Resolution - #17-03-057 - 03/14/2017

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Councilmember Riley introduced the following resolution and moved for its adoption: RESOLUTION #17-03-057 RESOLUTION ACCEPTING FEASIBILITY REPORT AND ORDERING PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT PROJECT #17-00, SUNWOOD DRIVE RECONSTRUCTION WHEREAS,pursuant to Ramsey City Council resolution 416-08-139, adopted August 8, 2016, the City Engineer prepared a Feasibility Report for City Improvement Project 417-00 which proposes improvements to Sunwood Drive between Ramsey Boulevard/ County State Aid Highway 56 and Bunker Lake Boulevard/County Road 116 including reconstruction of bituminous pavement, replacement of damaged concrete curb and gutter, and other appurtenant work as needed; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Ramsey City Council resolution 417-01-028, adopted January 24, 2017, the Feasibility Report was received and preliminarily accepted, pending input from impacted property owners, and a Public Hearing was ordered for February 14, 2017 at 7 p.m., where the City Council will consider the proposed improvements for said streets in accordance with the revised Feasibility Report; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Ramsey City Council motions adopted February 14 and February 28, 2017, the Public Hearing was postponed until March 14, 2017; and WHEREAS, benefiting properties are proposed to be assessed for all or a portion of the cost of the improvements, pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Chapter 429, Chapter 8 of the City Charter, applicable City codes, and the City of Ramsey's adopted Special Assessments Policy; and WHEREAS, the City Clerk gave mailed and published notice of such hearing and improvements as required by law; and WHEREAS, the City Council conducted a Public Hearing for the proposed improvements on March 14, 2017. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RAMSEY, ANOKA COUNTY, STATE OF MINNESOTA, as follows: 1) Such improvement is necessary, cost-effective and feasible as detailed in the Feasibility Report accepted by Council on March 14, 2017. 2) Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Chapter 429, Chapter 8 of the City Charter, applicable City codes, and the City of Ramsey's adopted Special Assessments Policy, benefiting properties shall be assessed for all or a portion of the cost of the improvements, which have an estimated total cost of$607,000.