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~.~N ~ B l~T ~~ B ~~ FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS SUBJECT: PAVING, CURB, GUTTERS, SANITARY AND STORM SEWERS ON WEST 2ND AVENUE FROM CLEVELAND STREET TG GARFIELD STREET CONTRACT 93-O1~ JOB #2825} BACKGROUND This improvement project was initiated by a petition from a property owner who has agreed to bear 100% of the assessable cost. The properties petitioning for the improvements wi11 bear 26% of the total improvement costs. Per an Intergovernmental Agreement between the City and Lane County, dated October 27, 1992, Lane County agreed to, provide funding under the County's Economic Development Assistance Program for Road Fund eligible costs X74% of improvement costs). Based on the petition, the City Engineer initiated the project, as provided for in the Eugene Code 7.1608} on March 24, 1992 and the City Council formed the LID an January 25, 1993. The project has been completed and final assessment costs have been calculated. PROJECT The project included street paving, curb, gutters and sanitary and storm sewers. ASSESSMENT Under City of Eugene assessment policy, 100 percent of the assessable costs will be distributed to the abutting property owners, Below are the final unit assessable costs. Sanitary sewer lateral $ 0.0841sq, foot Paving storm sewer} $ 21.991front foot Lane County $ 247,583.30 Costs listed below are based on the engineer's estimate and preliminary costs quoted to property owners at the Local Improvement D1stnct heanng following bid vpen~ng: Storm & sanitary sewer $ 0.251sq. foot Lane County $ 276,774.68 Based on a request of the owner, the costs are being distributed on a percentage basis, to the 12 lots within the subdivision and the Tamberlane costs were established by standard assessment procedures. The final unit assessable casts are broken out as sanitary and storm sewers verses a combined rate quoted at the time of LID formation. The storm sewers costs are being calculated on a per front foot bases since all lots front the street and results in a d~stribut~on acceptable to the owner. Cne hundred percent of the assessable casts for the storm and sanitary sewers are being born by the owner and the code provides the flexibility to distribute in this manner if requested by the single effected party. RECOMMENDATION A public hearing regarding the proposed assessment was scheduled far 6:00 P.M, on November l8, 1993. No request to be heard or written testimony was received. However, the Hearing Official received an November 17, 1993 Memorandum from the City Engineer outlining the above information. Based upon the available information, it is the finding of the Hearings Official that this project has been initiated, bid and constructed in accordance with the provisions of the Eugene Code. It is the further finding of the Hearings Official that the final improvement costs are lower than quoted at the local improvement hearing, are less than most projects of this size, and that the assessments have been properly calculated as to the benefitting properties.