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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 6232 . . . RESOLUTION NO. 6232 CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW COUNTY OF RAMSEY STATE OF MINNESOTA SETTING AN ASSESSMENT HEARING DATE OF MAY 24, 2004, AUTHORIZING THE ADVERTISEMENT FOR THE ASSESSMENT HEARING, DECLARING COST TO BE ASSESSED, AND ORDERING THE PREPARATION OF THE PROPOSED ASSESSMENT FOR THE 2003 STREET IMPROVEMENT PROJECT WHEREAS, On March 22, 2004, City Council approved the plans and specifications, authorized to advertise for bids, established a Bid Date of April 22, 2004, approved and authorized the execution of a Joint Powers Agreement with the City of Spring Lake Park, and authorized the acquisition of easements (if necessary) for the 2003 Street Improvement Project; and WHEREAS, bids for this project were received on April 22, 2004; and WHEREAS, as per State Statute Chapter 429.061, at any time after the expense have been or will be incurred, the City shall calculate said expense under the direction of the City Council when making an improvement. Furthermore, the City Council shall determine, by resolution, the amount of the total expense the municipality will pay, not including the amount it will pay as the owner of property in the project area, and the amount to be assessed, and WHEREAS, the City, with the assistance of the consulting engineer, is required to calculate the proper amount to be specially assessed for such improvement against every assessable lot, piece or parcel of land within the district affected, without regard to cash valuation, as provided by law, and shall file a copy of such proposed assessment at City Hall for public inspection. WHEREAS, May 24, 2004, 7:00 p.m. assessment hearing date will provide ample time to prepare an assessment role, publish an advertisement for the assessment hearing, and provide the required mailing to notify property owners which might be affected, as per state statute; and WHEREAS, per state statute, the City shall publish notification in the newspaper at least once and shall mail notification to the owner of each parcel described in the assessmentrole. The owners are defined as those shown to be such on the records of the County Auditor. Such publication and mailing shall be sent no less than two weeks prior to such a meeting of the City Council; and WHEREAS, a feasibility report has been completed and estimated costs have been determined for the 2003 Street Improvement Project; and . \. . WHEREAS, the estimated cost for such improvements based on the feasibility report, excluding bid alternate NO.2 (Lakeside Parking Lot ), amounts to $2,431,600.00. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Mounds View, Ramsey County, Minnesota as follows: 1. That a date to hold the assessment hearing for the 2003 Street Improvement Project is hereby established as May 24, 2004 at 7:00 p.m. 2. That Staff is hereby directed to cause to be published at least once in the New Brighton Bulletin, notification of said hearing. Such publication shall be published no less than two weeks prior to such a meeting of the City Council, as required by law. 3. That Staff is hereby directed to mail notification to the owner of each parcel described in the assessment role. The owners are defined as those shown to be such on the records of the County Auditor. Such publication and mailing shall be sent no less than two weeks prior to such a meeting of the City Council, as required by law. 4. The estimated portion of the cost of such improvement to be paid by the City based on the feasibility report is hereby declared to be $1,382,401.61 and the portion of the cost to be assessed against benefited property owners is declared to be $614,048.39. 5. Assessments shall be payable in equal annual installments extending over a period of ten (10) years, the first of the installments to be payable on or before the first Monday in January, 2005, and shall bear interest at the rate of 5.0 percent per annum from the date of the adoption of the assessment resolution. 6. The City, with the assistance of the consulting engineer, shall forthwith calculate the proper amount to be specially assessed for such improvement against every assessable lot, piece or parcel of land within the district affected, without regard to cash valuation, as provided by law, and shall file a copy of such proposed assessment at City Hall for public inspection. ATTEST: Kurt Ulrich City Administrator (SEAL)