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MEMORANDUM Date: July 23, 1997 From: Les Lyle, City Engineer To: Hearings Official SUBJECT: PAVING, CURBS, GUTTERS, STORM SEWERS, AND STREET LIGHTING CONDUIT ON THE WEST SIDE OF BAILEY HILL ROAD FROM STEWART ROAD TO 7TH AVENUE. (JOB #3557) BACKGROUND This project was initiated as a result of a property owner submitting an "Irrevocable Petition" as a condition of land division (Sections 9.033(3) and 9.040(3)), that has occurred on the west side of Bailey Hill Road. The property was divided into three parcels, two of which have new owners. All three properties are in the process of being developed. City staff contacted all three owners to determine if they wished to jointly build the proposed street improvements privately as a public improvement, or through the local improvement process. Two of the three chose to use the Local Improvement District (LID) approach. Staff proceeded with the LID approach, which was supported by the majority of the property owners and frontage. There was no practical way to allow one property owner to proceed with the private construction option, given the location and needs of the other property owners. Development is underway, or will begin shortly on the other two properties. The petition represents property that will pay 100 percent of the assessable cost for the proposed LID. The City Engineer initiated the project, as provided for in the Eugene Code 7.160(8), on May 30, 1997. The property owners were notified of the pending LID hearing ten (10) days prior to the hearing as required by Municipal Code. The project was advertised on July 9,1997, and bids were opened July 22, 1997. The City received three (3) bids for this improvement project. The low bid was submitted by Wildish Construction in the amount of $106,740.50. The high bid was $126,851.00. Correspondence The City received a phone call from Food for Lane County (Tax Lot 17-04-34-00-02903, Parcel 2), asking for consideration to reduce their assessment. Being a non-profit organization they would like their assessment to be reduced. There is no method described in the Municipal Code that provides staff the mechanism to meet this request. A general fund request made by Food for Lane County to the City Council, appears to be the only practical way to approach this request. PROJECT The project involves construction of the West side of Bailey Hill Road which will widen it from 30- feet to 66-feet, and includes construction of 725 feet of 36-foot paving, curb, gutter, storm sewers, and street lighting conduit.