09-1091Council File # 09-1091
Green Sheet #3074956 (C)
Presented by
RESOLUTION
CITY1JF SAII�T PAUL, MINNESOTA ��
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1 WHEREAS, The City Council of the City of Saint Paul, pursuant to Chapter 62 of the Administrative
2 Code and following the public hearing held on November 5, 2008, did adopt a Resolution establishing the
3 level of Right-of-Way Maintenance Service to be performed in the City of Saint Paul, and the estimated
4 amount of service charges to be levied against benefited properties, the work to be performed in 2009, and
5 the charges to be collected with the regular taxes in 2010; and
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7 WHEREAS, The Department of Public Works has performed the approved right-of-way maintenance work
8 and submitted its report together with the total cost of right-of-way maintenance in the amount of
9 $28,476,107; and
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I 1 WHEREAS, The City Council determined that the CiCy shall pay the sum of $4,498,624 of the right-of-
12 way maintenance costs by using Municipal State Aid ($1,651,244), Trunk Highway Aid ($573,750),
13 County Aid ($533,466),other revenue ($1,594,400), Use of Fund Balance ($145,764); and the remaining
14 amount of $23,977,483 shall be assessed against benefitted properties, and further resolved that a Public
15 Hearing was held in the City Council chambers on October 7, 2009, far the purpose of adopting the service
16 charges against all benefitted properties; and
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18 WHEREAS, The Council of the City of Saint Paul did hold a Public Hearing on October 7, 2009, far this
19 purpose, and, having heard all interested parties, does hereby adopt the following service charges in
20 accordance with Chapter 14 of the City Charter and said Chapter 62 of the Administrative Code, now,
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RESOLVED, That the Council of the City of Saint Paul does hereby adopt and levy the followin� service
charges as special assessment against benefitted properties:
Class I-A Downtown Streets $15.25 per assessable foot
Class I-B Downtown Streets (Brick) $18.46 per assessable foot
Class II Outlying Commercial and Arterial Street
Commercial Property $7.68 per assessable foot
Residential Proper[y $3.13 per assessable foot
Class III All Residential Streets
Commercial Property $5.67 per assessable foot
Residential Property $2.94 per assessable foot
Class IV All Oiled and Paved Alleys
CommerciaJ Property $1.06 per assessable foot
Residential Property $0.67 per assessable foot
Class V Unimproved Streets
Commercial Property $2.82 per assessable foot
Residenflal Property $1.59 per assessable foot
Class VI Unimproved Alleys
Commercial Property $0.51 per assessable foot
Residential Property $0.34 per assessable foot
and be it
FINALLY RESOLVED, ThaC the City Clerk is hereby directed to transmit a certified copy of this
Resolution to the Ramsey County Auditor so that the service charges levied herein sha11 be extended on the
property tax lists of the County and collected in 2010 along with current ta�ces, and said service charges to
be payable in a single installment.
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I Resolution ratifying 2009 RighUOf-Way Maintenance Assessment Program.
�! Attachment: (C) Council Resolution & Scope of Work Under 2009 Right-of-Way Maintenance Assessment
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� Recommendations: Approve (A) or Reject (R):
,, Planning Commission
CIB Committee
Civil Service Commission
i Initiating Problem, Issues, Opportunity (Who, What, When, Where, Why):
' This will allow for collection of monies for funding [he 2009 Program.
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I Advantages If Approved: �
; See above.
j Disadvantages If Approved:
' Disadvantages If Not Approved:
Total Amount of
Transaction: $28�476,107.00 CosURevenueBudgeted: Y
Fundt�y so�r�e: Assessments,Aids,Fund Balance pc�rvity Number: 42310 through 42366
Financial Intormation: p,mount indicated above is 2009 Spending budget
(Explain)
August 7, 2009 9:06 AM
Personal Service Contrects Must Answer the Foiiowing Questions:
1. Has ihis person/firm ever worked under a contract for this department?
Yes No
2. Has this persoNfirm ever been a city employee?
Yes No
3. Does this person/firtn possess a skill not normally possessed by any
current city employee?
Yes No
Explain all yes answers on separate sheet and attach to green sheet.
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SCOPE OF WORK IJNDER 2009 RIGHT OF WAY MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT
Notice is hereby given that a Public Heazing will be held on the 7th day of October 2009 at 530 pm
in [he Saint Pau] City Counci] Chambers, Ciry Hall and Court House, Saint Paul, Minneso[a. The purpose of
the Public Hearing is to consider the ievel of Right of Way maintenance petformed in the City of Saint Paul in
2009 and to ratify the cost of such suvice to be chazged against benefited properties in accordance with
Chapter 62 of the Administrative Code.
The particu]ar service has been performed and the esiimated costs as proposed by the Departmen[ of Public
Works are as foLiows:
CLASS I-A - DOWNTOWN STREETS
Description:
Class I-A service has been performed on all downtown streets (face of carb to face of cuxb) within ffie
following boundaries: Kellogg Boulevard on the south and west, Eleventh Street on the north, and Broadway
0o the east (except streets listed m Class I-B, Downtown Sffeets (Brick)).
2009 Level of Services:
The downtown streets have been vacuum swept approximately four times per week (two times on east/west
streets and two times on noctt�/south streets). All routine maintenance, including patching and repairing of
street surfaces, Vee trimming, streetlight maintenance, and snow plowing has been performed on an as-needed
basis.
Assessment:
All Class I-A service will be assessed at a rate of 15.25 per assessable foot.
CLASS I-B - DOWNTOWN STREETS (BRICK)
Description:
Ctass I-B secvice has been pe�formed on all downtown brick streets (face of curb to face of curb): St. Peter
St., from Kellogg Blvd to Sixth St.; Wabasha, from Ke]logg Blvd to Sixth St.; Fourth St., from St. Peter tQ
Wabasha; Fifth St., from St. Peter to W abasha; Sixth, from St. Peter to Wabasha; Market 5t., Kellogg Blvd to
Fourth SG; Mazket St., Fifth St. to Sixth St.; Washington St., Kellogg to Fourth St.; Fourth S[., St Peter St. to
Washington St.; F�fth 5G, Market to St. Peter St.; Sixth St., Market to St. Perer St.; Kellogg Blvd., north side;
Wa6asha St, just west of Minnesota (Wild) C1ub and ad}acent to Xcel Arena; and Keilogg Blvd., south side:
Seventh St to the RiverCentre Parking Ramp.
2008 Leve] of Services:
The downtown streets listed above have been vacuum swept approximately four times per week (two times on
easUwest streets and two times on northlsouth streets). All routine maintenance, induding patching and
repairing of the brick street surfaces, tree tr�mming, streetlight maintenance, and snow plowing has been
performed on an as-needed basis.
Assessment:
All Class I-B service will be assessed at a rate of 18.46 per assessable foot.
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CLASS II - OUTLYING COMMERCIAL AND ARTERIAL STREETS
Description:
Class II service has been perfotmed on a11 outlying commercia] and arterial streets in the City. These are the ma}or
arteries in the City and have both heavy volumes of vehicular and pedesffian ffafFic and, m most cases, have
business or commercial properties fronting on them Typical examples would be as fo]]ows: University Avenue,
Snelling Avenue, West Seventh Street, East Seventh Street, R�ce Street, Payne Avenue Arcade Street, Summit
Avenue, Grand Avenue, and others. All of these Class II streets aze accurately defined on a map ava�lable for
viewing in the Department of Public Works, 900 City Ha11 Annex.
2009 L,evel of Service:
The Class II streets have been swept approximately 8 times per season. All routine maintenance, mcluding patching
and repairing of street surfaces, sidewalk maintenance, tree trimming, streetlight maintenance, and snow plowing has
been done on an as-needed basis. Includes mowing misce]laneous city right-of-way parcels.
Assessmenc
Under Class II service there aze twa assessment rates, one commercial and one residenUal. The commercial property
rate �s 7.68 per assessable foot and the resident�al property ra[e is 3.13 er assessable foot.
CLASS RI - ALL RESIDENTIAL STREETS
Description:
Class III sarvice has been pedormed on all residenrial stteets ineluding oiled streets, paved streets and intecmed�ate
[ype streets.
2009 Level of Service:
Residential streets, met�ding oiLed, paved and inCecmediate streets, have received a thorough cleaning in tt�e spnng
which included sweeping and flushing. Patching and repairing street surfaces, sidewalk mazntenance, tree
tr�mming, streetlight maintenance, and snow plowing has been done on an as-needed basis. Due to increase5 in the
cost of fuei and materiats along with citywide budget reducfions, sil residential streets (oiled and paved) will
now be chip sealed on a 10 year cycle. One-tenth of these residential streets (a total of 51 miles) will be chip
sealed each yeae Io t6e fall, leaves will be picked up from these stteets. Incl�des mowing miscellaneous city righ[-
of-way parcels.
Assessment
Under Class III service there are two assessment xates. The commeicial property rate is 5.67 pec assessable foot
and the residentia] property rate �s 2.94 per assessable foot.
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CLASS IV - ALL OILED AND PAVED ALLEYS
DescrPaon:
C1ass IV service has been perfornted on ail oiled, paved and intetmediate type alleys within the City.
2009 Level of Service:
Ail oiled, paved and intermediate alteys have been swept during the season All routine main[enance,
includmg patching and repairing alley surface, has been performed on an as-needed basis. Due to increases
in the cost of fuel and materiais along with citywide budget reducUons, all aileys (oiled and paved) will
now be chip sealed on a 10 year cycle. One-tenth of the total number of alleys (approximately 203:"- ;;_',+i
alleys) will be chip sealed each year.
Assessment:
Under C1ass N service, there are [wo assessment rates. The commetcial property rate is 1.06 per assessabie
foot and the residentia] property rate is 0.67 per assessable foot.
CLASS V - UNIMPROVED STREETS
Descr�tion:
Service has been performed on a11 unimpmved streets. Hy unimproved, we mean those streets 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 aze City rights-of-way, the City has the responsibility to perform minimal repairs and maintenance work
on them to reduce any hazards or potential hazards.
2009 Level of Services:
The maintenance and repair of these stree[s has consisted of patching, minor blading, placing of crnshed rock
and other stabilized material, hee trimming, and snow plowing in order to make them passable and reduce
hazards.
Assessment:
The assessment rate on ummproved streets is 2.82 per assessable foot for commercial
property and 1.59 per assessable foot for residential property.
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CLASSVI-UNIMPROVED ALLEYS
Description:
Setvice was performed on unimproved alleys. By unimproved we mean those
alleys that have not been developed fox 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 aze City rights-of-way, the City
has the responsibility to perform minimal repairs and maintenance work re reduce hazards.
2008 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 redvice hazards.
Assessment:
The assessment rate on unimproved alleys is 0.51 per assessable foot for commercial
property and 0.34 er assessable foo[ for residential properry.
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2009 PROPOSED EXPENDITURES FOR STREET MAINTENANCE
Maintenance Pro�am
Forestry
Sidewalks
Bridge Maintenance
Saend'mg
$19,959,000
$2,364,175
$697,356
$1,447,290
Financine
Aids/Fees
$2,905,570
$1,447,290
(Use) / Con[ribution
to Fund Balance
SueetligJ�t Maintenance $4,008,286 $4,008,286
Total
Points of Information
Assessments
$16,907,b66
$2,364,175
$697,356
Municipal State Aid
Trunk Highway Aid
County Aid
Miscelllaneous Receipts
$1,651,244
$573,750
$533,466
$1,594,400
$4,352,860
Residential property on corner Iots wi11 only be assessed for the normal assessmen[ for the front of the lot.
Residential properties on outlying commercial and azterial streets will be assessed at the resideotial rate of
2.94 per front foot, commerc�al properties on residential sffeets would be assessed at 5.67 per front foot.
Churches and chucch property would be assessed at the residential rate.
The assessment will be included on your property tax statement iv 2009.
QUESTIONS:
If you have questions about streetlalley maintenance, please ca11292-660Q and for
quesdons about your assessment, call 26b-8857 aad refer to your property I.D.#.
$28,476,107 $23,977,483 $4,352,860
(145,764)
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