05-833Presented By
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RESOLUTION Greensheet#
CIT,Y OF SAINT PAUL, MfNPtESOTA
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3027715(E)
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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 2nd day ofNovember 2005 at 530 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 2006 and the 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 Departrnent of Public
7 Works, Real Estate Division is hereby directed to mail notices to affected properties in accordance with said
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Action Requested: �
Set da[e of Public Hearing for proposal of 2006 Right of Way Maintenance Assessment Program chazges to be assessed against
benefitted pioperties. �
Attachments: (D) Notice of Public Heazing; and, (E) Council Resolution
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Initiating Problem, Issues, Opportunity (Who, What, When, Where, Why):
This is the proposal for the 2006 Program.
Advanta5�es If Approved:
See above
Disadvantapes If Approved:
DisadvanWqeslfNOtApproved:
ToqiAmountof CosURevenue Bud eted:
Trensaction: $25,644,688 9 Y
Fundin� Source: Assessments,Aids,Fund Activiri Number: GL 225-42310 thru 22542366
Financiai lnformation: BalanC2 - _ ,,t.,
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August 18, 2005 12:33 AM Page 1
(Attachment to GS#3027715) (I� � — � � �
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Notice is hereby �iven that a Public Heazing will be held on the 2nd day of November 2005 at 5:30 pm in the
Saint Paul Ciry 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 2006 and to consider ffie cost of such service to be charged 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 Deparhnent of Public Works
are as follows:
CLASS I-A - DOWNTOWN STREETS
Descrintion:
Class I-A service will be performed on all downtown streets (face of curb to face of curb) within the following
boundaxies: Kellogg Boulevard on the south and west, Eleventh Sheet on the north, and Broadway on the east
(except streets listed in Class I-B, Downtown Streets (Brick)).
Pr000sed 2006 Level of Services:
The downtown streets will be swept three times per week and flushed five times per week. All routine
maintenance, including patching and repairing of street surfaces, tree trimming, streetlight maintenance, and
snow plowing will be performed on an as-needed basis.
Proposed Assessment:
All Class I-A service will be assessed at a rate of $10.75 per assessable foot for all.
CLASS I-B - DOWNTOWN STREETS -- BR( ICKI
Descrintion:
Class I-B service has been performed on all dowritown 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.;
Market St., FiRh St. to Sixth St.; Washington St., Kellogg to Fourth St.; Fourth St., St. Peter St. to Washington
St.; Fifth 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
RivexCentre Paxking Ramp.
Pronosed 2006 Level of Services:
The above listed downtown brick streets will be swept three times per week and flushed five times per week. All
routine maintenance, including patching and repairing of the brick surfaces, tree trimming, streetlight
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 $12.80 per assessable foot for all.
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(Attachment to GS#3027715) (D)
CLASS II - OUTLYING COMMERCIAL AND ARTERIAL STREETS
Descriotion�
Class II service will be performed on all outlying commercial and arterial streeu in the City. These are the major
arteries in the Ciry and have both heavy volumes of vehiculaz 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 Sheet, Rice Sh�eet, Payne Avenue, Arcade Sueet, Summit Avenue,
Grand Avenue and others. All of these Class II streets aze accurately defined on a map available for viewing in
the Deparhnent of Public Works, 900 CiTy Hall Annex.
Pr000sed 2006 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.
Proposed Assessment:
Under Class II service there will be two assessment rates, one commercial and one residential. The commercial
property rate will be �5_83 per assessable foot and the residential property rate will be $2_39 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.
Proposed 2006 Level of Service:
Residential streets, including oiled, paved and intermediate sueets, 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 year. 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_38 per assessable foot and the residential property rate would be $2_26 per assessable foot.
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(Attachment to GS#3027715) (D)
CLASS IV - ALL OILED AND PAVED ALLEYS
Description:
Class IV service would be performed on all oiled, paved and interznediate type alleys within the Ciry.
Pr000sed 2006 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 �.80 per assessable foot for commercial property and �.51 per assessable foot
for residential property.
CLASS V- UNIMPROVED STREETS
Descri tp ion:
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 are platted Ciry 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 2006 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 passable and reduce hazards.
Proposed Assessment:
The proposed assessment rate on unimproved streets is $2_31 per assessable foot for commercial proper[y and
$1_29 per assessable foot for residential property.
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CLASS VI - UNIMPROVED ALLEYS
DescriptiDn:
Service was performed on unimproved alleys. By unimproved we mean those
alleys 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 aze Ciry rights-of-way, the City
has the responsiUility to perform minimal repairs and maintenance work re reduce hazazds.
2006 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_36 per assessable foot for commercial
property and $0_24 per assessable foot for residential property.
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2006 PROPOSED EXPENDITURES FOR STREET MAINTENANCE
SpendinQ
Maint Pro�am $18,839,751
Forestry $2,014,595
Sidewalks $ 217,485
Bridge $1,411,159
StreetlightMtce $3,161,698
Total $25,644,688
Assessments
$12,265,520
$2,014,595
$217,485
$3,161,698
$17,659,298
Municipal State Aid
Tnuilc FIighway Aid
County Aid
Miscellaneous Receipu
Financina
Aids/Fees
$3,090,220
$1,411,159
$4,501,379
$2
302,264
763,465
1,135,400
$4,501,379
Use of Fund Balance
$3,484,011
$3,484,011
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