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matter after a hearing for this matter fOllowing the conclusion of this meeting. That decision can not be established tonight but it is the staff's position as a recommendation. We feel that this would give considerable flexibility to the development of the area and would be in keeping with the City's overall desire as having more intensity in a developing community due to the shrinking amount of available land. Thank you. DEMOS: At this time I would like to ask Tom Deans, to pre- sent the financial information. DEANS: Mayor and members of the council. This petition for improvement has a proposed total cost of $49,405.26. There are 2,156.8 assessable feet-that's including the assessable feet for the assessments which will be done on the present property and the ones that the staff is recommending to be deferred. The estimated cost of construction is $22.91 per foot. That would be 100% assessed. As Mr. Honchell has pointed out there are a number of lots where there is no road built yet where the assessments could be deferred until a later time which would have to be decided at the assessment hearing in 1985. These would probably be assessed in 1985 with collections in 1986. DEMOS: Does the Council have any questions? COUNCILMEMBER: On those areas in the blue where they haven't decided whether or not to hook up service, does the City then pay the cost? HONCHELL: Yes, it would be more in keeping with many of the 429 projects, in that it would be partially assessed at this point. Initially the city would fund the remainder out of the sanitary sewer fund and at the time that it is ultimately deve- loped then that fund would be reimbursed. COUNCILMEMBER: What if it's never hooked into? HONCHELL: Then the City would never get its full funding for that sanitary sewer project. At a cost of approximately $23 per foot it appeared to the staff that this was a more reasonable funding level for these people to get sanitary sewer, in keeping with what others have paid in the past. If we only assess those in the green, this would be closer to $50 per foot rather than $23 per foot. This would seem to be a rather high cost for sani- tary sewer at least in proportion to what we have charged in the past. DEMOS: I would like to ask a question before we decide. Supposing one of those in the blue split their lots in a few years, could we not assess them at that point? HONCHELL: Not unless that is specifically a condition that you put into the deferment. DEMOS: I would like to know that that was a condition, I would like that put in the deferment.