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MEMORANDUM DATE: April 9, 2003 FROM: Mark Schoening, City Engineer TO: Heatings Official SUB,CT: PROPOSED FINAL ASSESSMENT PAVING, CURBS~ GUTTERS~ SIDE'WALKS~ ST~ET LIGHTS, ST~ET TREES, WASTEWATER SYSTEMS~ DRAINAGE SYSTEMS, AND TRAFFIC SIGNAL ON ROYAL AVENUE FROM TERRY ST~ET TO 1,OOO FEET WEST OF TERRY STREET~ (JOB #4044) (CONTRACT #2002-20) BACKGROUND Royal Avenue is a minor ~etial street located on the west side of Eugene. The improvements to Royal Avenue from Terry Street to 1,000 feet west of Terry Street have met c~ent and future pedestrian, b~cycle and vehicular needs in a rapidly developing area of the communky. The new Bethel Dis~ict school,site on the north side of Royal Avenue was instrumental in ~e decision to improve Royal Avenue. Tkfis improvement project was initiated by the CIP adopted by the City' Council on February 26, 2001 pursuant to Section 7.160(5) of the Eugene Code, 1971. B~ds were opened on May 23, 2002, with Babb Construction Co. dba Delta Cons~ction Co. as the ~ow bidder. The C~ty Council formed the Local Improvement District (Lt[D) on June 24, 2002. The project has been completed, and final assessment costs have been calculate& The property owners were notified of the pending assessment heating ten (10) days prior to the hearing as required by Mmqic~pal Code. The intent of the final assessment hearing that ~s scheduled for April 9, 2003, is to review final project cost, consider cornraents on the proposed assessments, and to provide evidence to be included in the ordinance levying the assessments by the City Council~ CORRESPONDENCE Since the mailing of the Notice of Proposed Assessment, city staff received a phone call from one property owner. Staff addressed all their concerns. No written correspondence regarding concerns or questions on the cost of the improvements were received. PRO. CT DESC~PTION The improvements consist of a 46-foot wide road with t?Lree lanes, 12-feet in width and two 5- foot bike lanes with curb and gutter on both sides, and a 5-foot sidewalk on the north side of the