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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09-324AUGUST 25, 2009 09 -324 RESOLUTION (CARRIED 7 -0 LOST LAID OVER WITHDRAWN ) PURPOSE: APPROVE INITIAL RESOLUTION FOR SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS FOR STORM SEWER LATERALS/ MURDOCK AVENUE AND DOEMEL STREET INITIATED BY: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS BE IT RESOLVED BY the Common Council of the City of Oshkosh as follows: 1. The Common Council hereby declares its intention to exercise its power under Section 66.0703 and 66.0705 of the Wisconsin Statutes to levy special assessments upon property within the following described areas for benefits conferred upon such property by improving the following: Storm sewer laterals Murdock Avenue — Cliffview Drive to Hickory Street Doemel Street — Nevada Ave. to Murdock Avenue 2. The total amount assessed against such district shall not exceed the total cost of the improvements and the amount assessed against any parcel shall not be greater than the benefits accrued thereto from said improvements. 3. The assessments against any parcel may be paid according to the provisions of Section 25 -83 through 25 -89 of the Oshkosh Municipal Code. 4. The Board of Public Works is directed to prepare a report consisting of: (a) Final plans and specifications for said improvements. (b) An estimate of the entire cost of the proposed work or improvements. (c) An estimate as to each parcel of property within the assessment district of: (1) The assessment of benefits to be levied for each improvement. (2) The damages to be awarded for property taken or damages by each improvement. (3) The net amount of benefits over damages or the net amount of damages over benefits for each improvement. AUGUST 25, 2009 09 -324 RESOLUTION CONT'D Upon completion of such report, the Board of Public Works is directed to file a copy thereof in the City Clerk's Office for public inspection. 5. Upon receiving the report of the Board of Public Works, the City Clerk is directed to give notice of a public hearing on such reports as specified in Section 66.0703(7)(a) of the Wisconsin Statutes. The hearing shall be held by the Board of Public Works at the Council Chambers in the City Hall at a time set by the Clerk in accordance with the Wisconsin Statutes. 6. The installation of said street improvements shall be accomplished according to the provisions of Section 25 -3 through 25 -11 of the Oshkosh Municipal Code. ( 0 OfHKOIH ON THE WATER MEMORANDUM TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the Common Council FROM: Steven M. Gohde, Assistant Director of Public Works DATE: August 20, 2009 RE: Approval of Initial Resolution for Special Assessments/ Storm Sewer Laterals / Murdock Avenue and Doemel Street BACKGROUND This resolution is the initial resolution for allowing the City to assess abutting property owners for improvements completed by the City. The City installs storm sewer laterals for property owners who request them, the owners are required to sign a waiver of assessment form. When the request requires a pipe to be extended pasta property without a lateral a lateral is stubbed to the property line for future use. These properties are assessed for the new lateral. The City charges a set fee for a storm sewer later of $300. ANALYSIS The resolution allows City Staff to proceed with preparing assessments for the abutting properties. A public hearing and final resolution need to be approved by the Council prior the assessments being levied on the properties. FISCAL IMPACT Assessments allow the City to recover a portion of the costs associated with projects from benefiting properties. Funding for the projects is included in the 2009 Capital Improvement Program in the Storm Sewer section. RECOMMENDATIONS I recommend approval of the initial resolution. Respectfully Submitted, Steven M. Gohde Asst. Director of Public Works Approved: City Manager I:1 Engineering \Correspondence \Steve Gohde \council memos \initial res mini storm.doc