10-07-2024 Special Council Minutes (Assessment hearing for Jackson Street)

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MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING CITY COUNCIL LITTLE CANADA, MINNESOTA OCTOBER 7, 2024 Pursuant to due call and notice thereof a special meeting of the City Council of Little Canada, Minnesota was convened on the 7th day of October, 2024 in the Council Chambers of the City Center located at 515 Little Canada Road in said City. Mayor Tom Fischer called the meeting to order at 7:15 p.m. and the following members of the City Council were present at roll call: CITY COUNCIL: Fischer, D. Miller, T. Miller, Kwapick and Gutierrez. Absent: None. ALSO PRESENT: Public Works Director Bill Dircks, City Clerk/HR Manager Heidi Heller and City Engineer Eric Seaburg. ASSESSMENT HEARING FOR IMPROVEMENT NO.2024-PW42 JACKSON STREET (FROM LITTLE CANADA ROAD TO 520 FEET SOUTH) Mayor Fischer opened the Assessment Hearing to consider the adoption of the special assessments for Improvement No. 2024-PW42 Jackson Street consisting of a combination of street reclamation, new curb and gutter and utility improvements. The City Engineer reviewed the overall project improvements and showed photos of the street before and after the project, and the utility work. He explained that the road had severely deteriorated, and public works had done a lot of patching. The City Engineer reviewed project costs: the final cost for Jackson Street is $310,370 which was quite a bit less than the original estimate, and $147,804 of that is assessable costs. He explained how the assessment amounts for each property were determined and noted that the city's adopted assessment policy was followed. The City Engineer then reviewed assessment payment methods which provide for payment (either in full or part) with no interest within the first 30 days after the assessment is adopted or allowing the assessment to be certified against property taxes for collection over a 10-year period with interest. The City Engineer noted that after certification, assessments can be paid off early to the County at any time. He suggested, however, that payments should be made prior to November 15th in the given year or the County will add the next year's interest to the balance. The City Engineer stated that anyone wishing to object to the proposed assessment must do so in writing at this time. Submitting a written objection will preserve the property owners right to contest the assessment in District Court. There were no written objections received. There were three property owners from the Jackson Street area in attendance. There were no comments from the property owners.