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Councilmember Zimmerman suggested passing this issue onto Council. He felt that this is a point that could take a couple of hours to discuss at a workshop. Mr. Jankowski stated he would like some thoughts from the Council as to what the scope of the study should be, etc., and that thought be given to what the program would be like. Councilmember Zimmerman inquired about hiring consultants that would include the county and the state. Mr. Jankowski commented that the State really has to buy into what we want. The County does, to the effect that County Road #5 and #116 are in it. Councilmember Zimmerman stated that we know the financial participation will be nil. Mr. Sehroeder sated he was just at a meeting with Bob Brown and Chuck Sigrud and they said we need to do something; Met Council was also involved. Councilmember Zimmerman suggested "shipping this to the consultants and asking what we can get done for $10,000 - knowing our primary concern is 153rd, but if we can, to go further. Councilmember Beahen agreed that we should go further if possible. Mr. Jankowski suggested going up to 167th may not cost more. He added he would continue to work on the scope of the study. Case #1: Bison Street Paving City Engineer Jankowski informed the Committee that he has been advised that a petition will be circulated for the paving of the portion of Bison Street N.W., north of 171st Avenue. He stated that past history associated with previous feasibility studies for this project suggest that several parcels, contiguous to the portion of Bison Street proposed for paving, have had challenges to the issue of whether or not they had been benefitted. He summarized the last feasibility study, illustrating the parcels in question. Parcel A has a residence which has access onto 173rd Avenue (C.R. #63). The homestead is quite distant from Bison Street, approximately 250 feet, and would not be likely to redirect its driveway onto Bison Street if it were paved. One past feasibility study for this project proposed this parcel be considered benefitted and assessed one-half a share. The most recent feasibility studies, performed in 1993, did not consider this parcel benefitted. Mr. Jankowski continued that he had spoken with the City Attorney regarding this issue. He was reminded that in making a determination, Section 429 limits an assessment to the increased value of the property. Since it is unlikely that this property would increase in value by several thousand dollars, as a result of paving, this lot should not be considered benefitted. Parcels 3 and 4 are owned by the same property owner and are both lots of record which would be eligible for a building permit. In previous public hearings, the owner stated he would combine the two lots into a single property if the project were to proceed. The issue here is whether to consider these two parcels as one or two votes and assessments. Parcels 5 and 6 are both parcels in the Dellwood Hills subdivision. The paving of Bison Street was specifically addressed in the development agreement for Dellwood Hills as follows: The City has determined that Bison Street Northwest, win'ch is a street providing access to the Plat, needs to be improved, including bituminous surfacing. The City is considering this improvement as a special assessment project. The Developer agrees to make advance payment to the City in the amount of Nine Thousand Four Hundred Thirty-four and 00/100 Dollars ($9,434.00) which is the City Engineer's estimate of the benefit Lots 1 and 9 of the Road and Bridge Committee/April 25, 1995 Page 3 of 4