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HomeMy WebLinkAbout330 - ADMIN Resolution - City Council - 1956/10/29189 Resolution No. 329 Adopted October 29, 1956 AUTHORIZING CO-OPERATIVE AGREEMENT WITH THE STATE OF MINNESOTA WHEREAS, the Commissioner of Highways has submitted to the City Council a proposed co-operative agreement to be executed between the State of Minnesota, acting by and thru M. J. Hoffmann, its Commissioner of Highways, as one party, and the City of St. Louis Park as the other party, providing for reimbursement by the state of any claims for damages against the City to adjacent property, resulting from the City's approval of change of grade by its Resolution No. 320, and WHEREAS, said proposed agreement fulfills the condition to that effect contained in said Resolution No. 320, therefore BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of St. Louis Park that the Mayor and City Manager be hereby authorized to execute said co-operative agreement in behalf of the City to be dated October 29, 1956. Resolution No. 330 Adopted October 29, 1956 ESTABLISHING POLICY FOR ADJUSTMENT OF CERTAIN SEWER ASSESSMENTS RESOLVED that the following be.hereby adopted as a statement of policy of the City Council: The City -Council recognizes that in the construction of sanitary sewers there may be an occasional case arise where property adjacent to such lateral sanitary sewers may not receive the normal benefit from the installation of such improvement because it may be economically impractical to lay such sani- tary sewers deep enough to offer equal benefits to all affected property owners. In these cases the adjacent property owner may be put to considerable additional expense because of having to rearrange much of the plumbing within the interior of his home. Even when this has been done, he will not receive the normal benefit, because his basement drains will still be lower than the public sewer. When these conditions occasionally arise, the Council may reduce the assessment against such property not to exceed $100 for the purpose of defray- ing additional expense involved in gaining the normal benefit from the sewer. In granting special consideration in these cases the Council shall con- sider the following points: 1. The house or building shall have been constructed and occupied prior to the installation of the improvement. 2. The sewer is of such depth that it is impossible to obtain a gravity flow from the basement floor drains at a point not great- er than 24" below the basement floor to the city sewer. 3. Adjustment will not be made in cases where the height of the base- ment from floor to ceiling exceeds 7'6". Such adjustment shall be made by reducing the assessment and such reduction may be allocated against the remaining assessable property. The Director of Public Works shall make every effort to establish and determine such conditions prior to the assessment hearing. In cases where this has not been determined and is unknown a reassessment hearing may be ordered.