller of the two parcels, to receive the smaller assessment. After discussion, S. Olmen moved that the Counei I concur with Engineer Lund's recommendation that no assessment abatement be made; seconded by R. Herrick. Motion carried unanimously. Water Improvement No, 68-2 - Assessment Marchand Engineer owned by Marchand Lund indicated the location John Marchand, one of which describes as an unbui Idable of two adjacent parcels is a 30 ft. strip whlc~ lot which should not be Adjustment Request. Mr. Jonn of land, Mr. assessed. Engineer Lund stated that the parcel could be added to Mr. Marchand's adjacent property, or sold to the adjacent property owner on the other side to enlarge either of the two pieces of property; therefore, no abatement should be made. -2-