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~#7 Dr. Robert 1. Tranquillo 2040 I rene Street 16 July 1992 Roseville City Council Dear Members of Council, At the suggestion of Mayor Johnson, I am submitting this proposal, concerning the Schlosser application, for your consideration at the Council's working session on 20 July 1992. This two-part proposal is motivated by certain circumstances and facts which I outline below to the best of my understanding (see the attached transcript of my address to Council on 22 June 1992 for an expansion on certain points): · Matt Schlosser was assessed based on all street frontage to his property because he had utility hook-ups installed during the streets renovation. He was not assessed based on the "longest street" rule. Evidently, he did not realize how much he would be assessed when he followed the advice of the streets renovation staff to take the opportunity to have hook-ups installed (specific amounts were not available when the decision had to be made per Doug Strong). He did know that despite the advice of City staff, there was no guarantee that five lots would ultimately be approved since variances would likely be involved (per Doug Strong). Thus, Matt Schlosser assumed a financial risk at the behest of the City. · Matt Schlosser claims that he does not want to develop his property but that the assessment, much higher than he anticipated, has forced him to pursue such. · The neighborhood's opposition to the plan for five lots is essentially complete, manifested by the petition submitted previously. Why? · practical: concern about extensive regrading and paving on storm water runoff below and structural integrity above. · aesthetic: cutting of oak trees and likelihood of fatal damage to others; consensus that five houses, in particular two $150,000+ houses (per S. Carpenter) on proposed lots 1 & 2, would not be in conformity with "the neighborhood", the relevant neighborhood as considered by the affected neighbors to be the properties adjacent to