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PUBLIC HEARING Mayor Evans announced ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. 240 that this was the time (SILVER ACRES) CONFIRMED and place for the public hearing on appeals of the assessments in the matter of Assessment District No. 240. Clerk of the Council Florence I. Malone announced that Notice of the Filing of the Assessment and of the time and place for hearing were duly and regularly published, posted and mailed, all as prescribed by law, and that the following affidavits showing such compliance are on file in the Office of the Clerk of the Council: 1) Affidavit of Publication; 2) Certificate of Mailing; 3) Certificate of Posting. Director of Public Works John Stevens, referring to his report dated November 3, 1977, announced that of the total cost of $389,250, approximately 53% is to be paid by the City and 47% is to be paid by the property owners receiving the benefit; that the 47%, in the amount of $175,098, was spread among the prop- erty owners at the rate of $14.92 a front foot; and that the average assessment for an interior and corner lot is $716.16 and $1,191.74, respectively. Clerk of the Council Florence I. Malone read three letters filed with her prior to the hearing concerning the assessments in the subject district from: Madge L. Dowling, 5507 West Silver Drive and David Lee Foster, 5512 W. Silver Drive (Assessment No. 44 and 82, respectively) Pastor George R. Dunivent, Silver Acres Church, 5218 W. Silver Drive (Assessment No. 61 &62) Nancy L. Foster, 5512 W. Silver Drive (Assessment No. 82) Pastor Dunivent was present at the meeting and stated that he had no objection to the improvement, but that his protest con- cerned the assessment for the driveway extension; that the assessment of $290.00 was higher than the $120.00 estimate given. Also present to comment was Louis Norman, 13362 Nina Place, Garden Grove, who stated that he would like a more detailed breakdown of costs (Assessment No. 17, 24 and 25). He further stated that a chain link fence in front of his property at 5221 Roosevelt Way had been removed by the con- tractor, and he requested that it be replaced; that a survey pin in his driveway had also been removed, and he requested that it be put back; and that he estimates his assessment is approximately $3,000 more than it should have been. In responding to the comments, the Director of Public Works stated that between the time that estimates were given for assessment charges and the time the project was bid (August 1976 - July 1977) the price of asphalt went from 55¢ to $1.00 per square foot; and that in the case of Silver Acres Church slightly more work had been done than had been originally anticipated. The Director of Public Works also stated that Mrs. Nancy Foster's letter was correct, the property description on her assessment notice did have an error, which has been corrected, and the assessment has been adjusted to reflect the correction. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 403 NOVEMBER 7, 1977