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Council |
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July
13, 2009 |
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Agenda Item No. 7E Roll Call No. 09- Communication
No. 09-470 Submitted
by: Jeb E. Brewer, P.E. City Engineer |
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AGENDA HEADING:
Ordering construction of the
following: Bell Avenue Paving - Druid
Hill Drive East to Dead End - Receiving bids, (7-28-09), and Setting date of
hearing, (8-10-09). (Construction Estimate - $395,000).
SYNOPSIS:
Recommend the City Council proceed with construction of the
improvement and set dates to receive bids and hold a public hearing, as
required by Iowa Code, utilizing the method of financing referenced below. On March 3, 2009, the City Council adopted
the Resolution of Necessity for street improvements on Bell Avenue from Druid
Hill Drive east to the Dead End.
Property owners on this street had previously submitted petitions to the
City Council requesting that the street be paved.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Amount: $395,000, City Engineer's Estimate
Funding Source: 2009-2010 CIP, Page Street-6, City-wide
Paving Program, STR013, Being:
$52,135.01
from special assessments against benefited property owners and $342,864.99 in
G. O. Bonds.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Petitions
for Bell Avenue Paving from Druid Hill Drive east to Dead End were received by
the City Council on November 10, 2008. On January 29, 2009, the property owners on Bell Avenue, subject to special assessments, were
sent a mailing which contained general information about the street paving
procedure and each owner's estimated assessment, and invited the property owner
to an informational meeting with Engineering staff. The informational meeting was held on February
16, 2009 in the City Council Chambers, during which the property owners had the
opportunity to ask questions and provide input to staff on the design. Staff also informed the property owners about
the City’s Special Assessment Subsidy Program and the process to submit
petitions for or against the paving to provide Council with information on the
wishes of the neighborhood.
Pursuant
to Iowa Code, Section 384.51, the City Council met as specified in the
published notice to property owners, after hearing all objections and
endorsements and after considering all written objections, adopted the Resolution of Necessity for construction of
the following improvements on March 9, 2009, under Roll Call Number 09-418:
- Street paving twenty-six feet wide B/B with portland cement concrete six inches thick with
integral curb, driveway approaches, surface restoration and other
incidental items, together with the necessary drainage facilities on Bell
Avenue from Druid Hill Drive to the Dead End East, Activity I.D.
06-2009-010, Schedule No. 2009-01.
The Engineering Department
has prepared plans, specifications, form of contract documents and City
Engineer’s estimate for the construction of the Bell Avenue Paving - Druid Hill
Drive East to Dead End, 06-2009-010. The
improvement includes construction of street paving twenty-six feet wide B/B
with portland cement concrete six inches thick with
integral curb, pavement removal, storm sewer, subdrains, water services,
driveways, retaining walls, together with the necessary surface restoration on
Bell Avenue from Druid Hill Drive east to Dead End, Activity ID 06-2009-010,
Schedule No. 2009-01.
The estimated construction
cost is $395,000. The proposed plans,
specifications and form of contract documents are available for public
inspection in the City Engineer's Office.
PREVIOUS COUNCIL
ACTION(S):
Date: March 9, 2009
Roll
Call Number: 09-418
Action:
On adoption of
the proposed Resolution of Necessity for Street Improvements on Bell Avenue,
from Druid Hill Drive to the Dead End East.
(Council
Communication No. 09-147) Moved by Hensley to
adopt; use Portland Cement Concrete and be sensitive to the design to minimize
removal of trees, shrubs and flowers.
Motion Carried 6-1. Absent:
Cownie.
Date:
January 26, 2009