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6.03: Public Hearing to Consider Adoption of Resolution #15-10-255 Adopting Assessment Roll Certifying Jarvis Street Reconstruction and Railroad Quiet Zone Improvement Assessments; Improvement Project #15-20 Presentation City Engineer Westby reviewed the staff report and recommendation to adopt Resolution #15- 10-255 adopting the assessment roll certifying Jarvis Street Reconstruction and Railroad Crossing Quiet Zone Improvements for Improvement Project #15-20. Public Hearing Mayor Strommen called the public hearing to order at 8:00 p.m. Citizen Input David Hauan, 16341 Jarvis Street, stated that he is present for himself and his mother who lives at 16321 Jarvis Street and his mother did submit a written letter. He stated that he was opposed to this project from the beginning. He stated that the street was put in poorly and repairs are already being made. He noted that there are poor soils and believed that should have been dug out prior to this project moving forward. He stated that he opposes the $4,500 special assessment for the ten property owners and believed that amount should have spread over the residents as many more residents use that roadway. He stated that he does not have the assessment and therefore will have to place the amount on his taxes and does not think that the interest should be charged in addition to the assessment. He did not believe the roadway would last in the manner it was installed and believed that the City should be fairer to the ten property owners and the assessment should be spread across to the users of the roadway. He asked that the Council lower the assessment to $3,000 or even drop the interest. He asked that the Council not adopt the assessment. Mayor Strommen stated that the Council does have the written letter from his mother as well to submit into the record. Jeff Dillerud, 16395 Jarvis Street, stated that he agrees with the comments made by his neighbor. He stated that the road needed to be replaced and is not arguing with that fact. He stated that this is a County road and does not see much pedestrian traffic and therefore the improvements were excessive. He agreed that the assessment should be spread across additional users rather than focused on the ten properties. He commented that 90 percent of the traffic that goes past his house is Country traffic going to the waste treatment center or into Northfork and very little of the traffic is from the ten properties that are being assessed. Motion by Councilmember Riley, seconded by Councilmember Johns, to close the public hearing. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Strommen, Councilmembers Riley, Johns, Kuzma, LeTourneau, Shryock, and Williams. Voting No: None. City Council / October 13, 2015 Page 7 of 13