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sealcoat, with an overlay scheduled approximately 7 years after that. He stated that the City's assessment policy prior to 1991 was that the entire cost of the maintenance would be assessed to the property owner. He stated after 1991, the policy was changed to be 50% assessment and 50% City participation. He noted that this year there has been another policy change in that the assessments for sealcoating will be phased out over a 7-year period. He stated that the program for 2008 consists of about 20 miles of roadway. He stated that there are also some MSA streets included in this sealcoating plan and the homeowners in. that area will be assessed the average cost of assessment based on the relative area of their properties. He stated that that he anticipates the projects will be ordered at the May 13, 2008 Council meeting and awarded at the June 10, 2008 Council meeting. He stated that a notice will be sent out to affected homeowners to let them know the contractor and the scheduled project dates. He noted that the final costs will be tabulated after the work has been done. Citizen Inout Cas Lundgren, 7000 Sunwood Drive NW, stated that he worked at Vision-Ease Lens, which employs 450 people. He stated that they would like to request a one-year delay on the sealcoating project in front of their business. He stated that they manufacture ophthalmic lenses and they are at a critical phase in their growth process. He stated that by this time next year, they will have over $2 million invested in ways to protect their operations with things like better filtration and clean rooms. Mayor Gamec asked if there would be a problem with the roadway if this was delayed for a year. City Engineer Jankowski stated that there would not be critical wear on the road, but the drawback would be the funding that has already been set because the City would need to substitute another section of MSA roadway. He stated that the problem is that the City wouldn't have time to give proper notification to the residents along the new MSA route, so the City would have to forfeit the assessment they could receive. Public Works Director Olson suggested that this issue be discussed at the next Public Works meeting. He stated that he believes the City can work with Vision-Ease to find a solution that works for everyone. Ron Stewart, 8284 - 174th, stated that there is a section at the end of his driveway that has been busted up for several years where the garbage truck stops. He asked whether the overlay would add enough strength to the road to keep that area from falling apart. City Engineer Jankowski stated that part of the overlay will be to replace the base of any failed areas and then place an additional 1.5 inches on top, which should be sufficient to handle the load of the garbage trucks. Mayor Gamec asked City staff to take a look at Mr. Stewart's driveway. Collin McLowen, 9495 - 164th Lane, stated that with the possible delay in the sealcoating for Sunwood, there may be additional money that could be put towards improvement of Andrie City Council / March 11, 2008 Page 7 of 16