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conjunction with MSA policy], in which case it shall receive one full share when the residential street receives the improvements. This has been the policy during the last four programs. MSA Roadways. At the December 13, 1994 meeting, one Councilmember expressed opposition for assessing MSA roadways; citing the fact that the City receives State Aid funds for these roadways which should finance this maintenance. Currently, the City receives a total of $454,000 from the State toward the maintenance and construction of its designated State Aid system. The City transfers $80,000 of this total into its general fund. This then leaves the remainder of the allocation to address the estimated $10,730,000 of construction needed to bring our designated MSA system up to standard. Clearly utilizing more MSA funds is a possibility for funding maintenance on MSA roads; however, this will reduce the availability of dollars to construct new roadways and to bring existing roadways up to standard, which will take almost 30 years at the present funding scenario. It should also be pointed out that MSA streets include many that are not generally viewed as collector or thoroughfare streets but rather are viewed as a part of the subdivision. Examples of such streets include the following: 2. 3. 4. Juniper Woods Drive through Reilly Estates 156th Lane through Woodland Green Riverdale Drive through Alpaca Estates Sunwood Drive through Wood Pond Hills and Sunny Ponds If assessments on MSA roadways are to be discontinued, it should be decided whether this policy should apply to specific MSA roadways or all roadways. Properties having frontage on an MSA street segment listed above, [list to be developed in conjunction with MSA policy] which receives an improvement, shall be assessed the- average assessment levied on other property owners receiving a similar improvement during that year's Street Maintenance Program. In the case of comer or double frontage lots, no assessment will be collected if the property has another frontage on which the City would have the ability to levy an assessment. This is the current policy. Properties having frontage on an MSA street segment listed above, [list to be developed in conjunction with MSA policy] which receives an improvement shall not receive an assessment for that improvement. Basis of Assessment - Unit or Front Footage. As is evident from the attached survey, both are acceptable methods of assessing for street improvements. The unit method is, however, significantly easier to implement. Our annual Street Maintenance Program typically assesses approximately 500 properties. A front footage method of assessment would result in a separate calculation and assessment determination for each property. Many of our roadways are curvilinear making frontage calculation somewhat complex. In some cases such as metes and bounds subdivisions, exact distances are not available and would need to be scaled. The numerous cul-de-sacs in the city would seem to require that a minimum assessable footage be established, and the method for dealing with comer lots