ITEM: 9.2 PUBLIC HEARING - Jean M. Keely, City Engineer
Title
ADOPTING ASSESSMENT FOR
THE RECONSTRUCTION OF HAMLINE AVENUE FROM EDGEWOOD ROAD TO PATRIOT LANE
IMPROVEMENT PROJECT NO. 10-13
Background
On September 15, 2011 the Blaine City Council approved a Joint Powers Agreement with the City of Lexington for the reconstruction of Hamline Avenue from Edgewood Road to Patriot Lane, Improvement Project No. 10-13. Based on the frontage each City has along the project corridor, Blaine's share of the cost is 42% with the City of Lexington's share of the cost being 58%.
Project No. 10-13 includes storm sewer, aggregate base, curb and gutter, bituminous pavement replacement, ditch cleaning and regrading and appurtenant construction. Blaine's estimated total cost of the project is as follows:
Construction Costs
. |
$159,158.45 |
Engineering Costs
|
$ 57,660.98 |
Interest
... |
$ 481.75 |
Administration, Assessing, Other
... |
$ 9,822.50 |
Total
|
$227,123.68 |
Blaine's total project cost indicated in the Feasibility Report was $251,640.00.
The Assessment Roll has been prepared consistent with the Feasibility Report. Of the Blaine estimated total cost, the amount to be assessed is $99,916.40 which includes $9,104.00 to be paid from the Water Utility Fund for the water tower site. The Pavement Management Fund will contribute $127,207.28.
Recommendation
Conduct public hearing and, by motion, approve the resolution.
Body
WHEREAS, pursuant to proper notice duly given as required by law, the City Council has met and heard and passed upon all objections to the proposed assessment for the improvement of the following: storm sewer, aggregate base, curb and gutter, bituminous pavement replacement, ditch cleaning and regrading and appurtenant construction in the following described area:
Hamline Avenue from Edgewood Road to Patriot Lane.
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, 2014. Installments shall bear interest at the rate of four and five tenths percent (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, 2014. 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 he 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 3rd day of October, 2013.