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AGENDA INFORMATION SHEET PROJECT: Request for pro rata participation on the extension of Pine Mill Road from 30th Street N. E. to Collegiate Drive. BACKGROUND: Mr. Brad Hutchison has presented a letter to the City of Paris requesting the City to participate pro rata in the cost of extending Pine Mill Road from 30th Street N. E. to Collegiate Drive. This circumstance is apparently one similar to a circumstance which City Council will recall involving Brownstone Development Corporation. At that time, the City was asked to participate in the pro rata cost of the sizing of the street in the Brownstone Development on the basis of prior communications and discussions between officials of Brownstone and former City Engineer Earl Smith. Following a review of the facts and information provided by Brownstone, City Council determined there had been a tacit understanding between the City and Brownstone for pro-rata assistance from the City. Mr. Hutchison is requesting similar assistance on behalf of his clients for this road extension, on much the same basis as the request by Brownstone. That is, there were apparently discussions between then City Engineer Earl Smith and one or more of Mr. Hutchison's clients regarding the City paying part of the cost of extending this road. By way of further background information, extending Pine Mill Road is shown on the City master plan, but would not be required to be sized as shown on the master plan simply to accommodate the traffic generated by the anticipated development. Pro-rata assistance for streets is authorized under Section VII (11) of the City Subdivision Regulations under the following circumstances: "Standard street width. The standard street width in which the subdivider shall be required to construct all street and drainage improvements shall be that of a collector street, i.e., thirty-nine (39) feet from back of curb to back of curb. All street paving over this width shall be subject to participating aid from the city as set forth in this ordinance." City Council will recall that following the consideration of the Brownstone Development matter, the subdivision regulations were amended to require a written request for pro rata assistance and a written approval by the City Engineer before pro rata assistance was appropriate. However, this matter apparently arose between the City and Mr. Hutchison's clients prior to the amendment of the subdivision regulations. DESCRIPTION: Consider action on the request for pro rata participation by the City in the cost of the extension of Pine Mill Road from 30th Street N. E. to Collegiate Drive. COST: The exact cost is at this point unknown, but presumably it would represent the additional cost of the developer building a street larger than a simple local street, which has a maximum paving width of twenty-eight feet (28'). LOCATION: Pine Mill Road will be extended from 30th Street N. E. to Collegiate Drive. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Provide direction to the City staff as to whether or not the City should participate in the pro rata cost of the extension of this street.