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number of these people was that they were going to be able to subdivide and sewer and water <br />was coming in. Apparently, the residents at some time decided they did not want that after all. <br /> <br />Mayor Gamec stated this is one of the most confused areas in the City. <br /> <br />Principal City Engineer Olson explained this feasibility study was ordered because of concern <br />from the neighborhood, there was not a petition so they cannot tell the support other than a show <br />of hands and a public hearing. <br /> <br />Mayor Gamec stated they need to know who wants this and people would be able to determine <br />this better if they had the dollar figures in front of them. Even though they do not need to hook <br />up immediately they would want to know in the future. <br /> <br />Principal City Engineer Olson explained they have taken the assessment for sewer and water out <br />of the figures, as the charter says they cannot assess for sewer and water. The assessment is not <br />for storm sewer and water, that will be paid with City expenditures and the residents would not <br />pay until they decide to hook up. <br /> <br />Councitmember Hendriksen noted someone termed these funds as City money and stated they do <br />not have any money that did not come from the citizens. Some of the logic in the charter <br />amendment relates to one of the concerns he and others shared. This was that the City would <br />concentrate all the costs into curb and gutters and assess for those and then not assess for the <br />artificially low amount it attributed to sewer and water. The amendment says the City may not <br />assess for any part of any project that contains sewer and water. The amendment may not permit <br />assessing a portion of this if it contains sewer and water. <br /> <br />Principal City Engineer Olson asked if this meant even the street and curb portion could not be <br />assessed. <br /> <br />Councilmember Hendriksen responded in the affirmative. <br /> <br />Principal City Engineer Olson asked how many sewer and water extensions have been done since <br />the charter amendment. <br /> <br />Councilmember Hendriksen responded they have mostly been in new developments. <br /> <br />Principal City Engineer Olson commented there are people that do not want sewer and water and <br />there are people that want to hook up and cannot. <br /> <br />Councilmember Hendriksen stated a drain field is a portion of a septic system that needs periodic <br />maintenance and needs to be replaced; it is not a system failure and this term is being used in an <br />alarmist way .... <br /> <br />Principal City Engineer Olson responded that is what people tell him when their septic or well <br />needs work; they want sewer and water and cannot get it unless everyone gets it at the same time. <br /> <br />Public Works Committee~July 16, 2002 <br /> Page 6 of 28 <br /> <br /> <br />