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City Engineer Westby reviewed the staff report and recommendation to adopt Resolution #15- <br />10-253 adopting the assessment roll certifying Garnet Street and 168th Avenue reconstruction <br />assessments for Improvement Project #13-10. <br />Public Hearing <br />Mayor Strommen called the public hearing to order at 7:35 p.m. <br />Citizen Input <br />There was none. <br />Motion by Councilmember Kuzma, seconded by Councilmember LeTourneau, to close the <br />public hearing. <br />Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Strommen, Councilmembers Kuzma, LeTourneau, Johns, <br />Riley, Shryock, and Williams. Voting No: None. <br />The public hearing was closed at 7:36 p.m. <br />Council Business <br />Councilmember Riley stated that the assessment policy is 25 percent of estimated costs, noting <br />that the assessment is currently at 22 percent, and asked if this would create a problem in the <br />future. <br />City Engineer Westby explained that this project began by talking to appraisers with the intent to <br />keep the assessment at $7,000 or under, as that is a reasonable rate for projects of this nature. He <br />stated that if the current assessment of $6,500 were increased to 25 percent that would jump to <br />$7,350. He stated that the preliminary was assessed for $6,500 and that is what was noticed to <br />residents. He recommended staying at the $6,500 assessment but noted that assessments would <br />be higher on a reconstruction in the future. He referenced the third case on the agenda for <br />tonight and stated that the benefits for the properties in that case were closer to $7,000. He noted <br />that there are several different types of projects being considered tonight and stated that further <br />discussion could occur before the next round of projects. <br />Councilmember Riley asked if the appraisal service is serving the intended purpose. <br />City Engineer Westby stated that the appraising services help to validate the assessment rates <br />that are proposed, noting that this assessment was probably on the low side and the projects <br />could have been assessed a bit higher. He stated that if the assessment would have come in over <br />25 percent, only the 25 percent would have been assessed. <br />Mayor Strommen thanked staff for their efforts and stated that this is a learning process and <br />perhaps a debriefing could occur following this round of projects to better gauge the policies. <br />City Council / October 13, 2015 <br />Page 5 of 13 <br />