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DATE: October 18, 2016
REGULAR
ITEM # 16
AGENDA ITEM: 2016 Street, Drainage and Utility Improvements – Assessment Hearing on
Improvements and Adopting the Final Assessment Roll
SUBMITTED BY: Jack Griffin, City Engineer
THROUGH: Kristina Handt, City Administrator
REVIEWED BY: Cathy Bendel, Finance Director
Sarah Sonsalla, City Attorney
Chad Isakson, Assistant City Engineer
SUGGESTED ORDER OF BUSINESS:
- Introduction of Item ...................................................................... City Engineer
- Report/Presentation ....................................................................... City Engineer
- Questions from Council to Staff ............................................. Mayor Facilitates
- Open Public Improvement Hearing; Public Input...………….Mayor Facilitates
- Call for Motion ............................................................... Mayor & City Council
- Discussion ....................................................................... Mayor & City Council
- Action on Motion .................................................................... Mayor Facilitates
POLICY RECOMMENDER: Engineering/Finance.
FISCAL IMPACT: None. Holding the final assessment hearing follows state statute for assessing
benefitting properties for the improvements and adopting the final assessment roll finalizes the special
assessments to be levied for the project.
SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUESTED: The City Council is respectfully requested to conduct the
Final Assessment Hearing for the 2016 Street, Drainage and Utility Improvements and to hear upon any
objections to the proposed assessment whether presented verbally or in writing. Following the Hearing,
the Council is asked to consider adopting the final assessment roll.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY/BACKGROUND INFORMATION: On September 20, 2016, the City
Council approved a Resolution declaring the costs to be assessed, ordering the preparation of the
proposed assessment, and calling for the hearing on proposed assessment for the 2016 Street, Drainage
and Utility Improvements.
City Council Meeting [Regular Agenda Item 13]
October 18, 2016
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Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Section 429 the Council must declare the final amount to be assessed
against the benefitting properties and the hearing on the proposed assessment for these improvements
must be conducted. Staff has attached a proposed Final Assessment Roll per the unit assessment amounts
presented below. Mailed notice has been provided to each assessed property and notice of the public
hearing has been published in the local paper in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, Section 429. The
Final Assessment Roll must be certified to the County Auditor by November 30, 2016.
The Final Assessment Rolls have been calculated based on the final project costs and in accordance with
the City’s Special Assessment Policy. The final total project cost is $1,285,400; down from the feasibility
report total project cost of $1,359,800. The final total cost of the street improvements are $1,119,200 and
water system improvements are $166,200. The summary table below outlines changes when compared
with the feasibility report for a standard residential property. There are select properties that are non-
residential or were assigned higher equivalent values. The proposed assessment for these parcels can be
reviewed on the attached assessment rolls.
Table 1: Assessment Comparison
Feasibility Report Proposed Final
Assessment
Kirkwood Neighborhood (Streets) $13,800 $11,700
Kelvin Neighborhood (Streets) $5,200 $5,100
Kelvin Neighborhood (Lateral Watermain) $12,000 $11,900
Kelvin Neighborhood (Trunk Watermain) $2,900 $2,900
Stonegate Neighborhood (Streets) $6,000 $5,600
Assessments for street improvements are being levied over 10 years and the water system improvements
will be levied over a 15-year period.
RECOMMENDATION: Staff is recommending that the City Council adopt Resolution No. 2016-95;
Adopting the Final Assessment Roll for the 2016 Street, Drainage and Utility Improvements. The
recommended motion for this action is as follows:
“Move to approve Resolution No. 2016-95, Adopting the Final Assessment Roll
for the 2016 Street, Drainage and Utility Improvements.”
ATTACHMENT(S):
1. Resolution No. 2016-95 Adopting the Final Assessment Roll on Street and Watermain
Improvements.
2. Notice of Hearing on Proposed Assessment.
3. Final Assessment Rolls.