Agenda - Council - 04/09/1985 - Special

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I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I February 11, 1985 Ramsey City Council Dear Council Members: We have prepared this letter to outline the views of many residents affected by the storm sewer assessment in drainage District 43. We hope this letter is viewed as it is submitted; in a positive manner. Our position in summary i~ the storm sewer project is required to develop Flintwood No. 2, may force development of agricultural land, benefits more than the current assessed parties and does not apportion assessment costs in a fair and equitable manner. We believe the following points illustrate our position: This project is not necessary to provide drainage for existing developments but obviously is necessary for the intensly developed PUD's. The PUD development (Flintwood No. 2) contains a significant amount of marginal lowland and requires drainage structures and controls. The proposed assessments could force the sale and/or development of agricultural lands against the desires of the owners. The existing drainage problem in Flintwood No. 1 affects three lots and occurs from significant runoff upstream in the remainder of District 43 during wet weather conditions. However, these upstreaTM areas are not proposed to be assessed. While the affected property owners are concerned, the existing problem is relatively minor compared to the scope of the proposed project and magnitude of the total assessments. The assessment of one unit for each acre of existing residential to 1.5 units for each acre of PUD cluster home development does not equitably distribute assessment costs when the peak runoff rate is calculated from each type of property (i.e. runoff is directly related to the total impervious area of a parcel). Peak runoff is directly related to capacity required and cost.