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Comfort Inn Hotel/Motel. On August 18, 1988, the Public <br />Works Department received a petition from three property <br />owners along 7th Avenue requesting that the road be paved. <br />The petition was only signed by, -three of eleven owners (27% <br />of frontage), thus the petition did not have sufficient <br />signatures for Staff to pursue a voluntary assessment. <br />Prior to Site Plan approval, Staff indicated to Mr. Berlin <br />that the developer could pave the 500'± frontage of 7th <br />Avenue with no funding by the County or he could submit a <br />valid petition signed by 66.7% of the property owners (based <br />on number of owners or front footage) and the road could be <br />paved under the Petition Paving Program if approved after a <br />Public Hearing is conducted. If a Petition Paving Project <br />is approved, the County would pay 25% of the cost. Staff <br />has still not received a complete valid petition. <br />Recently, even prior to beginning the Comfort Inn <br />Hotel/Motel construction, Mr. Berlin applied for a County <br />Right -of -Way Permit application to pave 7th Avenue and <br />completed road paving construction. The County crews did <br />participate in removing trees in the right-of-way. At this <br />time, Mr. Berlin is requesting that the County reimburse him <br />25% of the total cost of $34,416.85 which amounts to <br />$8,604.21. The construction cost per lineal feet is <br />approximately $69.00, which is substantially higher than <br />typical County construction costs ($35.00 to $50,00 per <br />L.F). <br />ALTERNATIVES AND ANALYSIS <br />Since a valid petition has not been received and proper <br />Public Hearings have not been conducted, Staff is of the <br />opinion that Petition Paving guidelines have not been <br />followed. As a result, the County has no obligation to <br />participate in the funding. The alternatives presented are <br />as follows: <br />Alternative No. 1 <br />Scotad, Inc. could have delayed the timing of the <br />development of the site until the County had <br />received a valid petition or paved the road with a <br />mandatory County initialed program. Scotad, Inc. <br />has elected to pave the road prior to County <br />paving. The County should not participate in <br />funding, since this action could set a precedent <br />on County funding participation in areas where <br />Public Hearings and Public Input has not occurred. <br />Alternative No. 2 <br />Participate in the funding of 7th Avenue road <br />paving without following the normal Petition <br />Paving Program procedure. <br />RECOMMENDATIONS AND FUNDING <br />Staff recommends Alternative No. 1 whereby the County would <br />not participate in the funding. <br />31 Vi F'.ti6t ► <br />v 1991 <br />