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Letter to Jerry re latecomersCity of Yelm Community Development Department 105 Yelm Avenue West P.O. Box 479 Yelm, WA 98597 November 8, 2004 Jerry Morrissette, P.E. JWM&A, Inc. 1700 Cooper Point Road SW #B-2 Olympia, WA 98502-1110 Dear Jerry: I am sorry I missed you Friday before you left on vacation. The Community Development Department has received your request for a Street Latecomers Agreement for the improvements to Yelm Avenue West (SR 510) required of Yelm Community Schools as part of the High School remodel project. After a quick initial review of proposed agreement, the City has concerns with the methodology used to allocate costs amongst the benefitted parcels. Specifically, it does not appear that the three `benefit classes' which you propose have a close correlation to the actual costs and benefits of the street improvements within each class. For example, the 100% share includes the construction of full half street frontage improvements including sidewalk, planter strip, curb, gutter, a bike lane, an 11 foot travel lane, and half of a 12 foot turn lane. The 90% share only includes widening to provide for half a 12 foot turn lane and a 2 foot shoulder. Upon improvement of a parcel within the 90% share area, the developer would still be responsible for the construction of a bike lane, curb, gutter, a planter strip, and a sidewalk. Clearly, these parcels are not benefiting at a rate close to 90% of those that will have full frontage improvements. The Community Development Department will not support the creation of a Latecomers Agreement under the terms you have proposed for reimbursement. Please contact me at your convienance if you would like to discuss this matter and, hopefully, find a methodology that is fair to all and which the Department can support. If you have any questions regarding this matter, please feel free to contact me at 458-7408. Sincerely, Grant Beck, Director Department of Community Development c. Erling Birkland, Yelm Community Schools (360) 458-3835 (360) 458-3144 FAX www.ci.yelm.wa.us