Agenda - Public Works Committee - 03/21/2017

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Public Works Committee 6. 1. Meeting Date: 03/21/2017 By: Bruce Westby, Engineering/Public Works Title: Review of Rivers Bend Street Reconstruction Assessments Purpose/Background: Purpose: The purpose of this case is to review the proposed assessments for the proposed 2018 Rivers Bend Street Reconstruction project pursuant to the request of Councilmember Riley. Background: The following streets in the Rivers Bend development are proposed to be reconstructed in 2018. • 147th Lane — Xkimo Street to Waco Street • 148th Avenue — Yakima Street to Xkimo Street • Xkimo Street — 147th Lane to 149th Avenue • Yakima Street — 148th Avenue to 149th Avenue A Feasibility Report was prepared by Staff for the proposed improvements and was accepted by the City Council on January 24, 2017. A copy of the report is attached. As noted in the report, the City of Ramsey's Special Assessments Policy allows 25% of street reconstruction project costs to be assessed against benefiting properties. Staff therefore developed an assessment program for the proposed improvements based on this assessment potential. When the Feasibility Report was accepted by Council on January 24, 2017, Councilmember Riley suggested to bring that topic back to the Public Works Committee for further discussion, specific to something unique in this instance compared to the assessment policy as a whole. Timeframe: Staff estimates this case will take 15 minutes to present and discuss. Observations/Alternatives: NA Funding Source: Per the attached Feasibility Report, the engineer's opinion of probable project costs for the project is $283,000. A total of 44 residential parcels will benefit from the proposed improvements and are preliminarily proposed to be assessed for 25 percent of eligible project costs which totals $70,752. This equates to preliminary assessments of $1,608 per parcel. The City will fund the remaining 75% of project costs, which total $212,248. These costs will be funded using Street Reconstruction and Overlay Program bond funds, as well as a small amount of Stormwater Utility Funds. Recommendation: Staff recommends moving forward with the preliminary assessments as shown in the attached Feasibility Report to allow staff to begin meeting with property owners to discuss the proposed improvements, which are proposed to be constructed as part of the 2018 Street Maintenance Program. Action: