Ordinance No. 20004 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS SUBJECT: FINAL ASSESSMENT FDR SANITARY SEWERS T4 SERVE FIELD DF DREAMS SUBDIVISION; JOB 3253; CONTRACT 94-527 BACKGROUND The Field of Dreams Subdivisian is being developed by the Neighborhood Economic Development Corporation ~NEDCO} as slow-income housing project. Public improvements were constructed under a contract administered by Lane County. Transportation-related improvements were paid by the County from its Road Fund. NEDCO is responsible for reimbursing the County for all costs associated with the design, construction and inspection of sanitary sewers. when contract costs through Lane County for the sewer element exceeded NEDCO's budget, the City agreed to NEDCO's request to pay the County for sanitary sewer contract costs and recover those payments through a local improvement district formation and assessment process. NEDCD has provided the City a written waiver to forgo hearings for formation of the local improvement district SLID} and for assessments of the improvement casts. LOCAL IMPROVEMENT DI TRI T Implicit within the staff request for a final assessment is a request that a local improvement district be formed to assess all property within the Field of Dreams Subdivision. The LID will include the sanitary sewers constructed by Lane County under an agreement with NEDCO. ASSESSMENTS The total assessable cost for the sewers built under contract by Lane County is $80545.52. The total assessable costs includes the cost incurred by Lane County in the construction of the sewers and other costs allowed in EC §7.170, The costs of the project will be apportioned equally to the 44 lots in the subdivision. Such an assessment is allowed pursuant to EC §7.1752}fib}5.a. because each property is specially benefited by the construction of the sewer to that property. A m n Am n All properties or lots within the subdivision will be assessed. Under City of Eugene assessment policies, the total project costs and final unit assessable costs are determined to be as follows: Total cost $80545.52 Unit Costs $ 1830.58 per lot These costs are higher than the property owner originally estimated when contracting with Lane County for the construction. However, these costs are comparable to most projects of this size. The costs represent the actual costs incurred by Lane County and the City of Eugene. FIELD OF DREAMS SUBDIVISION LID FORMATION AND FINAL ASSESSMENT Page 1 FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS