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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, March 26, 2007 7:00 o’clock p.m. ___________________________________________________________________________________ PUBLIC HEARING – 7:05 P.M. 5. FARVIEW NEIGHBORHOOD SANITARY SEWER PROJECT ASSESSMENT HEARING Moorse stated the dollar amount contained in the resolution for the Farview sanitary sewer project assessment was incorrect in the resolution included in the Council’s packet and that the corrected resolution has been distributed to the council members at tonight’s meeting. Moorse stated the correct amount is $7650.00 per unit. Acting Mayor Murphy opened the public hearing at 7:11 p.m. Jerry Kemp, 2800 Farview Lane, stated he is aware of 13 households that have indicated a desire for immediate connection and that the others that make up the total of 20 currently have compliant septic systems and do not have any plans to connect to the City’s sanitary sewer at this time. Moorse stated those residents have two options. The first option would be to attend tonight’s hearing and appeal the assessment and the other option would be to opt out of the assessment for the present time but at the time a connection is made in the future, the assessment would need to be paid in a lump sum. a. Adopt Assessment Roll – Resolution No. 5589 McMillan moved, Bremer seconded, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 5589, a Resolution Adopting the Farview Neighborhood Sanitary Sewer Improvement Project Assessment Roll. VOTE: Ayes 4, Nays 0. b. Award Construction Contract – Resolution No. 5590 McMillan moved, Bremer seconded, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 5590, a Resolution Awarding the Bid for the Farview Neighborhood Sanitary Sewer Improvement Project. VOTE: Ayes 4, Nays 0. McMillan inquired when the project is expected to commence. Kellogg stated there is a completion date of August 10th and that the contractor has the option to start the project any time from when the contract is executed to 21 days prior to August 10th. Kellogg stated it is his belief the contractor would like to start work in the near future and that a meeting would be scheduled sometime next week. Kellogg stated the neighbors should receive a two-week notice prior to the work commencing. Moorse noted the property owners are planning to obtain bids to perform the private connections. Kemp stated he did send out a letter to seven different contractors at the beginning of the month requesting bids on behalf of the 13 property owners that have indicated they would like immediate hookup. Kemp stated he indicated an April 25th deadline for bid submittal and that it is their initial intent to have one contractor do the work but that it is up to the individual property owner. Kemp commented work probably would not commence until after road restrictions were lifted in May. PAGE 2 of 10 Item #02 - CC Agenda 04/09/07 [Page 2 of 7]