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City Council Minutes 05-02-1983 I MINUTE SPECIAL MEETING - MONT; CELLO CITY COUNCIL May 2, 1983 - 7:00 P.M. Members Present: Arve A. Grim mo, Fran Fair, Dan Blonigen, Jack Maxwell, Ken Maus. Members Absent: None. 1. Annual Board of Review. Mr. Orlan Krietlow of the Wr'ght County Assessor's office was present to answer questio s that property owners had regarding valuations for taxe payable in 1984. Mr. Bud Kline, who owns a dup ex on lDts 8 and half of 9, Block 9, questioned why his d plex was valued higher than an adjoining 4 unit rental dw lling. The 4 unit building he previously owned is now va ued at approximately $83,000 while his duplex, although ne er, is valued at $86,000. Mr. Kline felt that his dupl x which does not have a base- ment was valued too high in c mparison to both the 4 plex and other duplexes in the Cit. Mr. Krietlow explained that his valuation was based n schedules provided by the state and on square footage. I Council Member, Jack Maxwell, opinion the valuation for thi high based on the type of con consists of a flat roof. by Maxwell, seconded by Bloni to lower the valuation for t of 9, Block 9 for taxes payab of its architectural style an would tend to make the value a similar type duplex. also agreed that it was his duplex property was too truction of the duplex which a result, a motion was made en and unanimously carried e duplex on lDts 8 and half e in 1984 to $70,000 because construction which they felt f this property lower than The City Administrator, Tom E'dem, also had questions con- cerning the valuation on his orne, but no acticn was taken by the Council to reduce the aluation. Hearing no other comments, th payable in 1984 as set by the as presented. I - 1 - valuations for 1983, for taxes assessor's office was accepted I I 2. ouncil Minutes - 5/2/83 Ea ement for utilities for the developers of the Meadow roval from the Council to es- ot easement for the purposes Meadow Oak Subdivision with dinances require that elect.ric be installed underground but by Northern States Power k plat, the request was made oot span of overhead power property. located in the southwest a d would be 25 feet wide and onded by Fair and to the Meadow Oak of overhead power ff of County Road unanimously subdivision lines on the 117. Mr. Dick Knutson, representin Oak Subdivision, requested ap tablish approximately a 300 f of allowing NSP to service th overhead power lines. City 0 utilities to serve a plat mus due to the high cost estimate Company to serve the Meadow 0 to allow approximately a 300 lines to be used to serve the The proposed easement would corner of the existing plat 300 feet long. A motion was made by Maus, se carried to approve a variance allowing for the installation 300 feet by 25 feet easement 3. Consideration of Change Order #97 - Wastewater Treatment Plant_Construction Project. I A motion was made by Blonigen unanimously carried to approv Paul A. Laurence Company on t Construction Project for an a to convert the boiler to meth - 2 seconded by Maxwell and Change Order #97 with the e v.1astewater Treatment Plant ditional amount of $7,774.00 ne gas conversion.