Item 7: Ordinance Levying Assessments for River Avenue

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a hearing was held on June 7, 2006. The City Council formed the Local Improvement District for this project on June 26, 2006. Construction of the project has been completed, final actual costs have been tabulated, and final assessment costs have been calculated. The property owners were notified of the proposed assessments and the pending assessment hearing ten (10) days prior to the hearing as required by Eugene Code. The final assessment hearing was held on February 20, 2007, to review the final project cost, consider comments on the proposed final assessments, and to provide evidence to be included in the ordinance levying the assessments by the City Council. One property owner attended the hearing (see Hearings Official Minutes). Project River Avenue is a major collector located on the north side of Eugene, running parallel to, and then connecting to, Beltline Road. River Avenue also connects to River Road, Division Avenue, Ross Lane and Beaver Street, and is one of only three ways to cross Beltline Road between the Northwest Expressway and the River. In addition, from River Avenue there are two connection points to the Ruth Bascom Riverbank Trail System. These factors combined created a need to accommodate a variety of transportation users, including bicyclists, bus riders, pedestrians, and motorists for current and future needs. The land use is primarily commercial, government (MWMC Water Pollution Control Facility, US Post Office and Veteran’s Clinic) and multi-family residential. The street improvements consisted of 34- to 44-foot wide paving. The improvements included westbound and eastbound travel lanes with a continuous two way left turn lane, curbs and gutters, sidewalks, and storm water drainage system with water quality bioswales and water quality structure, on street bike-lanes for the westerly 1,300 feet and a multi-use path along the south side of the road for the easterly 3,100 feet. The project addressed the deteriorating roadway, increasing volumes of traffic and provided for pedestrian safety and alternate modes. Assessments Costs were distributed per Eugene Code 7.175, and outlined in the council-adopted Hearings Official findings and recommendations, and resolution forming the LID. final (2008) assessable unit Below are the costs: Paving 10-foot (per front foot) $ 114.77 Paving 7-foot (per front foot) $ 85.34 Sidewalk and drive aprons (per square foot) $ 6.26 Direct assessed stormwater (2 lots) $4,562.02 final project costs A breakdown of the by assessment and City share includes: Total Assessable Cost $1,127,258.29 Total City Cost $2,085,990.85 Total Project Cost $3,213,249.14 Per Eugene Code, property owners on a major collector street are assessed for a portion of the width of the street based on zoning. The City pays for the remaining street and non-assessable storm drainage costs. The non-assessable City share for this project will be funded from Transportation SDC, F:\CMO\2008 Council Agendas\M080310\S0803107.doc