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CITY OF LAKE ELMO <br />WASHINGTON COUNTY <br />STATE OF MINNESOTA <br />RESOLUTION NO.2023-091 <br />A RESOLUTION DECLARING COST TO BE ASSESSED AND CALLING <br />HEARING ON PROPOSED ASSESSMENT FOR THE <br />WHISTLING VALLEY STREET AND UTILITY IMPROVEMENTS <br />WHEREAS, estimated total project costs have been calculated for the Whistling Valley <br />Street and Utility Improvements including street and watermain improvements; and <br />WHEREAS, the total cost of the public improvements will be $2,857,800. <br />WHEREAS, the City Clerk and City Engineer have prepared the proposed assessment roll <br />and will maintain said assessment roll on file in the City offices for public inspection. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, <br />1. The portion of the cost of such street and drainage improvements to be covered by the City <br />is hereby declared to be $1,297,200 and the portion of the cost to be assessed against <br />benefited property owners is declared to be $311,300. <br />2. The portion of the cost of such watermain improvements to be covered by the City is hereby <br />declared to be $311,300 and the portion of the cost to be assessed against benefited property <br />owners is declared to be $877,300. <br />3. The City Clerk, with the assistance of the City Engineer, has calculated the proper amount <br />to be specially assessed for such improvements against every assessable lot, piece or parcel <br />of land to be benefited by the improvements, and the Clerk has filed a copy of such <br />proposed assessment in the City offices for public inspection. <br />4. Assessments shall be payable in equal annual installments extending over 15 years for <br />street and drainage improvements and 20 years for watermain improvements, the first of <br />the installments to be payable on or before the first Monday in January, 2024 and shall bear <br />interest at the rate of 4.75 percent per annum from the date of the adoption of the assessment <br />resolution. <br />5. A public hearing shall be held on the 17th day of October, 2023, in the Council Chambers <br />of the City Hall at or approximately after 7:00 P.M. to pass upon such proposed assessment. <br />All persons owning property affected by such improvement will be given an opportunity <br />to be heard with reference to such assessment. <br />6. The City Clerk is hereby directed to cause a notice of the hearing on the proposed <br />assessment to be published once in the official newspaper at least two weeks prior to the <br />hearing, and she shall state in the notice the total cost of the improvement. She shall also <br />cause mailed notice to be given to the owner of each parcel described in the assessment <br />roll not less than two weeks prior to the hearings. <br />