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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNovember 17, 1997OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS COLUMBIA HEIGHTS CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL ASSESSMENT LEVY HEARING NOVEMBER 17, 1997 ROLL CALL Jolly, Peterson, Sturdevant - present Jones, Ruettimann - absent RESOLUTION NO. 97-66 BEING A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE ASSESSMENT ROLL FOR THE FOLLOWING IMPROVEMENTS: Sealcoating of the bituminous city streets in Zone 2, Street reconstruction, Recycled Base with New Bituminous surface, mill and overlay. a) Presentation by City Staff Providinq BackGround Information on the Above-Mentioned ImDrovement Projects !) The Acting City Engineer addressed P.I.R. 947, Project ~9701 being a sealcoating of the bituminous city streets in Zone 2. This project has been completed. The recommended assessment period is for one year at 9.5% interest. 2) The Acting City Engineer explained all parts of the street reconstruction project. She reviewed the four projects and their associated costs. The recommended assessment period is for fifteen years at 9.5% interest. 3) The Acting City Engineer spoke to the projects for the new bituminous surface with recycled base. The recommended assessment period is for ten years at 9.5% interest. 4) The last project addressed by the City Engineer was for mill and overlay projects. The recommended assessment period is for ten years at 9.5% interest. b) Questions/Comments from city Council and Public RE: Street Reconstruction Project - The property owner at 961 37th Avenue inquired how her assessment was determined. She stated that she had only eighteen feet frontage with a blacktop surface. This will be further reviewed by City staff. There was some discussion regarding how assessments, payment period and the rate of interest was determined. Some residents expressed their concern regarding the deadlines for payment without penalty and the notification of these deadlines. The statements sent regarding assessments and payment. deadlines were reviewed with property owners by staff~ SPECIAL ASSESSMENT LEVY HEARING NOVEMBER 17, 1997 PAGE 2 Some property owners on Tyler Street felt their street needed some improvements before the sealcoating was done. It was their opinion that the problems in the street have remained after the project was completed. The Acting City Engineer responded that staff is aware of the problems and the strategy is to let the matter sit over the winter months and make necessary repairs in the spring. There will be no additional assessments for this repair work. The City is committed to maintaining that street. A resident on 43rd Avenue stated that the sod laid on his property has not grown and he is not satisfied. He was advised by staff that all of the sod laid with these projects will be looked at in the spring. Some of the residents inquired if there could be a consideration given to lowering the interest rate. The Mayor felt 8% or 8 1/2% would be a fair consideration. Discussion continued regarding the reason the interest rate is set at 9.5%. Councilmembers Jolly and Peterson expressed their reluctance in reducing the rate without knowing the impact it may have on the P.I.R. Fund and the precedent it may set for future assessments. The Finance Director advised that the City should not be a lending agency and it has not had to do debt service in a long time. He felt the higher rate may encourage property owners to pay off their assessments earlier and also to seek funding from a lending agency at a lower interest rate. c) Recommended Motions: 1) Motion by Sturdevant, second by Peterson to close the public hearing and to waive the reading of Resolution No. 97- 66 there being ample copies available for the public. Roll call: All ayes R E S O L U T I O N NO. 97 - 66 Adopting assessment roll according to the City Charter for the following local improvement and determining that said improvement has been made and ratifying and conforming all other proceedings, heretofore had: Special Assessments numbered 906, 907, 908, 909, 910, 911, 912, 914, 935, 936, 937, 938, 939, 940, 941, 942, 943, 944, 945, 946, 947, and 952. SPECIAL ASSESSMENT LEVY HEARING NOVEMBER 17, 1997 PAGE 3 WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Columbia Heights, Minnesota, met at 7:00 o'clock p.m. on the 17th day of November, 1997, in the City Council Chambers, 590 - 40th Avenue N.E., Columbia Heights, Minnesota, being the time and place set when and where all persons interested could appear and be heard by the Council with respect to benefits, and to the proportion of the cost of making the local improvements above described, a notice of such hearing having been heretofore duly published as required by law, and a notice mailed to each property owner of record, stating the proposed amount of the assessment; and, WHEREAS, this Council has heretofore estimated and fixed the cost of such local improvements and has prepared an assessment roll therefore, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS HEREBY RESOLVES: Section 1. That this Council does hereby adopt the aforesaid assessment roll known and described as "Assessment Roll for Local Improvements" numbered 906, 907, 908, 909, 910, 911, 912, 914, 935, 936, 937, 938, 939, 940, 941, 942, 943, 944, 945, 946, 947, and 952. Section 2. That this Council hereby finds and determines that each of the ].ors and parcels of land enumerated in said assessment roll was and is especially benefitted by such improvement in an amount not less than the amount set opposite in the column headed "Total Assessment". And this Council further finds and determines that the proper proportion of the cost of such improvements to be especially assessed against such lot or parcel of land is the amount set opposite the description of each such lot or parcel of land respectively in said assessment roll. Section 3. That said assessments may be paid in part or in full without interest on or before December 18, 1997, or in annual installments for a period of from one year to fifteen years as designated on the assessment roll, payable on or before the 15th day of September, annually, with 9.5% interest thereon. Failure to pay the annual installment renders the same delinquent and thereafter a 10% penalty and a County Fee is added and the said delinquent special assessment is certified to the County for collection with the real estate tax. SPECIAL ASSESSMENT LEVY HEARING NOVEMBER 17, 1997 PAGE 4 Section 4. That this Council did hereby determine and redetermine to proceed with said improvement, does ratify and confirm all other proceedings heretofore had in regard to this improvement, and said improvement shall hereafter be known and numbered as Local Improvement numbered PIR 906-Project $9415, PIR 907-Project ~9416, PIR 908-Project ~9417, PIR 909-Project ~9418, PIR 910-Project ~9419, PIR 911-Project #9420, PIR 912- Project #9421, PIR 914-Project #9423, PIR 935-Project #9614, PIR 936-Project #9615, PIR 937-Project #9616, PIR 938-Project #9617, PIR 939-Project #9618, PIR 940-Project #9619, PIR 941- Project #9620, PIR 942-Project #9621, PIR 943-Project ~9622, PIR 944-Project $9623, PIR 945-Project #9624, PIR 946-Project #9625, PIR 947-Project ~9701, and PIR 952-Project #9615. Section 5. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its passage. Passed this 17th day of November, 1997. Offered by: Seconded by: Roll Call: Peterson Sturdevant All ayes Joseph Sturdevant, Mayor Jo-Anne Student, Council Secretary 3. RESOLUTION NO. 97-65 BEING A RESOLUTION CERTIFYING SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS Motion by Peterson, second by Jolly to waive the reading of the resolution there being ample copies available for the public. Roll call: All ayes RESOLUTION NO. 97-65 CERTIFICATION OF SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, that THE COUNTY AUDITOR be, and he is hereby directed, to levy the special assessments on the properties in the City of Columbia. Heights as submitted on the attached page and filed in the Assessment.~ook for 1997'as an additional amount of $2,830.14. SPECIAL ASSESSMENT LEVY HEARING NOVEMBER 17, 1997 PAGE 5 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the foregoing amounts shall be included in the individual real estate tax statements for the current year and identified thereon as "Special Assessements - Fund #82583." SAID LEVIES shall be enforced and collected in the manner provided for the enforcement and collection of State and County taxes under and in accordance with the provisions of the general laws of the State. All assessments with penalties and interest as indicated thereon paid to the County Treasurer shall belong to the City of Columbia Heights and shall be turned over to the City Treasurer in the manner provided by the City Charter and Ordinances. Passed this !7th day of November, 1997. Offered by: Seconded by: Roll call: Peterson Jolly All ayes 4) ADJOURNMENT Motion by Peterson, second by Jolly to adjourn the Levy Hearing at 8:40 p.m. Roll call: All ~¥es ~ ~.~.~~~ ~yo~ Jbseph ~t~rdevant yo-Anhe Student, Council Secretary