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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOctober 5, 2009 Seal Coat AssessmentOFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL ASSESSMENT LEVY HEARING MONDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2009 - 6:00 P.M. Roll Call/Pledge of A11e i~ a Present: Mayor Peterson, Councilmember Diehm, Councilmember Nawrocki, Councilmember Kelzenberg Absent; Councilmember Williams 2. Resolution No. 2009-156, being a Resolution Lev~~ and AdoptingLthe Assessment for 2009 Zone 1C and 3B Seal Coat Improvements, Project 0901. a. Presentation by City Staff providing background information on the above mentioned improvement projects. Kevin Hansen, Public Works Director, stated there are three concurrent public hearings. This is for the 2009 seal coating. The project is done and we are on the third sweep of the material. The rates in the Resolution are the same as the original hearing at 7.5 percent. The recommendation is to stay 1.5 to 2% higher than. we bonded. Our bonds average 4.5% and so we recommend an interest rate not lower than 6 percent. The assessment term is one year. Nawrocki questioned sweeping the rocks onto driveways. Hansen stated that has been addressed b. Questions/Comments from City Council and the Public. Nawrocki asked the interest rate on the bonds we finance this work with. Hansen stated that we do not bond for seal coating. They started at 4.05% with and average interest rate of 4.5%. Nawrocki felt that 5% would be enough to charge. Hansen stated there are administrative costs. Nawrocki stated this is just a way to get more money from the good citizens of the community. These people also pay property taxes. c. Recommended Motions: Motion by Diehm, to close the Public Hearing, waive the reading of Resolution No. 2009-156, there being ample copies available to the public, and set the interest rate at 6%. Second by Kelzenberg. Motion to amend by Nawrocki to reduce the interest rate to 5%. Peterson called for a second to the motion. Motion to amend died for lack of a second. Vote on the original motion: Four ayes. Motion carried. Motion by Diehm, second by Kelzenberg, to adopt Resolution No. 2009-156 being a resolution levying and adopting the assessment for 2009 Zone 1C and 3B Seal Coat improvements, project 0901. Upon vote: Kelzenberg, aye; Diehm, aye; Nawrocki, aye; Peterson, aye. Four ayes. Motion carried. 3, AdLourn Mayor Peterson adjourned the meeting at 6:10 p.m. atricia Muscovitz CMC City Clerk RESOLUTION N0.2009-156 RESOLUTION LEVYING AND ADOPTING THE ASSESSMENT FOR 2009 ZONE 1C AND 3B SEAL COAT E~IPROVEMENTS, PROJECT 0901 Adopting assessment roll according to the City Charter for the following local improvements and. determining that said improvements have been made and ratifying and conforming all other proceedings, heretofore had: Special Assessments numbered 2009-ZI-01-001. and 2009-Z3-01-001: Tyler Street from 45`'' Avenue to 47"' Avenue, Polk Street from 45`' Avenue to 47`h Avenue, 46`'' Avenue from Central Avenue to Taylor Street, Central Avenue Frontage Road from South of 50`h Avenue to 515` Court, 515` Court from Frontage Road to Central Avenue, North Upland Crest from Pennine Pass to Stinson Boulevard, Stinson Boulevard from 45`h Avenue to Cul-de-sac, Khyber Lane from Fillmore Street to Cul-de-sac, and adjoining streets or avenues all in Project 0901. WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Columbia Heights, Minnesota, met at 6:00 o'clock p.m. on the 5`h day of October, 2009, in the City Council Chamber, 590 40`h 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 for local improvements known and described as ``Seal Coat" numbered 2009-Z1-01-001 and 2009-Z3-O1-001, a copy of which is attached hereto and made a part hereof. Section 2: That this Council hereby finds and. determines that each of the lots and parcels of land enumerated in said assessment roll was and is specially benefited by such improvement in an amount not less than the amount set opposite in the column headed "Actual Assessment Amounts". And this Council further finds and determines that the proper proportion of the cost of such improvements to be specially 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 November 4`h, 2009. Any unpaid. amount will be certified to Anoka County for collection with the real estate taxes beginning with the taxes payable in the year 2010. The annual principal. installments, together with 6% interest accrued on the unpaid balance are due and payable with the real estate taxes for a period of one year or less as designated on the assessment roll. Section 4: That this Council did hereby determine and re-determine to proceed with said improvement, does ratify and confine all. other proceedings heretofore had in regard to this improvement, and said improvement shall hereafter be known and. numbered as Local Improvement numbered 2009-ZI-O1-001, and 2009-23- 01-001, Project 0901. Section 5: This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its passage.