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resolution authorizing acquisition of needed right of way through the eminent domain process for the Garden Way project. .The Lane County Board of Commissioners on December 3, 2003, by Board Order 03-12-3-8 authorized the City of Eugene to assess the nine (9) properties outside the City limits for this project. Bids were opened on March 11, 2004, with Wildish Construction Co. as the apparent low bidder. The property owners were notified of the pending Local Improvement District (LID) hearing ten (10) days prior to the heating. PROJECT The improvements will consist of a 44-foot wide road with two travel lanes, a center turn lane for a portion of the project with landscaped medians, bicycle lanes, curb and gutter, sidewalks, street lights, a traffic signal, street trees, traffic calming and wastewater and storm water drainage systems. The improvements to Garden Way also address two hazardous 90-degree curves and safety issues at the intersection with Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. Traffic signal modifications will also be made at the intersection of Garden Way and 'Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. Based on the low bid received (plus 10 percent contingency), the estimated assessment rate will be: Paving 7- foot (per front foot) $ 74.48 Paving 10-foot (per front foot) $ 106.39 Sidewalk (per square foot) $ 3.95 Wastewater (per square foot) $ 0.30 Wastewater service (per each) $ 3,650.30 Total Assessable Cost $ 927,261.89 Total City Cost $ 2,790,851.61 Total Project Cost $ 3,718,113.50 As provided in the Eugene Code, the assessable portion of the cost of creating and paving the street width is assessed to adjacent property based on the front footage of the property. Properties that are zoned for residential will be assessed for seven (7) feet of pavement width along their frontage. Properties zoned for commercial use will be assessed for ten (10) feet of pavement width. Single family residential properties that are fully developed or vacant but under ½ acre pay for a maximum of 100 feet and a minimum of 50 feet of frontage. Properties that are greater than ½ acre and are partially developed with single family residential will pay for a maximum of 100 feet of frontage at the time of assessment, with the remainder of the frontage assessment being delayed until further development occurs. Vacant properties over ½ acre are not levied an assessment with the LID. Assessment fees will be collected for these vacant PROPOSED PAVING, CURBS AND GUTTERS, SIDEWALKS, AND RELATED IMPROVEMENTS ON GARDEN WAY AND ON THE NORTH SIDE OF MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. BOULEVARD FORMATION OF LOCAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT Page 2