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City of Elk River Itei REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION 5.1. Administration I Anril2. 2007 Irving Avenue Area Street Rehabilitation Project — Lori Johnson, City Administrator Assessment Hearing Introduction The Irving Avenue Area Street Rehabilitation Project Assessment Hearing is scheduled for this evening's City Council meeting. I will be prepared with a brief PowerPoint presentation which discusses the proposed improvements and the financing aspects of the project After my presentation, I will be available to answers questions from the City Council and /or public. Discussion As you are aware, a resident of Irving Avenue appeared at the City Council Open Mike on March 12, 2007 and presented some information relative to sidewalk location. Attached is a petition the same resident has circulated through the area, asking for the sidewalk on the east side of Irving Avenue to be located immediately behind the concrete curb and gutter. Based on this information and the City Council's recent discussion regarding the same issue at the Deerfield 3' Assessment Hearing, I will be recommending that the sidewalks all be located immediately behind the concrete curb and gutter on this project. Part of my presentation will touch on the property owners' rights relative to an appeal of the assessment It is important to remember that the property owners must submit a written objection at or before the assessment hearing in order to preserve their right to appeal the assessment. Simply speaking at the public hearing and voicing an objection is not sufficient to preserve the right to file an objection with the District Court Construction bids were received on Thursday, March 15, 2007. There were a total of 12 bidders. A full bid tabulation is attached. The low bid was received from Redstone Construction Co., Inc., the same contractor who was low on the Deerfield 3'd Addition, in the amount of $1,468,281.78. This is below the feasibility study estimate for the construction cost. Therefore, as with the Deerfield 3`' project, we will be recommending a reduction in the assessment rate for the street reconstruction from $6,650 per residential lot to $6,500 per residential lot (the 2006 assessment rate). There is a portion of this project which will be receiving an overlay. That assessment is proposed at $1,950 per residential lot and is recommended to stay the same. At the close of the assessment hearing, it would be appropriate for the City Council to consider the attached resolution. The first one adopts the final assessment roll (which is also attached). This can be adopted with any revisions to the assessment roll that the City Council deems appropriate after listening to testimony from the public. If the City Council concurs with staff S: \Engineec1mprovProj \2007 Improvement Projects \Irving Ave Area \04 02 07 CC memo.doc