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RESOLUTION Greensheet#
CITY OF SA{NT 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 3rd day of November 2004 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 2005 and the costs to be chazged 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 Public
7 Works, Real Estate Division is hereby directed to mail notices to affected properties in accordance with said
$ Chapter 429.
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et date of Public Hearing for proposal of 2005 Right-of-Way Maintenance Assessment Program charges to be
ssessed against benefitted properties.
ttachments: (D) NoGce of Public Hearing; and, (E) Council Resolution
REGOMMENDAFIONS: Approve (A) a Reject (R) p�R50NAL SERVICE CONTRACTS MUST ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:
PLANNINGCOMMISSION _CIVILSERVICECOMMISSION 7. HasfhispersoNfirtnevervrorketlunderacontrac[forfhistlepartment�
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CIB CoMMITTEE _ 2. Has this perso�fRl ever been a Clly employee?
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3. Dces ihis persoNfirtn possess a skill not nortnally possessed by any curtent city employee?
DISTR�CiCOUNCi� _ YES NO
SUPPORTS WHICH COUNCIL OBJECTIVE� Explain all yes answers on separate sheet and attach to green sheet
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This is the the proposal for the 2005 Program.
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TOTAL AMOUNT OF TRANSACTION $ 2004=$22,712,431; 2005=$24,865,992 COST/REVENUE BUDGETED (CIRCLE ONE) � NO
FUNDING SOURCE Assessmen[s, Aids, Fund Balance qCiNiN NUMBER 42310 throu h 42366
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING (D)
Notice is hereby given that a Public Hearing will be held on the 3rd day of November 2004 at 5:30 pm in the
Saint Paul City Council Chambers, Ciry Hall and Court House, Saint Paul, Minnesota. The purpose of the Public
Hearing is to consider the level of seroice for Ri�ht-of-Way Maintenance to be performed in the City of Saint
Paul in 2005 and to consider the cost of such service to be chazged against benefitted properties in accordance
with Chapter 62 of the Administrative Code.
The pazticulaz service to be performed and the estimated costs as proposed by the Department of Public Works
are as follows:
CLASS I-A - DOWNTOWN STREETS
Descrintion:
Class I-A service will be per£ormed on all downtown streets (face of curb to face of curb) within the following
boundaries: Kellogg Boulevard on the south and west, Eleventh Street on the noRh, and Broadway on the east
(except sheets ]isted in Class I-B, Downtown Streets (Brick)).
Pr000sed 2005 Level of Services:
The downtown streets will be swept three times per week and flushed five tunes per week. All routine
maintenance, including patching and repauing of street surfaces, tree trimming, streetlight maintenance, and
snow plowing will be performed on an as-needed basis.
Pr000sed Assessment:
All Class I-A service will be assessed at a rate of $1�.55 per assessable foot for all.
CLASS I-B - DOWNTOWN STREETS -- B( RICK)
Descxiotion:
Class I-S service has been performed on all downtown 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; Mazket St., Kellogg Blvd to Fourth St.;
Market St, Fifth St. to Sixth St.; Washington St, Kellogg to Fourth St.; Fourth St., St. Peter St. to Washington
St.; FiRh St, Market to St. Peter St.; Sixth St, Market to St. Peter St.; 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.
Pronosed 2005 Level of Services:
The above listed downtown brick streets will be swept three times per week and flushed five tunes per week. All
routine maintenance, including patching and repairing of the brick surfaces, tree trimming, streeUight
maintenance, and snow plowing will be performed on an as-needed basis.
Prouosed Assessment:
All Class I-B service will be assessed at a rate of $12.55 per assessable foot for all.
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CLASS II- OUTLYING COMIV�RCIAL AND ARTERIAL STREETS (D conYd)
Description:
Class II service will be performed on all outlying commercial and arterial streets in the Ciry. These
are the major arteries in the City and have both heavy volumes of vehicular and pedestrian traffic and
have frequent business or commercial properties fronting 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, Grand Avenue and others. All of these Class II sueets
are accurately defined on a map available for viewing in the Department of Public Works, 900 City
Hall Annex.
Proposed 2005 Level of 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, streetlight maintenance, and snow plowing will be done on an as-needed
basis.
Prouosed Assessment:
Under Class II service there will be two assessment rates, one commercial and one residential. The
commercial properry rate will be $5_75 per assessable foot and the residential property rate will be
$2 per assessable foot.
CLASS III - ALL RESIDENTIAL STREETS
Descrintian:
Class III service would be performed on all residential streets including oiled streets, paved streets
and intermediate type streets.
Proposed 2005 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 maintenance and trimming, streetlight maintenance, and snow plowing will be done
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
yean In the fall leaves will be picked up from these streets.
Proposed Assessment:
Under Class III service to residential streets, we have two assessment categories. The commercial
proper[y rate would be $4_32 per assessable foot and the residential property rate would be $2_25 per
assessable foot.
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CLASS IV - ALL OILED AND PAVED ALLEYS
Description:
Class IV service would be performed on all oiled, paved and intermediate type alleys within the City.
Proposed 2005 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 effecfive 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 6A miles) will be chip sealed each year.
Proposed Assessment:
The proposed assessment rate is $.78 per assessable foot for commercial praperty and $.50 per
assessable foot for residential properiy.
CLASS V- UNIMPROVED STREETS
Descri�tion:
Class V service will be performed on unimproved streets. By unimproved, we mean those streets that
have not been developed for one reason or another. They aze 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 ininimal
repairs and maintenance work to reduce hazards.
Pr000sed 2005 Level of Services:
The maintenance and repair of these streets will consist of patching, minor blading, placing of crushed
rock and other stabilized material, right of way tree maintenance and trimming streetlight
maintenance, and snow plowing in order to make them passa6le and reduce hazards.
Proposed Assessment:
The proposed assessment rate on unimproved streets is $2_30 per assessable foot for commercial
property and $1_31 per assessable foot for residential properry.
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CLASS VI - iJNIlVIPROVED ALLEYS
Description:
Service was performed on unimproved alleys. By unimproved we mean those
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 re reduce hazards.
2005 Level of Services:
The maintenance and repair of these alleys will consist of patching, minor blading, placing of crushed
rock and other stabilized material in order to make them passable and reduce hazards.
Assessment:
The assessment rate on unimproved alleys is $0_35 per assessable foot for commercial
property and $0 per assessable foot for residential property.
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2005 PROPOSED EXPENDII'[JRES FOR STREET MAINTENANCE
Financine
Assessments Aids/Fees General Fund
Use of Fund Balance
Maint.Program $17,982,093 $11,999,752 $2,532,378 $3,449,963
Forestry $1,937,112 $1,937,112
Sidewallcs $211,150 $211,150
Bridge $1,373,939 $1,338,985 $34,954
StreeUight Mtce $3,361,698 $3,361,698
Total $24,8b5,992 $17,509,712 $3,871,363 $34,954 $3,449,963
Snendine
(1) Municipal State Aid
Trunk Highway Aid
County Aid
Miscellaneous Receipts
$2,285,308
302,264
821,473
462 318
$3,871,363
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