Consent - Dan Schluender, City Engineer
Title
Declare Cost to be Assessed, Order Preparation and Call for Hearing on Proposed Assessment for the Reconstruction of Pheasant Ridge Drive NE from Lexington Avenue NE to 1700 feet West from Lexington Avenue NE, Improvement Project No. 16-14
Executive Summary
Improvement Project No. 16-14 was ordered by the City Council on May 18, 2017 with Resolution 17-066. A construction contract was awarded to C. S. McCrossan Construction, Inc. by the City Council on August 5, 2019 with Resolution No. 19-124 and construction was completed in the fall of 2020.
Background
This action is the next step in the series of approvals under the MN Statutes, Chapter 429 for municipal street construction projects that include assessments.
Improvement Project No. 16-14 included the reconstruction of Pheasant Ridge Drive NE, beginning at Lexington Avenue NE and terminating at approximately 1700 feet west of Lexington Avenue.
Improvements included concrete curb and gutter replacement, concrete sidewalk replacement, storm sewer structure rehabilitation, asphalt surface replacement, turn lane construction, signal modifications, traffic control signage, striping, and appurtenant construction. The project also included lane modifications to the westbound private street in The Village.
The total cost of the project is as follows:
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Construction Costs…………………. |
$1,023,565.17 |
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Engineering Costs………………… |
$ 179,471.52 |
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Interest……………………………... |
$ 3,870.46 |
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Administration, Assessing, Other…... |
$ 85,124.79 |
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Total………………………………… |
$1,292,031.94 |
The total project cost indicated in the Feasibility Report was $1,184,250.
The Assessment Roll has been prepared consistent with the Feasibility Report.
Of the total cost, the amount to be assessed is $427,766.68. The Public Utility Funds will contribute $40,859.57 for water and sanitary sewer improvements, and Municipal State Aid and Pavement Management Program funds will contribute $823,405.69.
The next Action Item for the City Council will be to hold the Public Hearing on the Assessment Roll.
Strategic Plan Relationship
The reconstruction of Pheasant Ridge Drive project aligns with the City’s strategic plan goal of well-maintained infrastructure by providing high-quality street surfaces.
Board/Commission Review
Not required
Financial Impact
N/A
Public Outreach/Input
The project itself and the assessment process has complied with all public notification requirements pursuant to MN Statutes, Chapter 429.
Staff Recommendation
By motion, adopt the resolution.
Attachment List
Attached to this item are a project location map, assessable parcels map and the proposed final assessment roll.
Body
WHEREAS, a contract was entered into for concrete curb and gutter replacement, concrete sidewalk replacement, storm sewer structure rehabilitation, asphalt surface replacement, turn lane construction, signal modifications, traffic control signage, striping, and appurtenant construction in the following described area:
Pheasant Ridge Drive NE, beginning at Lexington Avenue NE and terminating at approximately 1700 feet west of Lexington Avenue.
AND WHEREAS, the construction cost for such improvement is $1,023,565.17 and the expenses incurred in the making of said improvements amount to be $268,466.77 making the total cost 1,292,031.94.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Blaine as follows:
1. The total cost of such improvement is hereby declared to be $1,292,031.94.
2. The amount to be assessed is hereby declared to be $427,766.68. The Public Utility Funds will contribute $40,859.57 for water and sanitary sewer improvements, and Municipal State Aid and Pavement Management Program funds will contribute $823,405.69.
3. Assessments shall be payable in 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 2022, and shall bear interest at the rate of three and five tenths percent (3.5%) per annum from the date of the adoption of the assessment resolution.
4. The City Clerk, with the assistance of the City 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 she shall file a copy of such proposed assessment in her office for public inspection.
5. The City Clerk has notified the City Council that such proposed assessment has been completed and filed in her office for public inspection.
6. A hearing shall be held on the 17th day of May, 2021, in the Council Chambers at the Blaine City Hall at 7:30 PM, or as near that time as possible, to pass upon the proposed assessment at such time and place all persons owning property affected by such improvement will be given an opportunity to be heard with reference to such assessment.
7. The City Clerk shall give published and mailed notice of such hearing as required by law.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Blaine this 19th day of April, 2021.