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developer escrow with the remaining funding divided equally between assessments and the City general fund budget. Sealcoat project assessments range from $111 to $272. The two overlay projects anticipate assessments of $473 and $934. He advised following the public hearing no action will be taken for a period of 60 days. Assuming no petitions are received from a majority of the benefited properties opposing the improvement, the Council will be asked to order the projects at the May 11, 2004 meeting. Mayor Gamec closed the regular portion of the City Council meeting at 7:23 p.m. in order to conduct a public hearing. Public Hearing Mayor Gamec called the public hearing to order at 7:23 p.m. Citizen Input Terrence Lee, 17811 Gibbon Street, stated he is present regarding Project #04-11. He stated in 1998 under Project/498-09 they were assessed $1,097 to have this road repaved and crack sealed. He questioned why the City is now asking for additional funding. City Engineer Jankowski explained the assessment in 1998 was for the overlay. The road is then sealcoated five years later as part of the preventative maintenance schedule. Mr. Lee questioned who determines when the roads need repair. City Engineer Jankowski explained two criteria are used for addressing the road. One criterion is the chronological schedule he referenced earlier. After year zero the pavement is new, and five years later they seal it, year 12 it is sealed again. On year 19 it would be overlayed, and then begin with seal for the overlay again. In addition, pavement evaluations are done to assess their condition. If a pavement is deteriorated to a certain point it is not sealcoated anymore. Often, once something becomes eligible for an overlay the budget must be considered, which is ~vhy some of the overlays do not fall exactly in year 19 and get pushed out more than that. Mr. Lee requested that he receive a copy of Project #98-09. Richard Witalka, 17911 Yakima Street NW, inquired if there is any consideration to the roads being in a condition that does not need sealcoating. He stated in a number of cases the roads have very low traffic and do not need to be sealcoated at this time. City Engineer Jankowski replied the chronological order is followed closely; the roads are very seldom sealcoated prior to the chronological order. He explained part of the deterioration is just part of the aging process. Bituminous is an organic material that is deteriorated by weather, sunlight and moisture. The real thing about preventative maintenance is if you wait until it looks like the road needs it you have waited too long. City Council/March 9, 2004 Page 5 of 22