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City of Centerville November 13, 2002 Council Meeting Minutes City worked well to do the right thing all the way around. Mr. Rehbein indicated that at the last discussion Council requested he agree to a certain assessment and he felt that was too high and Council debated over whether to proceed and made the decision to go ahead with the project not knowing whether or not he would contest the assessment. He further commented that he feels the City could do more to make it more equitable. Council Member Capra indicated the range was between $40,000 and $60,000. Mr. Rehbein indicated he was prepared to pay the $56,000 as he feels that is fair and equitable. Council Member Nelson indicated she was not able to find any notes from the discussion that would indicate that Council discussed assessing any more than $65,000 to The Shores. Mayor Swedberg asked for a recommendation of the City Attorney. City Attorney Hoeft said it sounds like Council wants to change the numbers. He then said Council needs to determine how it wants to adjust the numbers and provide adequate notice of any change to property owners. He then recommended changing the numbers based on the total proj ect rather than picking and choosing properties. Council Member Nelson indicated Council agreed on the commercial property being $20,000 and she thought Council had agreed that The Shores was to be assessed $65,000 with Dafoe 6 units for $27,859 for a total of$57,859. Council Member Capra indicated she had $3,200 times 10 homes and then DeFoe and The Shores at $60,000. Council Member Broussard Vickers indicated that would be the equivalent of20 lots at the same price and that would not hold. Council Member Broussard Vickers indicated she did not want to be put in a position of being asked to look at a plat with higher density because of what has been assessed. Mayor Swedberg suggested the City pick up the difference between the $27,859 and the $25,977. Council Member Broussard Vickers cautioned that the City does not know whether Mr. Rehbein would fight the $65,000 and it puts the City in the position of another possible property owner contesting the assessment. Council Member Travis commented that there have been discussions to indicate that Mr. DeFoe's property is not always going to be a bar so there is reasoning behind the assessment. Council Member Broussard Vickers recommended moving the commercial property to $20,000 and that extra amount would come out of the Mound Trail assessment dropping .it from $77,923 to $66,582 and would increase Water Works to $45,977. Page 15 of29 .