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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes February 11, 1997 • Page 3 1 improvements including complete reconstruction, driveway restoration due to 2 disturbance during construction and boulevard restoration. He explained construction 3 will begin in mid May of 1997 with completion at the end of August 1997. Mr. 4 Moberg noted that the final layer of bituminous will be applied in the summer of 5 1998. The roadway will have one layer of pavement until that time. The project will 6 begin with the utility improvements. Mr. Moberg assured residents that '/2 of the 7 existing pavement will remain in place during watermain and storm sewer replacement 8 to maintain access to all properties. During the project,-residents will be updated of 9 progress with a construction bulletin (newsletter). 10 Mr. Moberg explained the total cost of the project is$690,897.33. The storm sewer 11 costs will be paid by the City out of the Storm Sewer Fund. The watermain charges 12 will be paid by the City with the exception of a $400.00 connection fee per property. 13 The total street improvement costs are $464,968.18 and are paid at a rate of 65% (or 14 $302,244.80) by the City and 35% (or $162,723.38) by the affected residents. 15 Mr. Moberg explained the method of calculating individual assessment amounts. The 16 total assessments are $162,723.38 and the front footage of the project to be assessed is 17 3,993.21 linear feet. This results in an assessment rate of$40.75 per linear foot. Also 18 included in the individual assessment is the $400.00 watermain connection fee. The individual assessments range from $1,750.00 to $7,000.00 depending on lot size and amount of front footage. 21 Mr. Dave Zurbey, 3637 Roosevelt Street N.E., asked if Northern States Power (NSP) 22 had been notified, if he could contract the cement worker to lay his driveway during 23 the improvements and if the curb cuts for the driveway could be changed. 24 Public Works Director Larry Hamer stated it was not necessary to contact NSP and 25 that the cement worker could lay Mr. Zurbey's driveway during the project but he 26 would have to contact the contractor himself. Hamer stated the curb cut could be 27 adjusted but Mr. Zurbey would have to inform the City of the changes. 28 Mr. Joe Morgan, 3645 Roosevelt Street N.E., stated he had two storm sewers on his 29 property and would like them to remain where they are. He also stated he would like 30 to widen his driveway in conjunction with this project. 31 Hamer stated the storm sewers would be replaced and maintained in their current 32 locations. He noted Mr. Morgan would.be allowed to widen his driveway but it would 33 have to remain within the width allowed by City Ordinance. 34 Mr. Bob Thistle, Springsted Inc., recommended the Council authorize Springsted, Inc. 35 to go to market for $690,000.00 in General Obligation Improvement Bonds to cover the City's portion of the cost and special assessments of the 1997 Street Improvement Project. Springsted will go out for bids on March 11, 1997 and return to the Council 38 that evening with the results of the bids received. Mr. Thistle reported the repayment