Public Hearing - Dan Schluender, City Engineer
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Adopting 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
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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
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.
Strategic Plan Relationship
The reconstruction of Pheasant Ridge Drive project aligns with the City’s strategic plan initiative of well-maintained infrastructure by providing high-quality street surfaces.
Board/Commission Review
Not required
Financial Impact
Assessments will be levied over 10 years and will be used to fund repayment of any debt issued for the project. That portion of the debt not funded via special assessments will be funded through an annual debt service tax levy.
Public Outreach/Input
The project itself and the assessment process, including this evening’s public hearing, 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 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 proposed assessment, a copy of which is attached hereto and made a part hereof, is hereby accepted and shall constitute the special assessment against the lands named therein, and each tract of land therein included is hereby found to be benefited by the improvement in the amount of the assessment levied against it.
2. The owner of any property so assessed may within thirty (30) days of the adoption of this resolution pay the whole of the assessment with no interest to the City’s Special Assessment Clerk or make partial prepayment in the amount of at least ten percent (10%) of the total assessment to the City’s Special Assessment Clerk with no interest. Any remaining assessment will be payable according to this resolution.
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. Installments shall bear interest at the rate of 4.5% per annum from the date of the adoption of this assessment resolution. To the first installment shall be added interest on the entire assessment from the date of this resolution until December 31, 2021. To each subsequent installment when due shall be added interest for one (1) year on all unpaid installments.
4. The owner of any property so assessed may, at any time prior to certification of the assessment to the county Auditor, as herein provided, pay the whole of the assessment against any parcel with interest accrued to the date of payment to the City’s Special Assessment Clerk, except that no interest shall be charged if the entire assessment is paid within 30 days from the adoption of this resolution; and they may at any time thereafter prior to November 15 pay to the City’s Special Assessment Clerk the entire amount of the assessment remaining unpaid with the interest accrued to December 31st of the year in which such payment is made.
5. The owner of any property so assessed may at any time thereafter pay to the City’s Special Assessment Clerk the remaining principal after payment of the current installment prior to November 15 of any year with no further interest charged on the remaining principal.
6. The City Manager shall forthwith transmit a certified duplicate copy of this assessment to the County Auditor to be extended on the proper tax lists of the County and such assessments shall be collected and paid in the same manner as other municipal taxes.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Blaine this 17th day of May, 2021.