PUBLIC HEARING - Dan Schluender, City Engineer
Title
ORDER IMPROVEMENT AND ORDER PREPARATION OF PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR LEVER STREET AREA RECONSTRUCTIONS, IMPROVEMENT PROJECT NO. 18-16
Background
Notice for this hearing has been published and mailed. Neighborhood information meeting was held on February 4, 2019.
The proposed project will reconstruct Ball Road from 104th Avenue alignment to Lever Street, Lever Street from Ball Road to North Road, 103rd Lane from Lever Street to Sunset Avenue, National Street from 103rd Lane to 105th Lane, 104th Avenue from National Street to Sunset Avenue, 104th Lane from National Street to Rockney Street, Rockney Street from 104th Avenue to 104th Lane, 101st Lane from Quito Street to Sunset Avenue and Quito Street from North Road to 101st Lane.
Proposed improvements include reclaiming existing bituminous pavement and adding concrete curb and gutter, and additional storm sewer catch basins and piping along 103rd Lane, National Street, 104th Avenue, 104th Lane, Rockney Street, Quito Street and 101st Lane. Lever Street improvements will include reclaiming of existing bituminous pavement, storm sewer improvements, spot curb and gutter replacement and spot sidewalk replacement. Ball Road will include reclaiming existing bituminous pavement and adding ribbon curb.
The estimated cost of improvements is $5,082,071 with $1,350,666 proposed to be assessed over a fifteen-year period. Replacement of existing sanitary sewer castings/rings at a cost of $27,918 is proposed to be paid for by the City Sanitary Sewer Utility Fund and the storm sewer trunk line at an estimated cost of $299,100 is proposed to be paid for by City Storm Sewer Utility Funds. The remaining portion of $3,404,387 is proposed to be paid from the City’s Pavement Management Program Fund and City Municipal State Aid Funds. The project is necessary, cost-effective, and feasible and will result in a benefit to the properties proposed to be assessed.
Schedule of Actions
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08/02/18 |
Initiate Project and Order Preparation of Feasibility Report |
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02/07/19 |
Receive Feasibility Report and Order Public Hearing |
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02/06/19 |
Hold Public Information Meeting |
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02/21/19 |
Hold Public Hearing, Order Improvement, and Order Preparation of Plans and Specifications |
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03/21/19 |
Approve Plans and Specification and Order Advertisement for Bids |
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04/30/19 |
Open Bids |
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05/06/19 |
Accept Bid |
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05/19-09/19 |
Construction of Improvements |
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10/2019 |
Assess Improvements |
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2020 |
First Assessment Payment Due with Real Estate Taxes |
Recommendation
Hold Public Hearing and, by motion, adopt the resolution.
Body
WHEREAS, Resolution No. 19-13 of the Blaine City Council, adopted on the 7th day of February, 2019, ordered a public hearing on the proposed project; and
WHEREAS, the required notices were published and mailed to benefitting property owners, and the public hearing was held on the 21st day of February, 2019, at which time all persons desiring to be heard were given an opportunity to be heard.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Blaine as follows:
1. Such improvements are hereby ordered as proposed in the Feasibility Report, which was accepted by Resolution No. 19-13 adopted on the 7th day of February, 2019.
2. The City Engineer is hereby designated as the Engineer for this improvement and is directed to prepare plans and specifications for the making of this improvement.
3. The City Council shall let the contract for all or part of this improvement no later than February 20, 2020.
4. The City Council declares its official intent to reimburse itself for the costs of the improvement from the proceeds of tax exempt bonds.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Blaine this 21st day of February, 2019.