HomeMy WebLinkAbout1981 07-30 Special MeetingAGENDA
Maplewood City Council
7:00 P.M., Thursday July 30, 1981
Municipal Administration Build
Meeti 81 - 16
} CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
} APPROVAL OF AGENDA
ASSESSMENT HEARINGS
10 Howard and Larpenteur Storm Sewer - Project 75 - 6 (7:00 P.M)
2. Gervais Avenue, Whi Bear Avenue- Kennard Street - Project 77 -9 (7:15
P.M.)
3. Gervais Avenue, Highway 61 - English Street - Project 78 -1 (7:30 P.M.)
4.
5.
Maryland Avenue - Project 77 -12 (7:45 P.M.)
Cope Avenue Connection - Project 79 -1 (8:00 P.M.)
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MEMORANDUM
TO: City Manager
FROM: Director of Public Works
DATE: July 23, 1981
SUBJECT: ASSESSMENT HEARING
Assessment hearings for the following projects are
scheduled on July 30, 1981, at the .indicated times:
7:00 P.M. Project 75 -6
7:15 P.M. Project 77 -9
7:30 P.M. Project 78 -1
7:45 P.M. Project 77 -12
8:00 P.M. Project 79 -1
Howard and L,arpenteur
Storm Sewer
Gervai.s Avenue, White
Bear Avenue - Kennard Street
Gervais Avenue, Highway 61-
English Street
Maryland Avenue
Cope Avenue Connection
The attached books contain a complete record of each parcel
of property proposed to be assessed. The frontage, areas,
assessment rates and total assessments are shown along with
the individual property descriptions. The maps provide a
quick reference by matching the circled numbers with the
corresponding numbers on the property descriptions. At
the beginning of each project section a summary has been
provided. This summary identifies the construction, indirect
and 7 ro'ect costs. The state aid contributions, and the City
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share for each improvement is indicated. In addition in-
formation is provided that is useful in understanding how
the assessment rates were determined.
The following sections give a brief description of the
method used to determine the assessment rates for the
various improvements being considered.
Sanitar _ Sewer
The present policy of the City is to fully assess the
sanitary sewer -cost to benefited property. Continuing this
policy the total sanitary sewer cost, including a proportionate
amount of the indirect costs, is divided by the benefited
frontage to determine the assessment rate.
Sanitary services to the property line are fully assessed
on a unit basis according to size.
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Watermain
For the last three years the City has used a fixed
rate of $20,00 per front foot applied . to benefited
property to recover the cost of watermain. The $20.00
rate no longer covers the cost. It is proposed that
the full cost of the watermain be assessed to benefiting
property. In a manner similar to that for sanitary
sewer the watermain cost, including a proportion of the
indirect costs, is divided by the benefiting frontage to
arrive at a rate.
Watermain services are assessed on a unit basis according
to size.
Streets
Streets are fully assessed to benefiting property. In
some cases state aid funds are used to offset the cost of
improvements serving other than land access functions.
Storm Sewer
The present fixed rates for storm sewer are 4.5� /square
foot for single family residential property and 9� /square
foot for all other property. These rates are three years
old. It is proposed to assess the full cost of the storm
sewer improvements.
There are, however, two exceptions. First, the Council
indicated at the time Project 75 -6 was ordered that a
4.5� and 9� rate would be used. This is reflected in the
assessment roll.
Second, fully assessing the storm sewer cost for Project 79 -1
results in a rate of 18� per square foot. This is due to
the relatively large amount of storm sewer cost applied to
a relatively small area. An adjusted rate of 9� per square
foot is recommended.
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