Item 4: Ordinance Levying Assessments for 3rd/4th Connector

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EXHIBIT B FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS SUBJECT: PROPOSED FINAL ASSESSMENT FOR IMPROVEMENTS CONSISTING OF PAVING, CURBS AND GUTTERS, SIDEWALKS, LANDSCAPE MEDIANS, STREET LIGHTS, STREET TREES, W ASTEW A TER, AND STORM WATER DRAINAGE ON 3RD AND 4TH A VENUE BETWEEN PEARL STREET AND LINCOLN STREET, NORTH OF THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD AND SOUTH OF SKINNER BUTTE PARK (CONTRACT 2006-04) (JOB #3827) BACKGROUND Third and 4th Avenue runs diagonally between Pearl Street on the east and Lincoln Street on the west. The street had deteriorated badly. The pavement before the improvements were made was a 20 foot wide oil mat in very poor condition with poor drainage. The street provides the only connection between Pearl and Lincoln that is north of the railroad tracks and south of Skinner Butte. For a long time the street was little used, but in recent years there has been considerable development along the street. The improvements were identified in the FY 04-FY 09 Capital Improvement Program adopted by the Council on February 24,2003. The project was designed using the standards of Section 7.160(5) of the Eugene Code, and the North End Scoping Study. Bids were opened on June 16,2005. Property owners were notified of the public hearing regarding formation of the proposed LID. A public hearing was held. The City formed the Local Improvement District (LID) on July 18, 2005. Construction of the project has been completed, final actual costs have been tabulated, and final assessment costs have been calculated. PROJECT The improvements consist of a 32-foot wide road with two travel lanes, landscaped medians, bicycle lanes, curb and gutter, sidewalks, street lights, street trees, traffic calming and wastewater and storm water drainage systems. The improvements to 3rd and 4th Avenue address the deteriorating surface, and create safer traveling conditions for bicycles, pedestrians and vehicles. The intersections at both Pearl and Lincoln were realigned to improve the safety of these intersections. ASSESSMENTS The final costs were used to calculate assessments according to the procedures directed by Eugene Code 7.175. Residential properties are assessed based on the proportional cost of seven feet of paving, commercial properties are assessed the proportional cost of ten feet of paving. The final assessable costs are: PAVING, CURBS AND GUTTERS, SIDEWALKS, AND RELATED IMPROVEMENTS ON 3rd AND 4th AVENUE FINAL ASSESSMENTS Page 1