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April 22,19B7 165 frtt PUBLIC HEARING President Gipson opened the hearing by stating the purpose is to conelder AvenueSE t8 avicinityi for Ostreet oantl utilitymimprovements.ent istrictor who owns property in this proposed LID or who Is authorized to rewner, present such a property o , will be given an opportunity to be �t: All written protest ox objections concerning the formation of this LID should M1eve been Pi letl w1tM1 the Ctty Clerk. Pres1 t Gips stated that a court reporter is In attendance e nd will bedig hat is said. He stated the hearing ie to be fair :I�.I in form and substance end be fair in appearance a well. He state he will be acting as chairmen and he asked if any councilmember knew of any real or potential conflict which should cause that member to avoid participation In the hearing. No response was heard. President Gipson then asked if any property owner or representative for whatever reason to his orny other caSlmembers participation in the proceedings. No response was heard. Y President Gipson stated the primary purpose of the hearing is for the City Council to Consider whether to form this LIo. As a part of the process all individual property owners who desire will be given an opportunity to present evidence and information to the Council ;I explaining the reasons they favor Or object to the formation o4 the D. g LID. President Gipson said this is the time to consider the nature of the X project and the improvements that are o be installed and the I� boundaries of the district. An additional pur pose of the hearing is ! answer into a or on discuss answer session. t amountspurpose is not eto d t t e detail tliscusI questions bot the p is P estimated 11 individual assessments. If the LID els formed, lhers w111 be a future hearing dealing with specific amounts of final assessments. I Ii Blair Burroughs o9 Niles end Cog Oen, LIo counsel, stated that this hearing to entreconsider street improvements north on an u 02netl street pY llud 16th Avenue SE from 10>th Street h. to 102nd Street, e k Including improvements on 102nd. 105th and 106th. He explained the process Of an LSD and said there are several methods that can be ed to assess the properties, but In this Instance the City felt ffi I, the special benefit method was the fairest as those citizens benefited by the LID would be paying for it. This LID was Initiated by the City by the resolution method. Under this method, all protest must be In writing to be Considered. If property owners representing 60X Of the cost of the LID assessment Pile a written -;: protest within 30 days of the adoption of the LID ordinance, the City is divested of its authority to proceed. i , Celle Strong, LID Administrator, stated the preliminary assessment roll has been done by the area method but that the final assessment roll will be done by the special benefit method. An independent p appraiser will be hired who 111 determine the value of the special ,(] benefits to each property owner. ipF' 'f i