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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes 02 April 27, 2004 Page 2 1 IV. PUBLIC HEARINGS FOR IMPROVEMENT PROJECT FOR 39TH AVENUE NE AND 2 FOR SAID ASSESSMENTS FOR THE PROJECT. 3 Mayor Pro Tern Thuesen opened the public hearing at 7:05 p.m. 4 5 Todd Hubmer, WSB and Associates, Inc., noted the following resolutions were currently before 6 Council for its consideration: 7 1. A resolution ordering improvements. He explained this resolution stated that Council 8 had completed the public hearing process and ordered the project to be completed. 9 2. A resolution adopting and confirming assessments for the various public improvements. 10 He noted assessments which were calculated in accordance with the City's assessment 11 policy for the 39th Avenue Street and Utility Improvement Project were provided to 12 Council, declared the amount to be assessed at$2,205,000 and outlined the assessment 13 process in accordance with Minnesota Statutes Chapter 429. 14 3. A resolution awarding a bid for Phase 1: 39`h Avenue street and utility improvements. 15 He indicated this resolution awarded the contract for Phase 1 to the lowest bidder, which 16 was Veit and Company,Inc., with a bid amount of$399,999. 17 18 Mr. Hubmer stated this project consisted of street reconstruction, new construction and 19 replacement of water main, sanitary sewer and storm sewer on 39th Avenue NE from Stinson 20 Boulevard to Silver Lake Road. He noted the anticipated cost of the project was as follows: 21 street reconstruction at $1,320,000; sanitary sewer improvements at $231,000; water main 22 improvements at$200,000; storm sewer improvements at $280,000; pond improvements at 23 $569,000; sidewalk, pedestrian trail and street lighting at $380,000. He added the anticipated 24 total was$2,980,000. 25 26 Mr. Hubmer stated it was proposed the project would be funded from the following sources: 27 Federal grant at$750,000; special assessments at $2,205,000; a City contribution of$25,000. 28 29 Mr. Hubmer explained the adjacent property owners would be assessed according to the City's 30 assessment policy based on front footage and would be assessed 50% of the street reconstruction 31 cost from Stinson Boulevard to Silver Lake Road. He added a storm sewer assessment would 32 also be levied on those parcels. 33 34 Mayor Pro Tern Thuesen reviewed the public hearing procedures and asked if there were any 35 comments or questions from the audience. No one came forward. 36 37 Councilmember Faust indicated the City had received$750,000 from the Federal government, 38 which normally did not happen. He noted taxpayers would have needed to pay that amount 39 without the grant and stated he wanted to acknowledge the efforts of City staff and the Council 40 to obtain the funding. 41 - 42 Mayor Pro Tem Thuesen closed the public hearing at 7:15 p.m. 43 44 City Attorney Gilligan noted he had received a few letters from property owners protesting the 45 special assessments. 46