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concrete sidewalk east of Garnet Street between the dead-end sidewalk stub south of 169th Lane and the existing concrete sidewalk north of 167th Avenue. Since these sidewalks connect to the regional bituminous trail west of CSAH 5, adding the sidewalks closed a significant gap in the existing pedestrian facilities in this developing area. Lastly, public utilities were constructed with this project including 8 -inch DIP watermain under both Garnet Street and 168th Avenue with 1" copper water service lines to serve each property in the future, and 8 -inch PVC trunk gravity sanitary sewer with 4" PVC sewer service lines were also installed. Construction is nearing completion and the project will be substantially complete by the time the Assessment Hearing is held. Notification: No notifications are required for this case. Upon approval of this case, City staff will publish one notice of the hearing in the City's official newspaper, the Anoka Union Herald, on Friday, September 25th. Individual notices of the hearing will also be mailed to each property owner proposed to be assessed for the improvements at least 2 weeks before the hearing. Observations/Alternatives: Observations: Anoka County requires that assessments be certified to the County Auditor by the end of November for collection on next year's taxes. This deadline will be met by conducting the Assessment Hearing at the October 13th City Council meeting, which will also allow adequate time for the publication and mailing of notices as required per Minnesota State Statute Chapter 429. Alternatives: Alternative Action #1 — Motion to adopt Resolution #15-09-228 ordering the preparation of an assessment roll and calling for an Assessment Hearing for Garnet Street and 168th Avenue Reconstruction; Improvement Project 13-10. Alternative Action #2 — Motion to deny adoption of Resolution #15-09-228 at this time. Funding Source: This improvement project is included in the City's 5 -year Capital Improvement Plan for construction in 2015 and is proposed to be funded using a combination of street reconstruction and overlay bond funds, special assessments to benefiting properties, and sewer, water and stormwater utility funds. Per the City's adopted Special Assessments Policy, special assessments amounting to 25% of applicable street reconstruction project costs are targeted for reconstruction projects. However, based on the existing large lot sizes (2+ acres) and property frontages (200+ linear feet) along these streets, the preliminary special assessments were set at $6,500 per lot which totals $78,000 for the 12 single-family residential properties with direct access onto the improved street segments. This amount was selected based on input received from a certified real estate appraiser. Since such time, the City Council approved the preparation of a special assessment benefit appraisal consultation for this project to verify that the special assessment would not exceed the benefit to affected properties. Based on the final special benefit consultation report, it is anticipated that properties benefiting from the improvements and proposed to be assessed will be enhanced in value by approximately $23,000 to $26,000 per property. Staff will address the large discrepancy between the preliminary special assessments amount and the anticipated property value enhancement identified in the special benefit consultation report during the Assessment Hearing on October 13th. Recommendation: Staff recommends Alternative Action #1. Action: