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oral objections, and all written objections theretofore filed with the City l'1anager were presented and considered, and all $uch objections were tabulated as follows: A written communication was received from Timothy P. Quinn of Meier, Kennedy & Quinn, attorneys for Thechurch of Corpus Christi: The church objects to the proposed special assessments for the improvements on the grounds that the improvements do not result in any benefit to the property owned by the church. The church requested that the assessments for sanitary sewer, water and street be deferred until such time as there shall be a hookup from the property now owned by the church to the services provided by the improvements. Oral presentations were made by the following: MR. TIMOTHY P. QUINN, attorney for The Church of Corpus Christi: A year ago the proposal to assess for sewer and water was laid over in order to have the sewer, water and street assessed at the same time. The objections the church made a year ago - Exhibit A attached to the letter of September 4, 1974 - are the same objections they still have. All of the property of the church will be used for school and church purposes in the fore- seeable future and there is no possibility in the foreseeable future that it will be used in any other way. He said it appears the city is assessing the property as though the highest and best use and the intended use would 'be to divide it into lots which isn't true because they have no intention of using it for that purpose. Their position is that the church really doesn't get any benefit from the improvements. They don't need the street, sewer and water because they're served and have paid for these services from other improvements. Mr. Quinn further said the 30 foot strip that will become the street has not yet been taken. A year ago the church signed a waiver of trespass so the city could go on the property and grade it and put in the sewer and water and the street without any problem. No understanding has been arrived at in regard to what the damages are to the church for the 30 foot strip. They feel there are no benefits from the improvements but that there are going to be some damages because of the value of the street that's being taken. The church would like to deed the property for the street to the city if there would be no assessment to the church for the street. MR. JULIUS LOIPERSBECK, 1023 Orchard: Indicated he would be happy if the Council could cut the cost.