City Council Meeting Date: June 20, 2017
To: Mayor and City Council
City Administrator
From: Sean Simonson, Engineering Manager
David Bennett, P.E., Public Works Director/City Engineer
Subject:
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Consider Declaring Amount to be Assessed - 2017 Street Reclamation Project
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Action Requested:
Staff recommends approval of a Resolution declaring the cost to be assessed and ordering preparation of proposed assessment roll for the 2017 Street Reclamation Project (STRT2017-A36).
Note: This is the first of two actions related to the assessment hearing. The second item is a resolution which will set the date of the hearing.
Summary Report:
The City Council is being asked to hold a public hearing on August 8, 2017 regarding the assessments anticipated as part of the 2017 Street Reclamation Project (STRT2017-A36). A required 14-day notice will be published in the Northfield News and notices will be sent to the abutting property owners within the project boundaries. Additionally, as part of this mailing a summary of the hardship policy and additional information from the Housing and Redevelopment Authority will be included. Staff will ask the City Council to adopt the assessment roll at the August 22, 2017 City Council meeting.
The actions requested are required by Minnesota Statutes Chapter 429, which specifies the steps that must be taken to assess property owners for the cost of local improvements. The City Council has moved this project forward to this point with the actions shown on the attached project process (Attachment 2).
The proposed street and utility improvements are eligible for assessments according to the City of Northfield's Assessment Policy. All abutting properties are proposed to be assessed according to the policy. A benefit appraisal was prepared as part of this reclamation project, and took into account zoning and land use within the project area. Due to the uniqueness of the four...
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