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MEMORANDUM DATE: February 2, 2010 FROM: Mark Schoening, City Engineer SUBJECT: PROPOSED FINAL ASSESSMENT FOR IMPROVEMENTS FOR PAVING, CONSTRUCTING CURBS, GUTTERS, SIDEWALKS, STREET LIGHTS, STORMWATER DRAINAGE AND WATER QUALITY FACILITIES ON ELMIRA ROAD FROM BERTELSEN ROAD TO MAPLE STREET AND MAPLE STREET FROM ELMIRA ROAD TO ROOSEVELT BOULEVARD. (JOB #4275) (CONTRACT 2009 -18) s A FIC r The City Council formed the Local Improvement District (LID) for this project on April 13, 2009. Construction of the project has been completed, estimated final costs have been tabulated, and final assessment costs have been calculated. The property owners were notified of the proposed assessments and the pending assessment hearing ten (10) days prior to the hearing as required by Eugene Code. The intent of the final assessment hearing scheduled for February 2, 2010, is to review the final project cost, consider comments on the proposed assessments, and to provide evidence to be included in the ordinance levying the assessments by the City Council. The project was initiated by Council action on April 1 1, 2005, by adoption of the 2006 Capital Improvement Plan and pursuant to Section 7.160(5) of the Eugene Code (EC), 1971. The preparation of plans and specifications and the call for bids for construction of the local improvements are based on Council Action on April, 2005 pursuant to Section 7.160(5) of the Eugene code, 1971. Bids were opened on March 24, 2009, with Morse Bros. Inc. dba Knife River as the low bidder. The property owners were notified of the public hearing regarding formation of the proposed Local Improvement District (LID) and a hearing was held on April 2, 2009. Minutes, Findings and Recommendation from the Hearing Official were forwarded to the Eugene City Council in advance of their April 13, 2009 Formation of the LID. Additionally, on June 22, 2009 the Eugene City Council approved a plan to reduce the assessable costs on three local improvement districts that were formed in 2009. (Crest/Friendly /Story Improvements, Chad Drive Improvements and Elmira Road/Maple Street Improvements were the LIDs that benefitted from lower construction bids and budgeted funds that could be applied to street improvements.) Elmira Road and Maple Street property assessable costs were reduced by approximately $162,500 which resulted in a front foot reduction of almost $17 per front foot. At that same meeting the Eugene City Council authorized modifications to the interim financing rate and the finance period. Property owners who chose City Financing will be able to finance their assessments for up to 15 years. Engineers report for Proposed Final Assessment on Elmira Road and Maple street (Job 4275) page 1