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_._._..~__.~.~._ .. __......,..~."..""'.......,..._........__..._.._._.-..-.h_......'-.",,..,.'~.................._..._..._._. _ ...-..-. ..._.............. .__.......,..~...-....." _'.._. ..._,.......__....._..._................ .._~-__..l_...~.oA..o__;U'.:.\..;.,\" happened, the resident would be responsible for all of the costs to bring City water to their property at the time of the ~ell failure. Ms. Kim Horsnell, 1783 Peltier Lake Drive, indicated that the figure for the assessment is $5,100 but there is also the $5,000 to connect to the house. She then said that the figure for the water and road reconstruction is $12,000 plus the $5,000 to connect to the house. Ms. Horsnell indicated she had been told that the cost would be $120 per running foot for the road and the reason she is asking is because her property is. 300 x 100'. Mr. Schluender indicated that the typical formula is $120 per running foot on the short side and $120 per half the running foot of the long side. Ms. Horsnell indicated they. also have a City pump on their property and the bridge for the creek. Mr. Larson indicated he had heard that the City never charged for a 'comer lot Ms. Moore-Sykes indicated the City has always charged for a comer lot Council Member Capra said she thought the City only charged for one side. City Attorney Hoeft clarified that this project is in the very early stages and. any figures are rough engineering figures. He further commented that this matter has to be reviewed and approved by 4/5th vote of the Council to proceed. He then indicated that better figures would not be available until the assessment hearings and cautioned residents against locking into a dollar amount so early in the process as there are a lot of variables that go into the costs for the project and those costs will not be known for several months. Ms. Horsnell commented that the property owner is supposed to get the money for the assessments back out of the house by improved and increased value at the time it is sold, but in her case, she is looking at an assessment of $40,000 for the road and $10,000 for water and it is not possible to recover that amount out of the house when it is sold City Attorney Hoeft indicated the property owner has the right to challenge the assessment if they feel that benefit cannot be shown in that amount. He then. said that the courts have upheld amounts between $8,000 and $10,000 for City water. Motion by Council Member Broussard Vicken. seconded. by Council Member Caura to continue the Peltier Preserve uublic hearine: to March 26. 2003. AD in favor. Motion carried unanimousIv. City Attorney Hoeft indicated that the City is not required to renotice for the hearing on March 26, 2003 because it is a continuation of this hearing. Ms. Moore-Sykes indicated that Staffhad agreed to renotice residents. Ms. Moran asked if the options could be included in the notice. Ms. Moore-Sykes indicated Staff would have the information available at the meeting but would only send out notices to residents. Page 10 of17