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CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS
SPECIAL ASSESSMENT LEVY HEARING
MONDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2010 - 6:15 P.M.
1. Roll Call /Pledge of Allegiance
Williams called the meeting to order at 6:15 p.m.
Motion by Kelzenberg, second by Williams, to appoint Council member Williams as
President Pro Tem. Upon vote: Kelzenberg, aye; Williams, aye; Nawrocki, nay. 2 ayes —
1 nay. Motion carried.
Present: Council member Williams, Council member Nawrocki, Council member
Kelzenberg
Absent: Mayor Peterson, Council member Diehm
2. Public Hearing to Levy and Adopt the Assessment for 2010 Zone 5 Street
Improvements, Project 1002
a. Hansen stated this presentation is to give the Council project information and allow
audience testimony. The next meeting will be to set the interest rate on the assessments.
All mill /overlay and partial reconstruction work in Zone 5 has been completed.
Assessments are on a unit rate basis. Rates are based on actual construction costs, which
came in at eleven percent under the estimated assessment. The City shares in the cost:
mill /overlay 15% City and 85% to the property and partial reconstruction 30% City and
70% to the property. In past years the interest rate has been set at six percent. The
assessment term is 10 years, beginning in 2011. It is simple interest. The final date to
pay without interest is November 11 and the final day to pay, with interest, before being
sent to the County is November 15. This allows 30 days to pay without interest. If the
assessment is not paid by these dates, they are automatically sent to Anoka County and
placed against the property.
b. Questions /Comments from City Council and the Public.
Hansen explained the difference between street and avenue rates. The avenue rate is
one -third of the street rate.
Nawrocki stated that when the hearing date was proposed, he requested it be held at a
regular council meeting so residents could view it on cable T.V. This interest rate is two
percent higher than the city borrows the money for.
Motion by Nawrocki to continue the hearing to October 11, 2010. Williams called for a
second. Motion died for lack of a second.
Angela Sands, 4449 Madison, stated that she was very happy the assessment amount
was lower than anticipated. She stated that the contractor and city did a beautiful job on
the street. However, CenterPoint Energy ruined their sidewalks and their yard. She
stated that she has tried to resolve the issues with them, without any cooperation on their
part. Hansen asked for her phone number to contact her and look into this matter for her.
Williams thanked her for her comments.
c. Motion:
Motion by Kelzenberg, second by Williams, to close the Public Hearing and adjourn the
meeting. Upon vote: Kelzenberg, aye; Williams, aye; Nawrocki, nay. 2 ayes — 1 nay.
Motion carried.
3. Adjourn
The meeting adjourned at 6:28 p.m.
Patricia Musco CM ft ity Clerk