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. Mr. Nyberg added, the truck watermain construction cost project total is $227,179.32. However, if alternate A "East Watermain Extension" is included in the project there will be an additional $45,620.00 cost. The 20th Avenue trunk sanitary sewer construction costs will be $281,611.33 which includes the forcemain, lift station, sitework, street and storm sewer. Therefore, the total construction cost will be $508.790.65. Furthermore, the total project costs including overhead, without alternates will be $702.120.00. Mr. Nyberg explained the proposed project schedule. Two public informational meetings were held on both February 26, 1998 and August 13, 1997. A public hearing was held on September 24, 1997. The plans were approved and a petition to order advertisement bids was completed on February 11, 1998. The City held the bid opening on April 21, 1998. Currently, the Council is holding a public assessment hearing. The City Council is scheduled to award the project on May 13, 1998. The City will begin construction in May 1998 and the project should be complete by August 1998. Mr. Nyberg presented a synopsis of four watermain and sanitary sewer assessment scenarios: one by property front footage, one by total area, one by area minus wetlands and one by area minus floodplain. Mr. Nyberg informed the property owners the water availability charges 0N AC) and sewer availabity charges (SAC) are the costs to connect to and become a part of the Centerville water system. The WAC charge pays for the cost associated with water systems such as elevated storage, water treatment facilities and maintenance. The WAC charge is $2800 per unit. In addition, the SAC charge pays for the costs associated with the system, such as lift station rehabilitation, operation cost, sewer cleaning, and system maintenance. The SAC charge is $1750 per unit. Also, the Metropolitan Council (Environmental Services) issues a $1000 SAC charge, per SAC unit. Finally, The individual property owner will be responsible for the connection between the property line and the individual building. Because of the many different configurations, this cost varies considerably, and is difficult to estimate. Mr. Nyberg added, the property owners may have costs associated with taking individual well systems and septic systems out of service. Mr. Kenny & Ms. Colleen Carpenter (6885-20th Avenue) stressed concerns about the assessment and hook ups. Mr. Carpenter questioned, "Why is this project taking place?" Mr. Nyberg responded that Mr. Gerald Rehbein petitioned the City for improvements to his property east of 20th Avenue. Mr. Carpenter commented since Mr. Rehbein petitioned the City, he should pay the cost for the improvements. Mr. Carpenter added, he invested $30,000 for his current well and septic and both are in good condition. In addition, he is paying taxes on the installed improvements. Therefore, "Why should he have to hook up when the sewer is installed?" Mr. March noted the current City Ordinance requires property owners to connect to the City sewer, once sewer service is available. Property owners must connect to the water system once a private well system is in need of repair. Also, the City can only assess what the improvements will increase the value of the land. However, if a property owner disagrees with the city's estimated 2 -- -- -- -- ..-..----- --------------..------ ---