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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1982-03-29 (Special) Meeting MinutesI ( I SPECIAL MEETING: COUNCIL CHAMBERS CITY OF ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO March 29, 1982 The City Council of the City of Englewood, Arapahoe County , Colorado, met in special session on March 29, 1982, at 7 :30 p.m. Mayor Otis, presiding , called the meeting to order. The invocation was given by Council Member Thomas Fitzpatrick. The pledge of allegiance was led by Mayor Otis. Mayor Otis called for roll call. Upon a call of the roll , the following were present: Council Members Higday, Neal, Fitzpatrick, Weist, Bilo, Bradshaw, Otis. Absent : None. The Mayor declared a quorum present. * * * * * * Also present were: City Manager Mccown City Attorney DeWitt Director of Public Works Waggoner Director of Engineering Services Diede Deputy City Clerk Watkins * * * * * * COUNCIL MEMBER BRADSHAW MOVED TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEAR- ING TO CONSIDER A SPECIAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT IN THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD TO BE DESIGNATED AS PAVING DISTRICT NO. 28. Council Member Fitzpatrick seconded the motion. Upon a call of the roll, the vote resulted as follows: Ayes : Nays : Cn uncil Members Higday, Neal , Fitzpatrick, Weist, Bilo , Bradshaw, Otis. None. The Mayor declared the motion carried. City Manag e r Mccown gave introductory remarks regarding the histor j and philosophy of formulating paving districts, P.~d the procedures by which a district is created. Mr . Mccown stateu the theory under wh i ch th ~ City has operated is t h e district stands March 29, 1982 Page 2 alone and is not supported by any general fund tax monies. The City will sell bonds to borrow the money to pay for the district. The City provides certain guarantees in the work. The final assess- me nts ar e usually computed after the work is done. The property owner will have an opportunity to appear at a hearing about a year from now to register objections or protests on the amount of actual as s essment. Following the hearing Council will determine the final as se ssment for each property. Mr. Mccown then explained how pay- me nt could be made. Mr. Mccown stated the schedule of improvements is coordinated with utility companies to endeavor to have other re- pairs completed be f ore the street is repaired. Mr. Mccown stated individuals may h a ve a private contractor of their own choosing do the cement work. Th e work must be done in a period of time as specified so the City can determine whether or not to include the work in the general bid. Mr, Mccown stated an assessment deferral program was available for certain people meeting certain income levels. Mr. McCown stated the income rates will be amended at the Council meeting of April 5th to be more liberal than th e pre s ent rates. Mr. McCown stated the program allows the deferral of assess- me nt payment until the property is sold. Gary Diede, Director of Engineering Services, presented the technical aspects of the proposed paving district including the methods of .assessment. Mr. Diede discussed the costs for which the City is responsible and those for which the resident is responsible. Mr. Diede pointed out 85% of the streets have been in a paving dis- trict. The goal is t o place all streets in a district to bring them all up to standard. Mr. Diede stated the City pays for extra width and extra thickn e ss required for improvements. The City pays for intersection s, tree removal and replacem e nt , and storm drainage, Mr. Diede s t ated the p o licy regarding tre e removals was if there are trees lifting out concrete, the trees can be left in , but the property owner must. sign a waiver not holding the City re- sponsible if the tree should die after the improvements. In the event the tree dies, t h en the property o~,er would have to take out the tree. Mr. Diede stated anyone co ·Ld hire a licensed, bonded contractor to do t h e concrete work, and this is encouraged if the work c:an be don e cheaper. If the property owner resides at the property, he can d o the work himself but will have to meet the City's stt1ndards. Th e property owner must secure a permit to do the work fi:om the Enginee r ing Department. Mr . Diede stated the permit mu s t be taken out by June 1st and work must be com- pleted by Jun e 23rd. Mayor Otis explain e d the purpose of the hearing and the format that would be followed. Mayor Otis stated general questions would be answered at this hearing a nd specific ones would be answered at a later d a te, I I I I Ma rch 29 , 1982 Page 3 Mayor Otis opened the floor for c o mments concerning the ~avin g district and commenced with th e 27 00 block of South Cherokee. Le e R. Jones, 2740 South Cherokee, appeared before Coun- cil . Mr . J o nes stated he was spokesman for those residents of the 270 0, 2800, 2900, 3000, 3100, and 3200 blocks of South Cherokee. Mr. Jones stated the area was in an improvement district in 1936 and finishc, in 1941, Mr. Jones stated the street does not need upg radin g to present standards unless the weight limit of the, traffic is increased, Mr. Jones stated the stop signs contrc,l the traffic to a certain extent. Mr. Jones stated the street has not been maintained, surface-wise, for several years. Mr. Jones stated the timing for the district was poor in conjunc- tion with th e general economic conditions existing in the coun- try today. A financial burden would be placed on the elderly (mostly widows) and new families now moving into the neighbor- hood. Mr. Jones stated with the exception of two residents, most of the neighborhood would have to use the deferral program. Mr. Jones stated the property owners are faced with property re- evaluation and the state legislature has not decided 'Whether it will be on the assessed value. Mr. Jones stated the residents are also faced with a possible increase in school levy. Mr. Jones submitted a petition of 143 signatures r,rotesting the district. Mr. Jones noted two people marked 'yes" in favor of the district because they felt there was nothing they could d o to stop it. There were no other comments on the 2700 block of South Cherokee. Mayor Otis asked if there was anyone wishing to speak on the 2800 block of South Cherokee. Ron Atkinson, 2806 South Cherokee, appeared before Council. Mr. Atkinson why property taxes are not used to pay for paving districts. City Manager McCown stated 'When a Council passed an or- dinance back in the '50s that set up special assessment program~ to pay off street improvements, the theory was that the property owner that abutts that particular street, alley or sidewalk would pay the full cost of the improvements to tha t particular street. There would be no subsidizing of taxpayer mo rl ? going to the im- provements of that particular area. There i e no portion of the City's mi 11 levy or sales tax or any other t a -,,, th at the Ci. ty levies that is put in to subsidize the paving districts wich the only exception being for those portions that the City pays itself which are the intersections and any portion that abutts City property. March 29, 1982 Page 4 There no other comments on the 2800 block of South Cherokee. Mayor Otis asked if · there was anyone wishing to speak on the 2900 block of South Cherokee. Jim Blair, 2981 South Cherokee, appeared before Coun- cil. Mr. Blair stated he was against the proposed district based on the high unemployment and the poor economy. Mr. Blair why re- pair the street when utility companies will only come in and tear it up for their repairs. Nancy Sitsler, 2925 South Cherokee, appeared before Council. Ms. Sitsler stated she lived with and helped support her parents. Her parents could not afford to pay the assess- ments because her mother is in poor health and her father is disabled, both out of work. Dorothy Sitsler, 2925 South Cherokee, appeared with her daughter. Mrs. Sitsler stated she has been unable to find work, Most of her neighbors were either disabled or on low income, and they probably would not be able to pay the assessment. Mrs. Martin, 2936 South Cherokee, appeared before Coun- c il. Mrs. Martin asked why property taxes could not be used to pay the cost of improvements. City Manager McCown explained the City's property tax was used for a variety of services, i.e. police, fire, community development, public works, parks and recreation, etc. The City streets are maintained on the policy that all City streets t.hat have been in a paving district are fully maintained by the City. The City's mill levy, sales tax, etc, is used for the various services that the City provides including street maintenance. Mrs. Martin stated she felt the only repair the 6 treet needed was an overlay if any repair at all. She stated the stop signs help control the traffic so the street has not suffered that much damage, I Mrs. Marvin Dodrill, 2900 South Cherokee, appeared be-I fore Council. Mrs. Dodrill asked if trees would be replaced. Mrs. Dodrill noted a corner tree was not marked with red paint but two other trees were. Mr. Diede stated the City will replace trees, The Parks and Recreation Department has chosen trees of a certain species with roots that grow downward so the new concrete will not be up- heaveled in future years. Mr. Diede stated apparently the corner tree was not marked because it was not determined to be deterrent t o the project. I I Mar ch 29, 1982 Page 5 Mrs. Dodrill asked if a walkway on her property was going to be replaced. Mr. Diede stated if the service walk was marked with red paint then it will be repaired and assessed back to the pro- perty own e r. Council Member Higday asked Mr. Diede to recheck Mrs. Dodrill's property. Mrs. Dodrill asked how soon payment for the assessments wo uld be required. City Manger Mccown stated the work would be done this year and next year when the actual full costs of the district are known, every person that had work done would be sent a letter noti- fying them of the costs of improvements and Council would hold an- other hearing in order to hear any protests to the particular costs. The costs would not be assessed back to the property owner until the year 1984. There were no other comments on the 2900 block of South Cherokee. Mayor Otis asked if there was anyone wishing to speak o n the 3000 block of South Cherokee. Nerita Hathaway, 3095 South Cherokee, appeared before Council. Mrs. Hathaway asked if this area was techn i,cally never in a paving district why was it sealcoated seven to eight years ago . Mr. Diede stated he would have to check the records in order to answer the question. Normally, the City does not put a chip-seal coat on a ~treet. Mrs. Hathaway stated the street was in good sh a e until the City stopped sea l coating it and bus traffic started. Mrs. Hathaway questioned a paving district at this time because many people are being cut back on work hours. She is be- ing cut back and it will impact her monthly income which will im- pact her ability to pay the assessment. Mrs. Hathaway suggested the City pay for the improvements. There were no other comments on the 3000 block of South Cherokee. Mayor Otis asked if there was anyone wishing to speak on the 3100 South Cherokee. March 29, 1982 Page 6 Chuck Cooper , 3136 South Cherokee, appeared before Council. Mr. Cooper stated he was in the paving business for five years. Mr. Cooper stated when Public Service Company work- ed on the street last s•unmer he noted the patch work was 2" as- phalt and 4" base. Mr. Diede stated the sample cross-sections reflected 1/2" asphalt and 3" base. Mr. Diede stated patch work done by utility companies is excluded b e cause the patch work is incon- sistent and not indicative of the condition of the street. Larry Dickinson, 3171 South Cherokee, appeared before Council. Mr. Dickinson stated he was power of attorney for his aunt who lives at 3171 South Cherokee. Mr. Dickinson stated the representation of people at this meeting should be significant enough to show the opposition to the paving district. Mr. Dick- inson stated people in this block were assessed two years ago for improvements on Eastman. He stated the street was a bus route and queried upgrading it to residential standards when the street appears to be used commercially. Mr. Dickinson argued the deferral program waa not good in that the interest expense was still being placed on the taxpayer. Mr. Dickinson wanted guarantees that the block would not be widened later on to handle the increased traffic flow in co~junction with the downtown improvements. Council Member Neal stated there could not be guarantees that this street would not have to be widened later on. Mr. Neal stated once the street is upgraded it will be maintained and might be widened for arterial usage. Mayor Otis stated a written reply would be mailed to Mr. Dickinson in regard to his (Mr. Dickinson's) comments. Council Member Bilo asked City Attorney DeWitt if buses have the choice of what street they want to travel on. City Attorney DeWitt responded if a particular street is the shortest route for a bus, it could travel on it. I Gary Christopher, 3109 South Cherokee, appeared before Council. Mr. Christopher stated he was a businessman and had a I degree in geology. He stated the street was in good condition. Mr. Christopher told of a manhole cover that he thought was im- properly placed and the observations he had made as crews re- paired it. Mr. Christopher alleged the deterioration of the street as being caused by City crews. Council Member Fitzpatrick gave rebuttal. There were no other comments on the 3100 block of South Cherokee. I ( I March 29, 1982 Page 7 Lee R. Jones, 2 740 South Cherokee, appeared again be- fore Council. Mr. Jones noted Bannock has never been in a dis- trict even though heavily traveled. Council Member Higday explained the streets are randomly selected. Council Member Neal noted some streets have been in proposed districts, taken out, and are now in bad shape. * * * * * * Mayor Otis declared a recess at 9:05 p.m. Council re- convened at 9:20 p.m. Mayor Otis asked for roll call. Upon a call of the roll, the following were present: Council Members Higday, Neal, Fitzpatrick, Bradshaw, Otis. Absent: Council Members Weist, Bilo. The Mayor declared a quorum present. Council Members Weist and Bilo entered the meeting shortly after roll call. * * * * * * Council Member Neal asked City Ma~ager McCown to explain the deferral program once again. City Manager Mccown s t ?,ted the program was initiated when Paving District No. 27 wa~ f ormed. Eligibility depends on income limitations exclusive of property. The program defers payment of assessi ents until the property changes owners. The City places a lien on th e p ·roperty and pays the assessments until such time when the property ch ~nges hands, and then the money is paid back to the City. The limi tations are the same as those used by the federal government for the Department of Housing. The De- partment of Housing has changed its guidelines and in accordance Council will be amending the deferral program guidelines at its meeting on April 5th. Mr . Mccown stated inquiries for the de- ferral program should be directed to the Community Department at City Hall. Mr. Mccown stated a letter explaining the new guide- lines would be mailed out. Mayor Otis continued the hearing by asking if there was anyone wishing to speak on the 3600 block of South Acoma. March 29, 1982 Page 8 Gene Ward , 3602 South Acoma, appeared before Council. Mr. Ward read a petition containing 10 signatures of residents I on the block opposing the district, Mr. Ward asked what specifi- c a lly wa s wrong with the block, Mr. Ward questioned whether or no t asphalt prices would inflate if the district was delayed on the basi s that no one knows what the price of any commodity would b e in the future. Mr. Ward stated the staff has pointed out that 85 % of th e town has been in a paving district and stated the City sh o uld not, because of the economic times, require the remaining 1 5% to b e h a ndled in the same manner. Mr. Ward suggested elimi- n at ing th e paving district and developing a new type of property t a x asses sm ent whereby everybody in town would pay a paving assess- me nt through property taxes. Council Member Higday stated if that alternative were tak en th e n people who have been in a district would be subsidiz- in g those who have not been in a district and discussed the un- fairness. Mr. Ward stated he was not asking for one group to subsi- dize another but to spread out the load. Mr. Ward suggested ear- marking certain monies for paving district improvements. Council Member Higday stated he recognized the economic times we r e difficult and different, and not everyone was prepared to pay for the assessments. Mr. Higday asked Mr. Ward to recognize in return that the Council had to operate on a philosophy set by a Council back in 1956. Mr. Ward asked for the findings of South Acoma. Mr, Diede stated three test samples were taken. They were found to have l" asphalt and no base. Mr. Diede stated the samples were indicative of the 3600 -4000 blocks of South Acoma. Mr. Diede stated an overlay would not be sufficient repair for this area, There were no other comments on t h e 3600 block of South Acoma. Mayor Otis asked if there was anyone wishing to speak on the 3700 block of South Acoma. John Foster, 3706 South Acoma, app e ared before Council. Mr . Foster sta ted he had come to Council nin e years ago to ask that any alley behind his house be taken out of a paving district on the basis of financial hardship to pay the assessments. le was removed. Mr. Foster requested this blo ck be taken out of th i s proposed district for the same reason, finan ci al hardship . Mr. Foster stat e d most of the other people on th e block are elderly I I I March 29, 1982 Page 9 and it would a financial burden on them to pay the assessments. He asked that Council listen to the citizens on this hlock who want it removed. Raleigh Shipman 3717 South Acoma, appeared before Coun- cil. Mr. Shipman stated the assessment would be a financial hard- ship because he was on fixed income. Mr. Shipman asked for clarifi- cation of the deferral program as to when the actual payment would be due and if interest is paid on the amount due. Council Member Fitzpatrick stated if a person applies for a deferral payment plan, no money is paid until the house is sold. Mr. Shipman admitted South Acoma was rough and blamed the Public Service Company and City water crews. City Manager Mccown explained the participants of the assessment deferral program can have their assessment costs de- ferred until whatever time the property changes ownership. The assessment is due and payable with no interest when the property change transaction takes place. There were no other comments on the 3700 block of South Acoma. Mayor Otis asked if there was anyone wishing to speak on the 3800 block of South Acoma. Dick Simon, spokesman for the Englewood Methodist Church, appeared before Council. Mr. Simon presented a petition from re- sidents of the 3800 block protesting the paving district on the basis that it does not offer a specific benefit to them. Mr. Simon stated this was an inopportune time for the district since most of the residents are elderly, in particular widows, and could not pay the assessments. Mr. Simon stated the street was adequate and would only need repair from time to time. He stated the church was still paying for the assessment for the work done on Mansfield. Mr. Simon stated traffic on South Acoma was very light. Chuck Egloff, 3837 South Acoma, appeared before Council. He suggested resurfacing South Acoma rather than reconstructing it. He asked if he could confirm the findings by digging up the street himself. Director Waggoner stated he could get a permit and do it himself or he could asked the staff to come back and recheck it. Council Member Higday opposed allowing staff to recheck the street for unlimited samplings. Mr. Higday stated tests were made and the results should stand as is. March 29, 1982 Page 10 David Pierson, 3807 South Acoma, appeared before Coun- cil. Mr. Pierson argued the standards set for street upgrading may not be guided by the street's function for traffic. Mr. Pier- son stated "if a street works, don't tear it up". Mr. Pierson stated his sidewalk wa~ marked for a hairline crack and he did not think repair was warranted. Council Member Fitzpatrick suggested that Mr. Pierson get several neighbors together and do the work themselves. There were no other comments on the 3800 block of South Acoma. Mayor Otis asked if there was anyone wishing to speak on the 3900 block of South Acoma. David Fraier, 3945 South Acoma, appeared before Council. He asked if the street would be brought back to standard if utility companies dug it up. Director Diede stated he tried to coordinate any major work done by utility companies prior to the paving district work. M~. Fraier asked for the findings of his block. Mr. Diede stated there was no base at all in this block and did not recommended repair of the street by the property owner. Mr. Fraier asked if he could get another engineering opinion. Mr. Diede stated that was against Council policy. Mr. Fraier asked if petitions could still be submitted and what impact would they have. Mayor Otis stated Council would consider the petition and the deadline for submission was April 19. Mr. Fraier asked if there were records of street main- tenance costs. Mr. Waggoner stated there were none. Ancel Fowler, 3987 South Acoma, appeared before Coun- cil. Mr. Fowler stated the street was old when he moved in 22 years ago and suggested it probably would last many more years. Mr. Fowler asked that Council find another way to pay for the improvements. I I I I March 29, 1982 Page 11 There were no other comments on the 3900 block of South Acoma. Mayor Otis asked if there was anyone wishing to speak o n the 4000 block of South Acoma. No one responded. Mayor Otis asked if there was anyone wishing to speak on t:he 4500 block of South Acoma. Bo b Craig, 4556 South Acoma, appeared before Council, Mr. Craig stated he has been a resident f or 32 years and was living here when the county paved the street. Mr. Craig stated a few years back the block was taken out of a district, and the street is in no worse condition now then it was then. He stated he had called 11 homes out of 24 and only one had mixed feelings on the district, He stated many of the people are either retired or close to retirement, Mr. Craig stated the street is used by fir • r •uck J , A & A Trading Post delivery trucks, and Fireside Fl n '1 ~ Cc, c \:t .l>ng trucks. Mr. Craig stated the street may not meet the ~t anct s r Js but it was not in bad shape. Mr. Craig noted .the strt:1<.t was wide and asked what the costs would be. Mr. Diede stated if the existing street was wider than normal, the City assesses whatever is existing out i~ the roadway. If the City widens it then the City pays the additional width and thickness. Mr. Diede stated he would recalculate Mr. Craig's assess- ment and telephone him of the amount, Dave Clayton, 4509 South Acoma, appeared before Coun- cil, Mr, Clayton asked the question if it was City policy to pick up the difference over 36 feet. Mr. Diede stated only if the City is widening the street because it is arterial. Mr. Diede stated the street has been checked and this block is 41 feet wide and wider than some other blocks. Mr, Diede stated the assessment would be $40/per front foot. Mr. Clayton stated traffic patterns may increase and asked that the paving district be re-evaluated. Mr. Clayton asked for the upgrading of streets where traffic may increase, to be paid for out of the budget. * * * * * * City Attorney DeWitt asked permission to research the question on whether interest is paid in the deferral program. Mr. DeWitt stated he would submit a written opinion and have it avail- able at the April 19th Council meeting. * * * * * * Ma rch 29, 1982 Page 12 Mr. Clayton stated he has paid for paving districts before so he understood the need for good streets. There were no other comments on the 4500 block of South Ac o ma. Mayor Otis asked if there was anyone wishing to speak on the 3700 block of South Lincoln. Basil Higgins, 3797 South Lincoln, appeared before Coun- cil. Mr. Higp,ins stated he had contacted 95% of the residents who oppose the di s trict on the basis that the street is not~ through street, th e re are no chuck holes, it is in good condition, and the assess me1,ts would cause a financi'll hardship for them. Mr. Higgins stated Council Member Higday had a petition of protest from the residents. Mr. Higg ·~ns asked for the sample findings for this street. Mr. Diede stated the findings in the 3700 block of South Lincoln l" asphalt-1" base; l" asphalt-1/2" base; and l" asphalt- l"base. In the 3800 block of South Lincoln, the findings were l" asphalt-1" base; 1 1/2" asphalt-1 1/2" base; 1/2" asphalt-1 1/2" base. Council Member Higday stated these two blocks exemplify a dead end. The street was in a paving district a few years ago and taken out. Mr. Higday stated the residents feel the street has held up. Donna Weitzel, 3775 South Lincoln, appeared before Coun- cil. Ms. Weitzel stated she was a widow and could not pay for the assessments. She stated he1 parents, Ray and Ruby Proctor at 3926 South Acoma, could not pay tneir assessment either. There were no other comments on the 3700 block oF South Lincoln. Mayor Otis asked if there was anyone wishing to speak on the 3800 block of South Lincoln. No one responded. Mayor Otis asked if there was anyone wishing to speak on the 2700 block of South Logan. John McKelvey, 279 '. South Logan, appeared before Coun- cil. Mr. McKelvey stated the assessments ~ould be a financial hardship on himself and his neighbors. Mr. McKelvey asked what keeps the City from placing him in another district next year for the pavi~g of the alley behind his house. Council Member Neal stated alleys are not placed in a district unl e ss petitioned d o so by the residen t . I I I I March 29, 1982 Page 13 John Hartman, 2757 South Logan, appeared before Coun- cil. Mr. Hartman stated he did not receive a letter of notifi- cation and heard about the proposed district from his neighbors. Mr. Hartman asked how many Council votes it took to take the street out of the district and if Council would still accept a petition of protest. Council Member Higday stated it would be four votes from Council. Mr. Higday stated a petition had to be submitted before April 19th. Mr. Hartman asked for a letter stating reasons why the street needed repair. He also asked if the street was posted for weight limit. Mr. Waggoner stated Logan was a truck route and governed by the model traffic code. Mr. Diede stated the street needed repair because of a high crown; and if that was the determination then no tests are taken. Mr. Waggoner stated even though Logan was a truck route, the residents would be assessed only for residential costs. Council Member Higday asked that staff test Logan Street. Bill Humes, 2727 South Logan, app ,·.ared before Council. Mr. Humes asked for explanation of the condition of Logan. Mr. Diede stated the crown is a problem for cross traffic. lt can be a problem in the winter time with cars sliding down to the side of the street. Mr. Humes stated he has never seen any accidents on Logan. He stated the street was in good condition. 1be imprc,ements would be of no benefit to the property owner. Council Member Fitzpatrick pointed out good streets helped the property value. Chuck Warren, 2756 South Logan, appeared before Coun- cil. Mr. Warren asked about using a device used by Denver to shave down the crown and resurface it. Mr . Diede stated the crown was so high, it could not be shaved down to the point of still having asphalt for resur- facing. There wer e no other comments on the 2700 block of South Logan. M<1 1 ch 2 9 , 1 98 Pat,c· 14 Mayor Otis asked if there was anyone wishing to speak on the 2800 block of South Logan. Donn Malley , 2730 South Logan, appeared before Co1.,n cil. I Mr. Mall ey o pp osed th e district on the basi s of it creating a .a- nancial bu r d en for him. Ve l ma Hom e r, 2831 South Logan, appear e d befor e Council. Mr s . Hom e r asked if the parkway would be removed. Mr . Died e s tat e d th e City was proposing to mo v e it back. Ther e we r e n o other comments on the 2800 block of South Lo ga n. May or Otis a ~ked if there was anyone wishing to speak on the 2900 block of S o uth Logan. Pam English, 2934 South Logan, appeared ~ef 0~e Council. Mrs. n glish stated the crown problem was o n l y on .i s mal l section of the stre et an d sugge sted the City pay for the r,-,,p ;;,., t', Mrs. English argue d the property o;.;ner would n ot b e ne .1.:,. r r c ;,i the im- provement s and to leave the potholes in the street to keep the tr af fic down. Mrs. English stated wid e ning Lo gan would create a wo rse fun·nel effect than what there is now. The widening would al so creat e a parkin g problem because more people would use the pa rk thus more cars wou ld be parking on the stre et. Mrs. English stated she could not af f ord to pay the assessments and other neigh- bors would have a more difficult time. Mrs. English stated the as se ssm en ts seemed high anyway. There were n o other comments on the 2900 block of South Lo g an. Mayor Otis asked if there was an y one wishing to speak on the 3000 block of S o uth Logan. Clark Mc Kay, 3096 South Lo gan, a p pe a red before Co uncil. Mr. McKay s t ated he had never se en a crown c.n 1 Log an an d did not think there wa s anythin g wrong with the str eet . Mr. McKay stated most of the resident s wer e retire e s on fixed incomes. Mr. McKay suggested placing a traffic patrolman un th is bl o ck to stop speed e rs. Mr. McKay a sk ed for proof that the street was in bad con dition. Mr . Di ede stated streets wer e not normally te s ted if crowns we r e de ter mined t o b e too high. Mr. McKa y st ate d the street did n o t n ee d to be widened. Peop l e h a v e gar a ges i n wh ich to park their c a rs. Mr. McKay stated th e str ee t should n ot b e r e paired until th e e conomy improves. I I I March 29, 1982 Page 15 Mr. Norton, 3087 South Logan, appeared before Council. Mr. Norton stated widening the street would not improve the pro- perty, it would take away. There were no other comments on the 3000 block of South Logan. Mayor Otis asked if there was anyone wishing to speak on the 2200 block of West Union Avenue. No one responded. Mayor Otis asked if there was anyone wishing to speak on the 2300 block of West Union Avenue. No one responded. Mayor Otis asked if there was anyone wishing to speak on the 2400 block of West Union Avenue. No one responded. Mayor Otis asked if there was anyone wishing to speak on the 2500 block of West Union Avenue. No one responded. Mayor Otis asked if there was anyone wishing to speak on the 2600 block of West Union Avenue. Ross Clinger, 2600 West Union Avenue, appeared before Council. Mr. Clinger stated he was self-employed. He knew the need for better streets. Mr. Clinger stated he thought it was unfair to combine residential streets and commercial streets in a district, being unfair to residents. He stated his estimate was approximately $16,700 and then provided information to con- strue the job could be done for less money. Mr. Clinger recom- mended concrete streets over asphalt, one reason being the less electricity it takes to light the streets. Council Member Bradshaw thanked Mr. Clinger for his information and sug ested that he t ~ke further recommendations of this nature to Director of Publi c Works Waggoner. There were no other comme n ts on the 2600 block of West Union Avenue. Mayor Otis asked if there wa~ anyone wishing to speak on the 2700 West Union Avenue. Engrid Blomberg, 2706 West Union Avenue, appeared be- fore Council. Mr. Bl~mberg stated the assessments were high in comparison to his esL~mations. Mr. Blomberg suggested increasing the tax base to help pay for asoessments. Mr. Blomberg stated he was going to do the work himself. There were no other comments on the 2700 block of West Union Avenue. Ma rch 29, 198 2 Page 16 Mayor Otis asked if there was anyone wishing to speak on the 3000 block of West Radcliff Drive. Mike Wirth, 313 6 West Radc ,iff Drive, appeared before Council. Mr. Wirth st a ted d 1 .. ring recess a Mr. Don Head of 3134 West Rad c liff Dr ive in f orm e d him this area was taken in by the City i n the 60's. The residents were promised th e street would b e tr e ated as if it had already been in a district. Mr, Wirth stated proof b e ing tha t th e street had be.en sealed and chipped twice since 1960. Mr. Wirth submitted a petition of protest. Mr. Wirth stated th e district would be a financial burden but would support it if t ~e City increased its portion of the costs. Mr. Wirth sta t ed a fi ve year guarante e on the asphalt is not good. He had contacted an e xpert on paving streets who stated 1 1/2" asphalt ove rlay was en o ugh. Donald Hea d, 3154 West Radcliff Drive, appeared before Council. Mr. Head recalled during discussions of annexation the streets were to be maintained by the City and excluded from paving districts. The reason th e street has deteriorated was due to lack of maintenance by the City. There wer e n o other comments on the 3000 block of West Radcliff Drive. Ma y o r Otis ask e d if there wa s anyone wishing to speak on the 3000 block of We st Stanford Avenue . Darrel Highberg, 3008 West Stanford Avenue, appeared be- for~ Council. Mr. Highberg stated the street did not need repair and asked that i t b e r e checked. There were no other comments on the 3000 block of West Stan f ord Avenue. Mayor Otis asked if there was any one wishing t:o speak on th e 3100 block of West Stanford Avenue , No one responded, Mayor Otis a s k e d if there wa s anyone wishing to speak on the 3200 block of We st Stanford Avenue. No one responded, Mayor Otis asked if there was anyone wishing to speak on the 3300 block of We st Chenango Avenue. William Hilb o rn, 330 4 We st Chenango Avenue , appeared before Council. Mr. Hi l bo rn stated when this area was annexed to the City , it a l so was to b e maintain e d b y the City and not placed in a pavin g d is tr i ct, Ther e we re n o othe r comme nts on th e 3 30 0 block of West Chena ngo Avenue. I I ( I ( I March 29, 1982 Page 17 Mayor Otis on the 3400 block of Mayor Otis on the 3500 block of Mayor Otis on the 3300 block of asked if there was anyone wishing to speak West Chenango Avenue, No one responded, asked if there was anyone wishing to speak West Chenango Av enue. No one responded, asked if there was anyone wishing to speak West Grand Avenue. Charley Scott, 3351 West Grand Avenue, appeared before Council. Mr. Scott stated he had the impression the City was going to 0·1erlay the street after the storm sewers were installed, Mr, Scott stated the street needs to be rolled with top coat. Mr. Scott was fearful that high interest rates on the sell of bonds would push up the cost of assessments and urged postponing the district to see if the interest rates go down. There were no other comments on the 3300 block of West Grand Avenue, Mayor Otis asked if there was anyone wishing to speak on the 3400 block of West Grand Avenue, No one responded, Mayor Otis asked if there was anyone wishing to speak on the 3500 block of West Grand Avenue, No one responded. Mayor Otis asked if there was anyone wishing to speak on the 4300 block of South Acoma Street. No one responded, Mayor Otis asked if there was anyone wishing to speak on the 3000 block of West Bellwood Drive. No one responded, Mayor Otis asked if there was anyone wishing to speak on the 3100 block of West Bellwood Drive. No one responded. Mayor Otis asked if there was anyone wishing to speak on the 3200 block of West Bellwood Drive. No one responded, Mayor Otis asked if there was anyone wishing to speak on the 2800 block of West Chenango Avenue. No one responded, Mayor Otis asked if there was anyone wishing to speak on the 2900 block of West Chenango Avenue. No one responded, Mayor Otis asked i f there was anyone wishing to speak on the 3000 block of West Grand Avenue. Rex Horne, 3002 West Grand Avenue, appeared before Coun- cil. Mr. Horne stated his sidewalk was damaged by heavy equipment Ma rch 29, 1 982 Page 18 when the storm sewers were installed and not from normal wear and tear. Mr . Horne stated he did not know he was responsible for re- pairs of this nature. There we re n o o ther. comments on the 3000 block of West Grand A,,e n ut . Mayo r Otis asked if ther e was anyone wishing to speak on the 3100 block of West Grand Avenue. No one responded. Ma yor Otis asked if there was anyone wishing to speak on the 3200 block of West Grand Avenue. No one responded. Mayor Otis asked if there was anyone wishing to speak on the 2800 block of We st Layton Avenue. Mae Wade, 2903 West Lay ton Avenue, appeared before Coun- cil. Ms. Wade asked for clarification of what work was going to be done at her property. Mr. Diede explained her street had been in a paving district before and was in a district now for repair of curb and gutter. Future maintenance of the street was the expense of the City, but curb and gutter wa s her expense this time. There were no other comments on the 2800 block of West Layton Av en ue. Mayor Otis asked if there was anyone wishing to speak on the 2900 block of West Layton Avenue. No one responded. Mayor Otis asked if there was anyone wishing to speak on the 3000 block of We st Monmouth Avenue. No one responded. Mayor Otis asked if there was anyone wishing to speak on the 3100 block of West Monmouth Avenue. No one responded. Mayor Otis asked if there was anyone wishing to speak on the 3200 block of West Monmouth Avenue. No one responded. Mayor Oti s asked if there was anyone wishing to speak on the 3000 block of West Pimlico Drive. No one responded. Mayor Otis asked if there was anyone wishing to speak on the 3100 block of West Pimlico Drive. No one responded. Mayor Oti s asked if there was anyone wishing to speak on the 3200 block of We st Pimlico Drive . No one responded. I I ( I I March 29, 982 Page 19 Mayor Otis on the 2800 block of Mayor Otis on the 2900 block of Mayor Otis on the 3000 block of Mayor Otis on the 2800 block of asked if there was anyone wishing to speak West Saratoga Avenue. No one responded. asked if there was anyone wishing to speak West Saratoga Avenue. No one responded. asked if there was anyone wishin g to sp e ak West Stanford Avenue. No one responded. asked if there was anyone wishing to speak West Tanforan Drive. Kent Absher, 2998 West Tanforan Drive, appeared before Council. Mr. Absher questioned the code and the street standards. Mr. Absher stated his sidewalk was marked for a hairline crack which he found out was caused by a previous construction worker. The crack was not noticeable and he would not be benefited by the re- pair. Mr. Absher stated most of the residents of the neighborhood who have their sidewalks marked for repair are retired, unemployed, or disabled.. Mr. Absher stated th e timing was poor to do t his work . Mr. Absher stated he apprec i ated a h e arin g such as this to talk things over with Council and that the invoc a tion helped. There were no other commen t s on th e 2800 block of West Tanforan Drive. Mayor Otis asked if there wa s a t y one ,.-,~sh ing to speak on the 2900 block of West Tanforan Dr i v e . No one responded. Mayor Otis asked if there wa s anyone wishing to speak on the 3000 block of West Tufts Avenue . No one responded. Mayor Otis asked if th e re 'W 3 S anyon e wishing to speak on the 3100 block of West Tufts Avenu e . No one respon d ed. Mayor Otis aske d if th e r e was a n yon e wishing to speak on the 3200 block of West Tufts Av e n ue . No o n e responded. Mayor Otis ask e d if th e r e wa s anyon e wishing to speak on the 2800 block of We st Union Ave nu e . No one responded. Mayor Otis a s ked if th e r e 'Was anyone wishing to speak on the 2900 bloc k of We s t Union Av e nue. No or1e responded. May o r Otis st ate d tha t concluded the list of streets in the district and as ked if any o n e wanted to make additional comments. Ross Cl in ger , 2 600 We s t Union Avenue, appeared before Council. Mr. Clin ge r st a t e d h e was in favor of the improvements. March 29, 1982 Page 20 Deputy City Cl~rk Watkins read into the ~~cord the follow- letters of protest received by the City: Letter no date from Lida M. Shuste , 4542 South Acoma Letter dated March 23, 1982 con ta ining 29 signatures of residents protesting improveme nts on th~ 3700 and 3800 block of South Lincoln. Letter dated March 25, 1982 from Gu.1 i:·nd Rt•t la Graham, 3173 West Radcliff Drive. Letter dated March 21, 1982 from Mr. and Mrs. Edward c. Burch, 3 762 Sc ,.-~ Lincoln. Petition no dat e f rom Arthur D. Me ~h erd, 3155 West Radcliff Drive. Letter dated Mat ch 18, 1982 from Arthur and Alice Van Puymbrouck, 3337 West Grand Avenue. Letter dated March 19, 1982 from Esther Schomberg, 3102 West ~adcliff Drive. Letter dated March 15, 1982 from Verna S. Tatum, 3708 South Lincoln Letter dated March 26, 1982 from J. C. Mingee, 2870 South Logan There were no further co1,1ments on the proposed district. COUNCIL MEMBER BRADSHAW MOVED TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEAR- ING. Council Member Fitzpatrick seconded the motion. Upon a call of the roll, the vote resulted as follows: Ayes : Nays : Council Members Higday, Neal, Fitzpatrick, Weist, Bilo, Bradshaw, Otis. None. The M~yor declared the motion carried and adjourned the meeting at 12 :00 a.m. uepoty City C I I