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Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Gamec, Councilmembers Olson, Look, Dehen, Jeffrey, Olson, and Strommen. Voting No: None. Absent: Councilmember Elvig. Case #2: Public Hearing and Levy of Special Assessments for the 2007 Street Maintenance Program Mayor Gamec closed the regular portion of the City Council meeting at 7:51 p.m. in order to conduct a public hearing. Public Hearing Mayor Gamec called the public hearing to order at 7:51 p.m. Presentation City Engineer Jankowski explained that the 2007 Street Maintenance Program consists of eleven individual projects addressing the maintenance needs of 20.7 miles of streets. Seven projects involved crackfill /sealcoat projects covering 15.3 miles of roadway. Four projects involved a 1- 1 /2 inch bituminous overlay covering 5.5 miles. Individual projects have combined subdivisions having similar pavement areas per unit into single projects to reduce administration costs. He stated that all projects have been substantially completed and the final costs have been determined. He noted that it is City policy to assess 50% of the project cost to the benefited property owners. Citizen Input Bob Ellerton, 17264 Sodium Street NW, stated that he would like to thank City Engineer Jankowski for spending time with him recently discussing the sealcoating project in his area. He stated that he had delivered a portion of the gravel from the road to City Engineer Jankowski. He stated that he did not have a complaint about the assessment, but about the quality of the work. He showed pictures of the roadway and some of the problems they have had. He stated that the road is particularly bad at the corner of 172 and Potassium. Public Works Director Olson stated that this area has not been sealcoated because there is an upcoming storm sewer project planned for the area. He stated that the City has been patching this area and making repairs until this project goes through. Mark Newman, 17319 Quicksilver Street, stated that he is seeing sealcoated areas that are already in need of repair. He stated that he is concerned about what the roads will look like after winter and whether or not the property owners will once again be assessed for the repair costs at that time. Mayor Gamec asked City Engineer Jankowski to explain about the bonds that are retained for these types of projects. City Council / September 25, 2007 Page 8 of 27