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CITY OF ST. PAUL COUNCIL FILE NO. � —
PRELIMINARY ORDER BY
FILE NO. 18634
VOTING WARD 7
In the Matter of for the o)eration of the Above Standard Street Lighting
System for the E. Seventh aid Arcade Area for the months of January thru
December 1995.
The Council of the City of Saint Paul having received the report of the
Mayor upon the above improvement, and having considered said report, hereby
resolves:
1. That the said report and the same is hereby approved with no
alternatives, anc that the estimated cost thereof is $1,632
financed by assessments only.
2. That a public hearing be had on said improvement on the _12th_
day of _October, 1994_, at 3:30 o'clock P.M., in the Council
Chambers of the Ctty Hall and Court House Building in the City of
Saint Paul.
3. That notice of sand public hearing be given to the persons and in
the manner provided by the Charter, stating the time and place of
hearing, the nature of the improvement and the total cost thereof
as estimated.
COUNCILPERSONS Adopted by Council: Date Ay@ IA (14
Yeas Nays
' Blakey Cer ied Pas b, Council Secretary
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Harris 7 In Favor B
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Rettman /9 Against
J Thune Mayor
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SEP 10 1994 SEP 171994
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GREEN SHEET
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ED DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR tTIAtJDATE El CITY COUNCIL IMITI •, --
Roxanne Flink ; • 266 -8859 CITY ATTORNEY CITY CLERK ,
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TOTAL # OF SIGNATURE PAGES 1 (CUT ALL LOCATIONS FOR SIGNATURE)
ACTION REQUESTED:
Setting date of public hearing
Approve estimated operating costs for the E. Seventh /Arcade Streetscape Phase I Area Above
Standard Street Lighting Project fo- 1995. File No. 18634
Approve (A) or Re3sct (R) Pit RSONAL SERVICE CONTRACTS MUST ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:
_. PLANNING COMMISSION CIVIL SERVN E COataassIO 4 1 Has this person/firm ever worked under a contract for this department? -
_ CM COIMAITTEE YES NO
A STAFF 17- 8 -15 -16 - -4 -3 -7 2 Has this person/firm ever been a city employee?
YES NO
_ DISTRICT C Councils 3 Does this person/firm possess a skill not normally possessed by any current City employee?
SUPPORTS WHEN COUNCIL OBJECTIVE? YES NO
Ward . 7 ERptain all yes answers on separate sheet and attach to Even sheet
Safer and Better Neighborhoods
INITIATING PROBLEM, ISSUE, OPPORTUNITY (Who, What, When, Where, Why]
A public hearing was held for each of the above- standard lighting systems. In each case
after hearing from various neighborhood district councils, business associations, propert
owners and staff, the Council approvec both the construction of these systems and their
operation by the City on an assessment basis. It is required that a public, hearing be he d
each year for both the estimated operating costs and then the actual operating costs. Th
first above - standard lighting system began with the Lowertown system in 1983. These syst : + + +s !
have increased at a rate of about 2 systems per year since then.
ADVANTAGES W APPROVED:
This has become an annual budget procedure. The assessment policy originated to allow th,
direct benefitting parties to pay for the additional operating costs and provide for unif
maintenance of the system. r.
DISADVANTAGES IF APPROVED:
None
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AUG 16 1994
DISADVANTAGES W NOT APPROVED:
The City as a whole, would bear the added expense to operate these systems instead of the
direct benefitting parties that requested them.
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TOTAL AMOUNT OF TRANSACTION $ 632. COST /REVENUE BUDGETED (CIRCLE ONE) YES NO
FUNDING SOURCE Assessments only ACTIVITY NUMBER
FINANCIAL INFORMATION: (EXPLAIN)
19 property owners will rec.ive notice of the public hearing and charges..
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