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PUBLIC HEARING ON IMPROVEMENT PROJECT #05-27 STREET GRADING AND PAVING OF WELCOMES ROAD (163R° LANE FROM VARIOLITE STREET TO URANIMITE STREET; URANIMITE STREET FROM 163~ LANE TO 164TM LANE;164rrt LANE FROM URANIMITE STREET TO SAPPHIRE STREET; SAPPHIRE STREET FROM 164TM LANE TO 164TM A VENUE; AND 164TM A VENUE FROM SAPPHIRE STREET TO A POINT 300 FEET EAST THEREOF) By: Steven J Jankowski, City Engineer Background: Thc City received a petition for street grading and pavement improvements on December 10, 2004 for the streets above identified as Welcome's road. City Council directed the preparation of a feasibility study, which was accepted and scheduled for a public hearing on March, 22 2005. Currently these streets consist of slightly over one half mile of sand surfaced street which varies in width, but are generally about 30 feet wide. The alignment does not consistently Follow the center of the 66 foot right of way. Drainage is provided by roadside ditches and driveway culverts along most of the length of the project area, but are lacking over a significant portion of the roadway. It is proposed that the roadway be regarded such that it is aligned within the center of the 66 foot right of way. A 28 foot wide bituminous pavement shall consist of four inches of class 5 granular base, two inches of bituminous base course, and 1.5 inches of bituminous wear course. Drainage shall be provided th ro ugh regraded roadside ditches and new driveway culverts over the majority of the project length; however, in an effort to avoid tree impacts it is proposed that a bituminous berm curb be placed along 163~d Lane and the southerly portion of Uranimite Street. Drainage shall be conveyed from the southeast portion of the project area to the Varolite Street ditchline. Drainage from the southeast portion of the project area shall be conveyed to County Ditch 3/66 which crosses 164th Avenue between Sapphire and Quartz Street. Drainage fi'om the majority of the project area shall be conveyed to the wetland which is located south of 164th Lane and east of Sapphire Street. Attached to this case is a copy of the feasibility study which outlines the above improvements. Notice has been sent to all benefited property owners as required by City Code and Minnesota Statues Chapter 429 along with a copy of the feasibility study. It is proposed to finance one half (50%) of the total project cost though special assessments to the benefited properties adjacent to the improved streets consistent with Minnesota State Statutes 429 and City of Ramsey Code Chapter 4. The remaining 50%, or $70,507 of the project will be financed with City of Ramsey general tax funds. The assessed portion of the project cost shall be equally assessed among the benefited 19 properties listed in Appendix C of the feasibility study. This would result in an assessment of $3,711 per property. If a property owner would elect to have this assessment collected over a ten year period at an estimated interest rate of 6.5%, annual