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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10-11-07 Tablyn Park Streets Assessment Hearing City Council Date: October 11, 2007 SPECIAL Item: 3 Motion ITEM: Approve Resolution No. 2007-070 adopting assessments for the Tablyn Park Streets Project SUBMITTED BY: Jack Griffin, City Engineer REVIEWED BY: Susan Hoyt, City Administrator Ryan Stempski, Assistant City Engineer _____________________________________________________________________________ SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUESTED: The city council is being asked to conduct the final assessment hearing (public hearing) and adopt the final assessment roll for the Tablyn Park Streets Project. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION The Tablyn Park Streets Project has been completed and the total project costs are known. Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Section 429 the council has declared the amount to be assessed against the benefiting properties and the hearing on the proposed assessment for these improvements has been ordered. Staff has enclosed a final assessment roll as approved by the city council. Mailed notice has been provided to each assessed property and the public hearing has been duly noticed. The final assessment hearing will be conducted on October 11, 2007, and if passed the final assessment roll will be certified to the county auditor by November 30, 2007. The city’s assessment policy on street improvement projects is to assess each property uniformly, according to zoning classification. The assessment rate is held consistent year to year, with only an adjustment for inflation. For this project, all properties are zoned R-1 (SRD), and have a proposed assessment rate of $1,309.00 per buildable lot. There are 63 assessable units on this project. The total cost of the improvements will be $326,853.30; with the city cost participation in the amount of $244,386.30 and the amount assessed against benefited property owners is $82,467.00. The street improvement project included street reconstruction for 27th Street North from Inwood Avenue North to eastern cul-de-sac, Irish Avenue North, Ironwood Trail North from Inwood Avenue North to 27th Street North, 28th Street North from Irish Avenue North to Ironwood Trail North, and 27th Street Court North. RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends that the city council conduct the final assessment hearing and adopt Resolution No. 2007-070, adopting the final assessment roll for the Tablyn Park Streets project according to the final assessment roll (see attachment no. 1). SUGGESTED MOTION FOR CONSIDERATION Move to approve Resolution No. 2007-070, adopting the final assessment roll for the Tablyn Park Streets project. ORDER OF BUSINESS: • Introduction Jack Griffin, City Engineer • Report by staff Jack Griffin, City Engineer Ryan Stempski, Assistant City Engineer • Questions from city council members to the presenter Mayor and council members The mayor will facilitate this by asking each individual councilmember for one question allowing for a response to the individual question then move onto the next council member in the sequence until all questions are completed. No council member shall take more than 3 minutes to ask a question. (Also called round robin.) (For example, C.1 asks question 1 and gets answer - C.2 asks question 2 and gets answer and so on.) • Open public hearing Mayor • Questions/comments from the public to the city council (a maximum of three minutes per question/statement) Mayor facilitates • Close public hearing Mayor • Call for a motion This is to get a motion on the table for discussion and is actually required under Roberts Rules of Order. This action is not an indication that the motion on the table is the motion that will be approved in the current form. It is purely for discussion purposes. • Discussion among city council members (See round robin process above) Mayor and council members • Action by the city council City council ATTACHMENTS 1. Resolution No. 2007-070, adopting the final assessment roll for the Tablyn Park Streets Project, with attached final assessment roll.