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Board Members Present: Minutes of the Board of Revision of Assessments Homewood Drive February 21, 2002 Mayor Madeline Cain Council President Seelie Finance Director Blasko Law Director Spellacy Public Works Director Boag Other Persons Attending: City Engineer, John Kilgore Project Manager, Bernie Madison Executive Assistant Benjamin Administrative Assistant McDonnell Mayor Cain called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm. Mayor Cain introduced the Board Members and Other persons attending the 'meeting. Mayor Cain said that Council President Seelie had been excused from the meeting. The Mayor then said that this was a necessary formal hearing mandated by Charter. The intent of the hearing was to provide an opportunity for those property owners of Homewood Drive to be heard relative to issues as to the character of the improvement, the necessity thereof, and the equity of the assessment. Mayor Cain explained that this meeting was to address assessments relatiVe to the installation of decorative street lighting and the installation of a sandstone sidewalk on one property. The City will have to install the underground conduits that carry electrical wires to the street lighting. These conduits will be installed without the necessity of digging trenches, as pan of the improvement to the tree lawn. The City will pay for 80% of the tree lawn conduit installation, with the homeowners paying 20% as an assessment pursuant to the resolution of necessity, Resolution No. 7544-01 passed on May 21, 2001. She then explained that the Board would hear all residents' objections, move into execUtive session to confer and then reconvene to complete any business necessary to make any amendments that will be recommended to City Council. Mayor Cain indicated that members of the Engineering staff would be available to answer questions relating to the specifics of the project after the cOnclUsion of the meeting. Mayor Cain then noted that On January 15, 2002 a letter was sent to 'all residents of Homewood requesting their final decision by January 25, 2002, subsequently, a five-day extension was given by the City. Responses were received from all homeowners. All homeowners except one had "opted- out" and had voted not to receive a new sidewalk installed by the City, All homeowners had requested the decorative lighting: Mayor Cain then introduced John' Kilgore, City Engineer who read the names of the eleven homeowners into the record as follows: