City Council Meeting Date: April 16, 2019
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 - 2019 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 2019 Street Reclamation Project (STRT2019-A42).
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 May 21, 2019 regarding the assessments anticipated as part of the 2019 Street Reclamation Project (STRT2019-A42). 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 May 21, 2019 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 City of Northfield will be utilizing Special Assessments to defray a portion of the costs for the Reclamation Project. The current City of Northfield City Code, Chapter 66 - Special Assessments serves as a guide for the making of public improvements and the levying of special assessments within the City of Northfield. The City also follows the procedures and requirements of M...
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