Administration - Dan Schluender, City Engineer
Title
Declare Cost to be Assessed, Order Preparation and Call for Hearing on Proposed Assessment for 105th Avenue Reconstruction and 115th Avenue Rehabilitations, Improvement Project No. 18-17
Executive Summary
Improvement Project No. 18-17 was ordered by the City Council on March 7, 2019 with Resolution 19-28. A construction contract was awarded to Valley Paving, Inc. by the City Council on April 6, 2020 with Resolution No. 20-55 and construction was completed in the fall of 2020.
Background
Improvement Project No. 18-17 included the reconstruction of 105th Avenue from University Avenue to Jefferson Street, 115th Avenue from Jefferson Street to
Tyler Street, Quincy Street from 113th Avenue to 115th Avenue, Van Buren Court from 115th Avenue to the cul de sac, and Tyler Street from 113th Avenue to115th Lane.
Improvements include installation of concrete curb and gutter where not present, spot replacement existing curb and gutter, storm drainage improvements, spot sanitary service repair, spot water main repair, asphalt surface replacement, traffic control signage, and appurtenant construction.
The total cost of the project is as follows:
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Construction Costs…………………. |
$1,941,013.39 |
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Engineering Costs………………… |
$ 280,947.48 |
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Interest……………………………... |
$ 21,684.00 |
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Administration, Assessing, Other…... |
$ 117,083.30 |
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Total………………………………… |
$2,360,728.67 |
The total project cost indicated in the Feasibility Report was $2,203,605.00.
The Assessment Roll has been prepared consistent with the Feasibility Report.
Of the total cost, the amount to be assessed is $535,502.10. The Public Utility Funds will contribute $317,796.76 for water and sanitary sewer improvements, and Pavement Management Program funds will contribute $1,507,429.81.
Strategic Plan Relationship
The 105th Avenue area Reconstruction and 115TH Avenue area Rehabilitations 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
Assessments would be levied over 15 years and 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 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 installation of concrete curb and gutter where not present, spot replacement existing curb and gutter, storm drainage improvements, spot sanitary service repair, spot water main repair, asphalt surface replacement, traffic control signage, and appurtenant construction in the following described area:
105th Avenue from University Avenue to Jefferson Street, 115th Avenue from Jefferson Street to Tyler Street, Quincy Street from 113th Avenue to 115th Avenue, Van Buren Court from 115th Avenue to the cul de sac, and Tyler Street from 113th Avenue to115th Lane
AND WHEREAS, the construction cost for such improvement is $1,941,013.39 and the expenses incurred in the making of said improvements amount to be $419,715.28 making the total cost $2,360,728.67.
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 $2,360,728.67.
2. The amount to be assessed is hereby declared to be $535,502.10. The Public Utility Funds will contribute $317,796.76 for water and sanitary sewer improvements, and Pavement Management Program funds will contribute $1,507,429.81.
3. Assessments shall be payable in annual installments extending over a period of fifteen (15) 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 3rd 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 5th day of April, 2021.