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He suggested this road be kept up consistent with the policy on blacktopped roads and the City <br />should pay 50 percent of the cost of maintenance' of that street, which should be assessed. He <br />stated they are jumping from a gravel road with puddles and grading that needs to be done, to a <br />justification for what could perhaps be one million dollars in total costs and setting significant <br />precedence for the entire City. He stated he would not like to live on that road, however, he does <br />not know if that is the right justification for what they are talking about here. There is a policy in <br />this City, if the residents want the road paved they can get it pa~ed; there has to be more that <br />want it than do not. <br /> <br />Mayor Gamec stated he thinks the decision in this area with maintenance and ut~keep is to go <br />ahead and correct it. They should hold the public heating with better costs, as people will have <br />questions. Through the public hearing process they can'determine an outcome, at a meeting like <br />this they can only speculate. There is an assessment for Class Five, although they have put in 10- <br />12 loads of Class Five in this comer akeady to build it up and the amount of work and dollars to <br />pay for the dirt would wash away in a short time. <br /> <br />Councilmember Hendriksen stated he would strongly urge that they do not send these feasibility <br />studies out. This is not a policy they can replicate across other neighborhoods in the City. · <br /> <br />City Principal City Engineer Olson said the date for the public hearing could be changed zind <br />requested information on what the Council .would like in the feasibility study. <br /> <br />Councilmember l-tendriksen stated the feasibility report talks about the cost of doing the project; <br />the second part of the equation is how it will be paid for. He questioned how a report was sent <br />out to the citizens that shows costs would be paid for in a way never approved by the City <br />Council, and that they have never.done. <br /> <br />City Administrator Norman stated they would like to bring tkis project forward and if they use <br />the most pessimistic approach they will fall short. They have had two smaller versions, of this <br />project and proven it can pay for itself, they would like to do a larger project, it will pay for itself <br />and can be replicated throughout the City. <br /> <br />Dick Kimbler, resident, stated they were second on the agenda and they have a lot of elderly <br />people waiting in the audience. He requested their item be discussed next. <br /> <br />City Principal City Engineer Olson explained this project would use the Water Capital Reserve <br />for future construction. It would accomplish many goals with this project and utilize the <br />dedicated source of revenue or dedicated funds that are there now and would be reimbursed upon <br />hook up. <br /> <br />Chairperson Zimmerman asked if some of this money being earmarked for this is being used by <br />the project on Juniper Ridge. <br /> <br />City Principal City Engineer Olson responded that project is not using anything from the City, <br />the only too. ney expended on that project was $1%000 from the Storm Water Utility and that has <br />been reimbursed already. The only money that has come from Highlands at River Park is that the <br />Storm Water Management Fund has paid for $39,000 of expenditures that were not benefiting <br />Highlands at River Park. The $21,750 was trunk fees or Storm Water Management fees that <br /> <br /> -379~9 <br /> <br /> <br />