07-797Council File #
RESOLUTION
Green Sheet #
CITY OF SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA
Presented By
F2eferred To
Committee: Date
1 WHEREAS, The City Council of the City of Saint Paul, pursuant to Chapter 62 of the Adrrunistrative Code
2 did hold a public hearing on November 1, 2006, in the City Council Chambers for the putpose of
3 establishing the level of Right-of-Way maintenance to be performed in the City of Saint Paul and the amount
4 of service charges to be levied against benefitted properties; and
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6 WHEREAS, The Department of Public Works did perform the 2007 Right-of-Way maintenance services in
7 a manner as set forth and approved by the City Council and described in the report of the Department of
8 Public Works; and
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10 WHEKEAS, Pursuant to Chapter 62 of the Administrative Code, the Department of Public Works has
11 submrtted to the Department of Finance and Management Services a report showing the total cost of street
� 2 maintenance to be $24,815,952 a copy of such report has heretofore been delivered to the City Council;
13 now, therefore, be it
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RESOLVED, Thaf the City shall pay $6,548,575 of the cost of streets and alley maintenance by using
Municipal State Aid ($1,709,300), Trunk Highway Aid ($302,264) County Aid ($333,466), Miscellaneous
Receipts ($2,008,Sll), Use ofFund Balance ($2,195,034); and be it further
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42 RESOLVEq That �18,267,377 shall be assessed against benefitted properties according to the following
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Class I-A Downtown Streets �1110 per assessable foot
Class I-B Downtown Streets (Brick) � 13.23 per assessable foot
Class II Outlying Commercial and Arterial Street
Commercial Property �6.02 per assessable foot
Residential Property
Class III All Residential Streets
Commercial Property
Residential Property
Class IV All Oiled and Paved Alleys
Commercial Property
ResidenYial Property
Class V Unimproved Streets
Commercial Property
Residential Property
Class VI Un�mproved Alleys
Commercial Property
Residential Property
and be it further
52.46 per assessable foot
$4.52 per assessable foot
$2.34 per assessable foot
�0.83 per assessable foot
$0.53 per assessable foot
$238 per assessable foot
$1.34 per assessable foot
$037 per assessable foot
$0.25 per assessable foot
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RESOLVED, That a Public Hearing shall be held in the Council Chambers of the City of Saint Paul
at 5:30 P.M. on the 3rd day of October 2007 for the putpose of adopting service charges against all
benefited properties to be collected in th� same manner as other real property taaces in 2008, and the City
Clerk is hereby directed to publish notice of this Hearing pursuant to Minnesota Statute Chapter 429, and
the Department of Public Works, Real Estate Division is hereby directed to mail notices in accordance with
said Chapter 429.
Requested by Department of:
Pub1i Works
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Bruce eese, Director
Form Approved by City Attorney
Adoption Certified by Council Secretary
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Adopted by Councii: Date 9 /Jv
���F,��,�« I OATEINITIqTE� GREEN SHE,�T ���� ,
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SEPTEMBER5,.2007 ORDER
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et date of Public Hearing on October 3, 2007 for ratification of 2007 Right-of-Way Maintenance Assessment
rogram charges to be assessed against benefited properCies.
ttachmerrts (A) Notice of Public Hearing ; and, (8) Council Resolution
IRECOMMENDATiONS Appmve (A) «Reject (R) pERSONAL SERVICE CONTRACTS MUST ANSWER THE FOILOWING QUES770NS:
PLANNINGCOMMISSION CNILSERVICECOMMISSION 1. Hasthisperso�rtneverworkedunderacontractforihisdepartment?
� CIB CpMMIT�EE YES NO '
— — 2. Has this persoNfirtn ever been a city employee.
{_STaFF _ YES NO
i 3. Does this perso�rtn possess a skill not nortnalty possessetl by any wrrent city employee?
olsrRicicouNC�L YES NO
SUPPORTS WHICN COUNCIL OBJECTIVE? Explain all yes answers on separste sheet and attach to green sheet
NITIATING PROBIEM, ISSUE.OPPORTUNIN (WHQ, WHAT, WHEN, WHERE, WHYJ
This will ratify the 2007 Program:'
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FUNDING SOURCE Assessments Aids, Fund Balance qCINITY NOMBER 42310 through 42366
FlNANCIAL INFORMATION (EXPLAIN)
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(Attachment to GS# 3043091) (A)
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
\otice is hereby given that a Public Hearing will be held on the 3` day of October 2007 at 5:30 pm in the
Saint Paul Ciry Council Chambers, City Hall and Cour[ House, Saint Paul, vlinnesota. The purpose of the
Public Hearing is to consider the level of Right-of-Way maintenance performed in the City of Saint Paul in
2007 and to ratify the cost of such service to be charged against benefited properhes m accordance with
Chapter 62 of the Administratrve Code.
The particular service has been performed and the estimated costs as proposed by the Deparhnent of Publ�c
Works are as follows:
CLASS I-A - DOWNTOWAT STREETS
Descriotion:
Class I-A service has been performed on al] downtowu streets (face of curb to face of curb) within the
following boundaries: Kellogg Boulevard on the south and west, Eleventh Street on the north, and Broadway
on the east (except streets listed in Class I-B, Downtown StreeTS (Brick)).
2007 Level of Services:
The downtown sneets have been swept tt�ee times per week and flushed five times per week. All ioutine
maintenance, including patching and xepairing of street surfaces, lree trimming, and snow plowing has been
performed on an as-needed bas�s.
Assessment:
All Class I-A service will be assessed at a rate of $11.10 pei assessable foot.
CLASS I-B - DOWNTOWN STREETS BRICK)
Descnption:
Class I-B service has been performed on all downtown bnck streets (face of curb to face of curb): St. PeteT
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., Fifth St. to Sixth St.; Washington St., Kellogg to Fourth St.; Fourth St., St. Petex St. to
W ashmgton St.; Fifth 5t., Mazket to St. Peter St.; Sixth St., Market to St. Peter St.; Kellogg Blvd, north s�de;
Wabasha St, just west of Minnesota ( W ild) Club and adjacent to Xcel Arena; and Kellogg Blvd, south side:
Seventh St to the RiverCentre Parking Ramp.
2007 Level of Services:
The downtown sneets listed above have been swept three times per week and flushed five times per week.
All routine maintenance, including patching and repairing of the bnck sh'eet surfaces, tree trimming, and
snow p(owing has been performed on an as-needed basis.
Assessment:
Ali Class I-B service will be assessed at a rate of $13.23 per assessable foot.
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(Attachment to GS# 3043091) (A)
CLASS II - OUTLYING COMMERCIAL AND ARTERIAL STREETS
Descriurion:
Class II service has been performed on all outlying commercial and arterial streeu in the City. These are the
major arteries in the City and have both heavy volumes of vehicular and pedestrian traffic and, in most cases,
have business or commercial properties fronring on them Typical examples would be as follows:
University Avenue, Snelling Avenue, West Seventh Street, East Seventh Street, Rice Street, Payne Avenue,
Arcade Street, Snnunit Avenue, Grand Avenue, and others. All of these Class II sheets are accurately
defined on a map available for viewing in the Department of Public Works, 900 Ciry Hail Annex,
2007 Level of Service:
The Class II s�eets have been swept or cleaned approxixnately 13 times per season. All routine maintenance,
including patching and repairing of sheet surfaces, sidewalk maintenance, right-of-way ttee maintenance and
trimuring, and snow plowing has been done on an as-needed basis.
Assessment:
Under Class II service there are two assessment rates, one commercial and one residenrial. The wmmercial
property rate is $6_02 per assessable foot and the residenrial property rate is $2_46 per assessable foot.
CLASS III - ALL RESIDENTIAL STREETS
Descriprion:
Class III service has been performed on all residenrial streets including oiled slreets, paved streets and
intezmediate type streets.
2007 Leve2 of Service;
Residenrial sheets, including oiled, paved and intennediate streets, have received a thorough cleaning in the
spring which included sweeping and flushing. Patching repau work, sidewalk maintenance, rigl�t-of-way
ffee maintenance and h and snow plowing has been 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 S 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.
Assessment:
Under Class III service there are two assessment rates. The commercial property rate is $4_52 per assessable
foot and the tesidenrial propetty rate is $2_34 per assessable foot.
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(AttacHment to GS# 3043091) (A)
CLASS IV - ALL OILED .AND PAV"ED ALLEYS
Description:
Class IV service has been performed on all oiled, paved and mtermediate type alleys within the City.
2007 Level of Service:
All oiled, paved and intermediate alleys have been swept dtuing the season. All rouune maintenance,
indudmg patching and repair of the alley surface, has been performed on an as-needed basis. To further
improve service and efficiency, a new chip sealing policy became effective in 2000: All alleys (oiled
and paved) will be chip sealed on an 8 year cycle. One-eighth of the total number of alleys
(approximately 254 alleys) will be chip sealed each year.
Assessmeni:
Under Class IV service, there are two assessment rates. The commercial property rate is $Q_83 per assessa6le
foot and the resident�al properry rate is $0.53 per assessable foot.
CLASS V - UNIMPROVED STREETS
Descnption:
Service has been performed on all unimproved streets. By unimproved, we mean those streets that have not
been developed for one ceason or anothet. 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 minima] repairs and maintenance work
on them to reduce any hazards or potential hazards.
2007 Level of Services:
The maintenance and repair of fhese streets has consisted of patching, eninor bladmg, placing of crushed rock
and other stabil�zed material, right-of-way tree maintenance and trimmmg, and snow plowing in order to
make them passable and reduce hazards.
Assessment:
The assessment iate on ununpxoved streets is $2_38 pei assessable foot for conunercial
properry and $1_34 per assessable foot for res�dential property.
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(Attachment to GS# 3043091) (A)
CLASS VI - UNIMPROVED 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 petirioned for their improvement
nor have there been any assessments levied. Because they aze City rights-of-w�ay, the City
has the responsibility to perform m;n;mal repairs and maintenance work re reduce hazards.
2007 Level of Services:
The maintenance and repa'u of these alleys wil] 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 OP�37 per assessable foot for commercial
property and $0_25 per assessable foot for residential properry.
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(Attachment to GS# 3043091) (A)
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Forestry
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Total
2007 PROPOSED EXPENDITURES FOR STREET MAINTENANCE
Spendmo
Assessments
�17,834,158 512,620,728
$2,241,095
$543,856
$1,335,145
,2,861,648
$24,815,952
Financin2
Aids/Fees Use of Fund Balance
�3,018,396 �2,195,034
52,241,095
$543,856
$1,335,145
$2,861,698
,18,267,377 $4,353,541 $2,195,034
(1) MunicipalStateAid $1,709,300
Trunk Highway Aid 302,264
County Aid 333,466
Miscellaneous Receipts 2.008.511
$4,353,541
Pomts of Information
Resident�a] properry on comer lots wil] only be assessed for the normal assessment
for the front of the lot.
Residential properties on outlying commercial and arterial streets will be assessed at
the residenhal cate $2_34 per front fooY, commercial pioperties on residential streets
would be assessed at $4 per front foot.
Chucches and church properiy would be assessed at the residentia] rate.
The assessment will be included on your pmperty tax statement in 2007.
QUESTIONS:
If you have queshons about streeUa]]ey maintenance, please ca11292-6600 -- for
questions about your assessment, call 266-8857 and refer to your property I.D.#.
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