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TABLED ITEM: Public Hearing and Action on Resolution 18-088, Resolution of Necessity for Street Assessment Project 2019-02STA, 15th Street South and 7th Avenue South.
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ACTION: MOTION TO REMOVE FROM THE TABLE.
ACTION: STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF A MOTION TO RESCIND THE RESOLUTION.
Summary:
Approval of this resolution will authorize the City to proceed with the design and bidding of the Street Assessment Project 2019-02STA, 15th Street South and 7th Avenue South.
Background:
This item was originally tabled October 23, 2018.
The City retained the services of Civil Design Inc. to design the street construction project for 15th Street South between Main Avenue South and Medary Avenue South and 7th Avenue South from 12th Street South to Remington Circle as shown on the attached map. The project involved applying for a US Army Corps of Engineers 404 Permit which included a wetland mitigation plan to purchase credits from a local wetland bank. The City recently received the 404 Permit and is proceeding with the next step in the process which is the public hearing on the Resolution of Necessity for the project.
The assessment project includes designing 15th Street South and 7th Avenue South as collector streets with water and sanitary sewer mains and services, grading, gravel, curb & gutter, valley gutter, asphalt pavement, storm sewer, detention pond and wetland mitigation. The water main for the project will extend along 15th Street South and 7th Avenue South with water services to each lot. The sanitary sewer will extend along 7th Avenue South and along 15th Street South, west of 7th Avenue South, with sanitary sewer services to each lot.
Consistent with the City’s policy on collector streets, these improvements are being assessed to the adjacent properties on the front foot method. The estimated construction cost for the street work including grading, storm drainage, curb & gutter, gravel base course and asphalt surfacing to a width of 31’ wide is approximately $418 per foot or $209 per side of street. This cost also includes a pro-rated share of the wetland mitigation cost based on the wetlands being filled in the right-of-way. The estimated construction cost for the water main work is approximately $80 per foot or $40 per side of street. The estimated construction cost for the sanitary sewer main work is approximately $98 per foot or $49 per side of street.
The City will assume and pay for any extra width and thickness for the street construction, for the concrete valley gutter along the existing drainage channel east of Main Avenue South, for the detention pond construction on the northwest corner of 15th Street South and 7th Avenue South, and for a pro-rated share of the wetland mitigation cost based on the wetlands outside the right-of-way.
The attached Resolution of Necessity describes that the assessments will be divided into ten (10) equal annual installments with ten (10) percent interest annually on the unpaid balance of the assessment and other details of the assessment.
After the construction is completed, the City will assess the property owners based on the final actual construction costs. The City is following South Dakota state statutes for assessments for this project. The attached Resolution and a Notice of Hearing was mailed to each property owner by receipt-certified mail prior to the public hearing. The public may speak for or against the project at the public hearing. Approval of the Resolution will authorize staff to proceed with the project and schedule it for bid letting.
Fiscal Impact:
The approximate frontage cost for City parcels along the project is estimated at $1,064,000. The City will also be responsible for additional cost for the extra width and thickness, detention pond, valley gutter and a share of the wetland mitigation costs.
Recommendation
Recommendation:
The recommendation will be based on the testimony received at the public hearing.
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Attachments:
Resolution
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Property Owner List