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Minutes - San Leandro City Council Meeting - March 1, 1993 Page - 9 - PUBLIC HEARINGS (continued) In response from questions from Mr. Mattas, he said notice was provided to all properties of the assessment amount. The report included all assessments, and there were no additional modifications to be made to the list. The Hearing was then opened to the public. Juan Santos, 739 Hutchings Drive, said the original estimate for the sidewalk and driveway work at his property was $675, and he was pleased that the final bill was $602. He said, however, he did not understand the cost per square foot or the calculations used in the billing. He had questions regarding the cost per cubic foot. He also asked if the project was contracted out to one contractor or to numerous contractors. Mr. Silva said the contract is bid and awarded to the lowest bidder. He reviewed the prices for the work with Mr. Santos and said he would go over them in more detail with him. Mike Oliver, City Manager, said the City pays for some costs, such as street work, street-tree related damage, etc. He said the property owners were charged for curb and gutter, sidewalk and driveway repairs, and those were pro-rated. Mr. Silva said if the sidewalk is damaged by trees, the City pays 50% of the cost and the property owner pays 50%. He said, if there are no tree-related damages, then the property owner is responsible for 100% of the costs. Mr. Silva pointed out that, although this is the final billing, property owners did receive prior estimates that provided detail , descriptions of the amount of work to be done, and the estimated cost. Mr. Santos said he did not feel there was anything wrong with his bill , he just wanted a clarification. He said the improvement upgrades everything in the area. Pam Wobig, 811 O'Donnell Avenue, said she was also interested in determining how the City calculated her $700 bill for one section of sidewalk. Council Member Myers noted people were not objecting to the cost but were interested in how the cost was arrived at. He said, in the future, property owners should be given the calculations, as well as information on the City's share. Mayor Karp said a letter is sent now that has that information; but, in the future, the letter should include the final bill . Mr. Silva said, in most cases, the final bill was less than the original estimate. He described in detail the work done at Mrs. Wobig's property. Michael McGougan, 951 Billings Boulevard, said the damage to his sidewalk was probably caused by two Chinese Elm City trees that were formerly on the property. Mr. Vogeney, of the City's Engineering and Transportation Department, said there was tree damage on the property, and it was taken into account in the assessment. He said the City paid half of the tree-related costs.