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RESOLUTION
SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA
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1 RESOLVED, That in accordance with Chapter 62 of the Administrative Code and Minnesota Statute
2 Chapter 429, the Council of the City of Saint Paul does hereby fix the Sth day of November 2003 at 5:30 pm
3 as the date on which the Council will hold a Public Hearing in the City Council Chambers, Saint Paul,
4 Minnesota, to consider the level of Right-of-Way maintenance to be performed in the City of Saint Paul in
5 2004 and fhe costs to be charged against the benefitted properties, and the City Clerk is hereby directed to
6 publish notice of this Hearing pursuant to Minnesota Statute Chapter 429 and the Department of�:��is
7 hereby directed to mail notices to affected properties in accordance with said Chapter 429. ���'`^0�09� a'^d
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date of Public Hearing for proposal of 2004 Right-of-Way Maintenance Assessment Program charges to be
ssed against benefitted properties.
:hments: (D) Notice of Public Hearing; and, (E) Council Resolution
CAMMISSION
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PERSONAL SEHVICE CONTRACTS MUST ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUES710NS:
GIVILSERVICECAMMISSION 1. Hasthisperson/firmeverworkedunderacont2ctforthisdepartment?
YES NO
2. Has thts persoNfirtn ever been a ciry employee?
YES NO
9. Does ihis persdNfirtn possess a skill not nortnally possessed by any current ciTy employee?
YES NO
F�cplain all yes answers on separate sheet antl attach to green sheet
INITIATiNG PROBI.EM, ISSUE, OPPORTUNIiV (WHO, WHAT, WHEN, WHEFE, �
This is the the proposal for the 2004 Program.
\DVANTAGESIFAPPROVED:
See Above
IF APPROVED.
IF NOT
fOTAL AMOUNT OF TRANSACTION $ �uus-gzs,eo
FUNDINGSOURCE Assessments,Aids,�ndBalance
FINANpAL INPORMATIOM (EXPLAIN)
COSLREVENUE BUDGETED (qRCLE ONE) �YES� No
ACINITV NUMBER 42310 through 42366
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING (D)
Notice is hereby given that a Public Hearing will be held on the Sth day of November 2003 at 5:30 pm in the
Saint Paul City Council Chambers, City Hall and Court House, Saint Paul, Minnesota. The purpose of the
Public Hearing is to consider the level of service for Right-of-Way Maintenance to be performed in the City of
Saint Paul in 2004 and to consider the cost of such service to be chazged against benefitted properties in
accordance with Chapter 62 of the Administrative Code.
The particular service to be performed and the estimated costs as proposed by the Depariment of Public Works
aze as follows:
CLASS I-A - DOWNTOWN STREETS
Descrinrion:
Class I-A service will be performed on all downtown streets (face of curb to face of curb) within the following
boundaries: Kellogg Boalevard on the south and west, Eleventh Street on the north, and Broadway on the east
(except sheets listed in Class I-B, Downtown Sffeets (Brick)).
Proposed 2004 L.evel of Services:
The downtown sueets will be swept three fimes per week and flushed five fimes per week. All routine
maintenance, including patching and repairing of street surfaces, tree trimming, and snow plowing will be
performed on an as-needed basis.
Pr�osed Assessment:
All Class I-A service will be assessed at a rate of 7.25 per assessable foot for all.
CLASS I-B - DOWNTOWN STREETS -- jBRICK)
Descriotion:
Class I-B service has been performed on all dow�town brick streets (face of curb to face of curb): St. Peter St..
from Kellogg Blvd to Sixth St.; Wabasha, from Kellogg Blvd to Sixth St.; Fourth St., from St. Peter to Wabasha;
Fifth St., from St. Peter to Wabasha; Sixth, from St. Peter to Wabasha; Market St., Kellogg Blvd to Fourth St.;
Mazket St., Fifth St. to Sixth St.; Washington St, Kellogg to Foutth St.; Fourth St., St. Petei St. to Washington
St.; FiBh St., Mazket to St. Peter St.; Sixth St., Market to St. Peter SL; Kellogg Blvd., north side; Wabasha St,
just west of Minnesota (Wild) Club and adjacent to Xcel Arena; and Kellogg Blvd., south side: Seventh St to the
RiverCentre Parking Ramp.
Pr000sed 2004 I,evel of Services:
The above listed downtown brick s4eets will be swept three flmes per week and flushed five Gmes per week.
All routine maintenance, including patching and repairing of the brick s�rfaces, tree trimming, and snow
plowing will be performed on an as-needed basis.
Fronosed Assessment:
All Class I-B service will be assessed at a rate of 9.78 per assessable foot for all.
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CLASS II- OUTLYING COMIVIERCIAI. AND ARTERIAI, STREETS
Description:
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Class II service will be performed on all outlying commercial and arterial streets in the City. These
aze the major arteries in the City and have both heavy volumes of vehicular and pedestrian tr�c and
have frequent business or commercial properties fronUng on them. Typical examples would be as
follows: University Avenue, Snelling Avenue, West Seventh Street, East Seventh Street, Rice Street,
Payne Avenue, Arcade Street, Summit Avenue, Crrand Avenue and others. All of these Class II streets
aze accurately defined on a map available for viewing in the Department of Public Works, 900 City
Hall Annex.
Proposed 2004 Levelof Service:
The Class II streets would be cleaned approximately 13 times per season. All routine maintenance,
including patching and repairing of street surfaces, sidewalk maintenance, right-of-way tree
maintenance and trimming, and snow plowing will be done on an as-needed basis.
Proposed Assessment:
Under Class II service there will be two assessment rates, one coirmiercial and one residentiaL The
commercial property rate will be 4.28 per assessable foot and the residential property rate will be
1.99 per assessable foot.
CLASS III - ALL RESIDENTIAL STREETS
Descrintion:
Class III service would be performed on all residential streets including oiled streets, paved streets
and intermediate type streets.
Pronosed 2004 Level of Service:
Residential streets, including oiled, paved and intermediate streets, will receive a thorough cleaning in
the spring which includes sweeping and flushing. Patching and repair work, sidewalk maintenance,
right-of-way tree xnaintenance and trimming, and snow plowing will be done on an as-needed basis.
To further improve service and ef�ciency, a new chip sealing policy became effective in 2000:
All residential streets (oiled and paved) will be chip sealed on an 8 year cycle. One-eighth of
these residential streets (a total of 64 miles) will be chip sealed each year. In the fallleaves will
be picked up from these streets.
Proposed Assessment:
Under Class III service to residential streets, we have two assessment categories. The commercial
property rate would be 3. 9 per assessable foot and the residential property rate would be 1.99 per
assessable foot.
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CLASS IV - ALL OILED AND PAVED ALLEYS
Description:
Class N service would be performed on all oiled, paved and intermediate type alleys within the City.
Pronosed 2004 Level of Service:
All oiled, paved and intermediate alleys will be swept during the season. All routine maintenance,
including patching and repair of the alley surface, will be performed on an as-needed basis. To
further improve service and efficiency, a new chip sealing policy became effective in 2000: All
residential streets (oiled and paved) will be chip sealed on an 8 year cycle. One-eighth of these
residential streets (a total of 64 miles) will be chip sealed each year.
Pr�osed Assessment:
The proposed assessment rate is .76 per assessable foot for commercial property and .50 per
assessable foot for residential property.
CLASS V- UNIMPROVED SIREETS
Description:
Class V service will be performed on unimproved streets and alleys. By unimproved, we mean those
streets and alleys that have not been developed for one reason or another. They are platted City
rights-of-way; however, the abutting residents have never petitioned for their improvement nor have
there been any assessments levied. Because they are City rights-of-way, the City has the
responsibility to perForm minimal repairs and maintenance work to reduce hazazds.
Proposed 2004 Level of Services:
The maintenance and repair of these streets and alleys will consist of patching, minor blading, placing
of crushed rock and other stabilized material in order to make them passable and reduce hazazds.
Proposed Assessment:
The proposed assessment rate on unimproved streets is 1.63 per assessable foot for commercial
property and 1.00 per assessable foot for residential property.
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CLASS VI - UIVIMPROVED ALLEYS
Descripaon:
Service was performed on unimproved alleys. By unimproved we mean those
alleys that have not been developed for one reason or anothex. They are platted City
rights-of-way; however, the abutting residents have never petitioned for their improvement
nor have there been any assessments levied. Because they are City rights-of-way, the City
has the responsibiliry to perform minimal repairs and maintenance work re reduce hazards.
2004 Level of Services:
The maintenance and repair of these alleys will consist of patching, minor blading, placing of croshed
rock and other stabilized material in order to make them passable and reduce hazards.
Assessment:
The assessment rate on unimproved alleys is 0.34 per assessable foot for commercial
property and 0.23 per assessable foot for residential property.
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2004 PROPOSED EXPENDITIIRES FOR STREET MAINTENANCE
Assessments Aids/Fees
Financine
General Fund Use of Fund Balance
Maint.Program $17,258,011 $12,448,697 $2,781,121 $2,028,193
Forestry $1,845,000 $1,845,000
Sidewallts $ 205,000 $205,000
Bridge $1,387,429 $1,352,083 $35,346
Right-of-Way $2,016,991 $1,572,568 $444,423
Total $22,712,431 $14,498,697 $5,705,772 $35,346 $2,472,616
Snendine
(1) Municipal State Aid
Trunk Highway Aid
County Aid
R.O.W. Maps & Pemuts
Miscellaneous Receipts
$2,575,000
339,886
756,000
1,572,568
462 318
$5,705,772
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