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Department Approval: �� REQUEST FOR COUNCII, ACTION 1�Tanager � Reviewed ' ..�, DATE: 9/24/0 1 ITEM NO.: H-1 Agenda Section: Eearings Item Description: Public hearings for special assessment rolls for 2000 improvement projects Background: On August 27, 2001, the City Council set a date to hold public hearings for the purpose of establishing special assessments for various improvements which were constructed last year. Assessment rolls for the projects will be considered at public hearings to be held September 24, 2001. It is suggested that the public hearings be conducted according to the attached agenda. At the assessment hearings, staff will ha�e a�ailable specific information for each of the projects to be assessed. Information will include a description of the project, project financing and a discussion of typical assessments for properties benefiting from each of the improvements. Staff will summarize the City assessment policy and how it has been applied to each particular project. Engineering Department personnel will be a�ailable in the engineering conference room during the hearing to answer specific questions that properiy owners may have regarding how individual assessments were calculated, how front footage was determined, and how payments for assessments can be made. It is suggested that if properiy owners ha�e individual complaints about the quality of construction as part of the project or specific information about project deficiencies, these should also be referred to the Engineering Department personnel in the conference room during the hearing. These will be addressed by staff and resolved prior to the time that the Council considers adoption of the final assessment roll on October 8, 20Q 1. Typically, these kinds of complaints relate to quality of finished construction and are covered under the one-year contract warranty period. During the past several weeks, we ha�e been working with last year's Pa�ement Management Program contractors in an attempt to resolve most of these minor clean- up and construction correction items. Correction of these types of problems should not delay the adoption of assessment rolls. Projects to be assessed are as follows: • Citv Project P-S W-99-1 4: Larpenteur Avenue Streetscane and Reconstruction . City proleCt P-00-02; 2000 Pavement Mana�ement Pro�ram: Neighborhood 34 St. Albans Street, County Road B2 to Dale Street