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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10-05-2015 Special Assessment Hearing 2015 Street Rehabilitation State Aid Stret OverlayOfficial Proceedings City of Columbia Heights City Council SPECIAL ASSESSMENT LEVY HEARING OCTOBER 5, 2015 6:45 P.M. THE FOLLOWING ARE THE MINUTES FOR THE SPECIAL ASSESSMENT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL HELD AT 6:45 PM ON MONDAY OCTOBER 5, 2015 IN THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL, 590 40TH AVENUE N.E., COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, MINNESOTA Roll Call /Pledge of Allegiance Mayor Peterson called the meeting to order at 7:10 PM Present: Mayor Peterson, Councilmembers Schmitt, Nawrocki and Murzyn, Jr. Absent: Councilmember Williams Also Present: Walt Fehst -City Manager, Kevin Hansen - Public Works Director, Kathy Young- Assistant City Engineer, Barb Thomas - Assessing Clerk, and Katie Bruno - Council Secretary. Resolution 2015 -78 being a Resolution Levying and Adopting the Assessment for 2015 Street Rehabilitation, State aid Street Overlay, Project 1505. Resolution 2015 -64 being a Resolution to Cerify Petition & Waiver Assessments. Director Hansen gave an overview of the project, noting the final assessment rates are about 3% lower than those proposed at the Public Improvement Hearing. The rates for properties being assessed for State Aid Streets were further reduced as provided in the MSAS Assessing policy approved by the council in September 2014. The original assessment notices were noticed with an interest rate of 6 %, Hansen noted in the past, Council has decreased that to 4.5 %. Resolution No 2015 -64 consists of 34 property owners for curb -stop repairs or replacements. Motion by Councilmember Schmitt, seconded by Councilmember Murzyn, Jr. to close the Public Hearing and waive the reading of Resolution 2015 -78, there being ample copies available to the public. All Ayes, Motion Carried. Motion by Councilmember Nawrocki to reduce the interest rate to 3 %. Motion failed for lack of a second. Motion by Councilmember Schmitt, seconded by Councilmember Murzyn, Jr. to adopt Resolution 2015 -78 being a Resolution Levying and Adopting the Assessment for 2015 Street Rehabilitation, State aid Street Overlay, Project 1505 with an interest rate of 4.5 %. All Ayes, Motion Carried. Motion by Councilmember Schmitt, seconded by Councilmember Murzyn, Jr. to close the Public Hearing and waive the reading of Resolution 2015 -64, there being ample copies available to the public. All Ayes, Motion Carried. Motion by Councilmember Murzyn, Jr., seconded by Councilmember Schmitt to adopt Resolution 2015 -64, being a resolution to Certify Petition & Waiver Assessments with an interest rate of 4.5 %. All Ayes, Motion Carried. Meeting adjourned at 7:21 PM Respectively Submitted, Katie Bruno, City Clerk /Council Secretary RESOLUTION 2015 -78 A resolution of the City Council for the City of Columbia Heights, Minnesota, WHEREAS, the City Council of Columbia Heights is adopting the 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 Assessment numbered 2015 - SA -44 -001: State Aid Mill and Overlay on 44th Avenue from Tyler Place (south) to Reservoir Boulevard and Reservoir Boulevard from 44th Avenue to CSAH 2, all in project 1505; and, WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Columbia Heights, Minnesota, met at 6:45 o'clock p.m. on the 5th day of October, 2015, in the City Council Chambers, 590 40th Avenue NE, 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, Now, therefore, in accordance with the foregoing, and all ordinances and regulations of the City of Columbia Heights, the City Council of the City of Columbia Heights makes the following: FINDINGS OF FACT Section 1. That this Council does hereby adopt the aforesaid assessment roll for local improvements known and described as "State Aid Mill and Overlay" numbered 2015 -SA -44 -001, Project 1505, 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 especially 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 4:30 p.m. on November 4th, 2015. Any unpaid amount will be certified to Anoka County for collection with the real estate taxes beginning with the taxes payable in the year 2016. The annual principal installments, together with 4.5% interest accrued on the unpaid balance are due and payable with the real estate taxes for a period of ten years 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 confirm all other proceedings heretofore had in regard to this improvement, and said improvement shall hereafter be known and numbered as Local Improvement numbered 2015 -SA -44 -001, Project 1505. Section 5: This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its passage. RESOLUTION 2015 -64 A resolution of the City Council for the City of Columbia Heights, Minnesota, WHEREAS, property owners petitioned the City Council for certain improvements and waived. their rights for public hearings and appeals as provided in Minnesota State Statute; and, WHEREAS, said improvements have been completed; and, WHEREAS, this Council has heretofore estimated and fixed the cost of such improvements and has prepared an assessment roll therefore, Now, therefore, in accordance with the foregoing, and all ordinances and regulations of the City of Columbia Heights, the City Council of the City of Columbia Heights makes the following: FINDINGS OF FACT Section 1. That this Council does hereby adopt the aforesaid assessment roll for Petition and Waiver Construction Work known and described as "Petition /Waiver" numbered 2015 -SP -43 -001, a copy of which is attached hereto and made a part hereof. Section 2: That said assessments may be paid in part or in full without interest on or before 4:30 p.m. on November 4, 2015. Any unpaid amount will be certified to Anoka County for collection with the real estate taxes beginning with the taxes payable in the year 2016. The annual principal installments, together with 4.5% interest accrued on the unpaid balance are due and payable with the real estate taxes for a period of ten years. Section 3: This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its passage.