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r <br />% <br />COUNCIL MEETING <br />JUL 1 0 2000REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION <br />Cl 11 vjr UHUNO <br />DATE: July 10. 2000 <br />ITEM NO.: ^2. <br />Department Approval: <br />Name Gregory A. Gappa <br />Thie Director of Public Services <br />Administrator Reviewed:Agenda Section: <br />Engineer ’s Report <br />Item Description: Assessment Hearing for East Long Lake Sanitary Sewer Project <br />Assessment Hearing <br />The assessment hearing is the next step in the approval process. A pressure sewer system will be <br />installed which means all of the property owners will be responsible for the purchase, installation <br />and maintenance of their own residential grinder pump station. The proposed project assessment <br />is $12,700 for installation of sewer to the property line for each parcel in the project. This is the <br />maximum amount that can be assessed. The property owners may also choose to add a $5,000 <br />allowance to their assessment for the purchase and installation of their grinder pump station. For <br />this option, the City will issue a $5,000 check to the property owner then include this amount in <br />their assessment. The total assessment, with the grinder pump allowance, would be $17,700. <br />Assessment Appeals <br />In order to be eligible to file an assessment appeal, the property owner must submit a written <br />objection to the assessment either before, or at, the assessment hearing. Submission of a written <br />objection to the assessment allows the property owner to file a formal assessment appeal within <br />30 days of the assessment hearing. <br />Exclusion from Project <br />City policy allows for property owners with conforming septic systems to request "exclusion" <br />from the project assessment. Continued use of the septic system is allowed as long as the system <br />remains conforming to the septic regulations. In the event the system becomes nonconforming to <br />any future septic regulations, connection to the sewer will be required at that time. Major repairs <br />or enlargement of the septic system are not allowed and will require connection to sewer. <br />Payment of a connection fee is required before connection to the sewer can be completed. This <br />connection fee will be the $12,700 project assessment plus annual cost of living increases. This <br />connection fee is adjusted annually in the City ’s fee schedule. <br />1 <br />1