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Home My WebLink About10-01-2018 Assessment Hearing 2017 MSA Street RehabOFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS ASSESSMENT HEARING OCTOBER 1, 2018 The following are the minutes for the Assessment Hearing meeting of the City Council held at 6:15 PM on Monday October 1, 2018 in the City Council Chambers, City Hall, 590 40th Avenue N.E., Columbia Heights, Minnesota 1. CALL TO ORDER Mayor Schmitt called the meeting to order at 6:20 p.m. 2. ROLL CALL Present: Mayor Schmitt, Councilmembers Williams, Murzyn, Jr., and Novitsky Absent: Councilmember Buesgens Also Present: Walt Fehst; City Manager, Kevin Hansen; Public Works Director, Kathy Young; Assistant City Engineer, Barb Thomas; Assessing Clerk, Kelli Bourgeois; Human Resources Director /Assistant City Manager, Matt Markham; Police Captain, and Katie Bruno; City Clerk /Council Secretary 3. SPECIAL ASSESSMENT LEVY HEARING: 2017 STATE AID STREET REHABILITATION PROGRAM —MILL AND OVERLAY A. Street Rehabilitation Project 1) Presentation of Information on State Aid Street Rehabilitation Project by Staff Director of Public Works Kevin Hansen gave an overview of the project. Assessment rates are unchanged from the Improvement Hearing; $2,731 street, $910 Avenue, $3213 non - residential street, and $1,071 for non - residential Avenue. Hansen recommended the interest rate be changed to 4.5 %. 2) Questions and Comments on Street Rehabilitation Project Joe Mack - 3943 Van Buren St questioned if the stain on the road will be removed. Director Hansen explained the stains will fade over time. Gerlald Lemire - 3828 Quincy St questioned why he is being assessed now, when he was not originally notified by mail. Director Hansen indicated he will confirm if a letter was sent out prior to the improvement hearing. B. Close the Public Hearing Motion by Councilmember Murzyn, Jr., seconded by Councilmember Williams to close the Public Hearing of the 2017 State Aid Street Rehabilitation, Project Number 1705. All Ayes, Motion Carried. C. Consideration of Resolution Motion by Councilmember Murzyn, Jr., seconded by Councilmember Novitsky to waive the reading of Resolution 2018 -78, there being ample copies available for the public. All Ayes, Motion Carried. Motion by Councilmember Murzyn, Jr., seconded by Councilmember Williams to adopt Resolution 2018 -78 being a resolution levying and adopting the assessment for 2017 State Aid Street Rehabilitation — Mill and Overlay, City Project 1705, and setting the interest rate at 4.5 %. All Ayes, Motion Carried. 5. ADJOURNMENT Meeting adjourned at 6:31 p.m. -�ahz BA�m& Respectively Submitted, Katie Bruno, Council Secretary /City Clerk Resolution No. 2018 -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 2017 -SA -44 -001: State Aid Mill and Overlay on 39th Avenue from Huset Parkway /Jefferson Street to Central Avenue, all in project 1705; and, WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Columbia Heights, Minnesota, met at 6:15 o'clock p.m. on the 1St day of October, 2018, 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 2017 -SA -44 -001, Project 1705, 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 4:15 p.m. on November 14, 2018. Any unpaid amount will be certified to Anoka County for collection with the real estate taxes beginning with the taxes payable in the year 2019. 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 2017 -SA -44 -001, Project 1705. Section 5: This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its passage. CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS PUBLIC ASSESSMENT HEARING ATTENDANCE LIST M.S.A.S MILL & OVERLAY: 39" AVENUE Monday, October 1, 2018 @ 6:15p.m. NAME (Please Print) ADDRESS TELEPHONE NO. A V-- WA ►��u j ��l -zap . em 63 x 3 A c- r 5?�