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O [� R r v NA Council File # 94-/ 7
1 . RESOLU ION Green Sheet # 24803 (R)
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Referred To Committee: Date
AS, The City Council, pursuant to Chapter 62 of the Administrative Code did hold a public
hearing on November 18, 1993, in the C_ty Council Chambers for the purpose of establishing the
level of street and alley maintenance to be performed in the City of Saint Paul and the amount
of service charges to be levied against benefitted property; and
WHEREAS, The Department of Public Works did perform the 1994 street and alley maintenance
services in a manner as set forth and approved by the City Council and described in the report
of the Department of Public Works; andl
WHEREAS, Pursuant to Chapter 62 of the Administrative Code, the Department of Public Works has
submitted to the Department of Finance and Management Services a report showing the total cost
of street maintenance to be $15,009,36 >, a copy of such report has heretofore been delivered to
the City Council; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the City shall pay $6,2 of the cost of streets and alley maintenance by
using Municipal State Aid ($1,534,456) Trunk Highway Aid ($355,461) County Aid ($387,244),
Miscellaneous Receipts ($439,500), General Fund ($3,346,277) Fund Balance ($190,428); and be it
further
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ORIGINAL qq-i2rif
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RESOLVED, That $8,756,000 shall be ass :ssed against benefitted property according to the
following rates:
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Class I Downtown I $3.53 per assessable foot
Class II Outlying Commercia and Arterial Streets
Commercial Pr'perty $2.43 per assessable foot
Residential P operty $1.10 per assessable foot
Class III All Residential St eets
Commercial Pr. $1.76 per assessable foot
Residential P $1.10 per assessable foot
Class IV All Oiled and Pave. Alleys
Commercial Pr. $0.86 per assessable foot
Residential P $0.57 per assessable foot
Class V Unimproved Streets
Pr. $0.66 per assessable foot
Residential Property $0.44 per assessable foot
Class VI Unimproved Alleys
Commercial Pr.i•erty $0.34 per assessable foot
Residential P..perty $0.23 per assessable foot
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RESOLVED, That a Public Hearing shall
.- held in the Council Chambers of the City of Saint Paul
at 3:30 P.M. on the 12th day of Octobe 11994, for the purpose of adopting service charges
against all benefitted properties to b�collected in the same manner as other real property
taxes in 1995, and the City Clerk is h ='.eby directed to publish notice of this Hearing pursuant
to Minnesota Statute Chapter 429, and t e Department of Finance is hereby directed to mail
notices in accordance with said Chapte 429.
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Requested by Department of:
Yeah, Nays Ab-l-nt
Blakey Public Works
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Fo m Appr d by City Atoriry
Adopted by Council: Date 7 \ci 9 1 i
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Adoption Certified by Council Secretary
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Approved by Ma . Date / /
• EP -8 1994
DEPARTMENVOFFICE/COUNCL DATE INITIATED GREEN SHEET N O . 4
Public Works Aug. 18, 1994
INITIAGDATE INIT TE
CONTACT PERSON S. PHONE rj DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR v.t M 8 CITY COUNCIL
Allen J. Shetka 266 -6176 ASSIGN CITY
MUST BE ON COUNCIL AGENDA BY (DATE) NUMBER FOR 6 ATTORNEY 0 CITY CLERK
( ) ROUTING �`
�, BUDGET DIRECTOR
August 31, 1994 (City Clerk by August R /.4 9 8, MGT. SERVICES DIR.
g ( y y g ust 23, 1994 � �� MAYOR (OR ASSISTANT) � � � City y Engirleer�..-
TOTAL a OF SIGNATURE PAGES 1 (CLIP ALL LOCATIONS POR SIGNATURE) F/ ASSOCIATE 4T If (DEPT. ACC + _., t lit
ACTION REOUESTED r * 'Y`' 4110 1, Q_ i
Maintenance Service O
Set date of Public Hearing for ratification of 1994 Sir et/Alley ce Charge to be assessed against be � ed property.
Attachments: (A) Public Hearing Notice; and, (B) Council Resolution
RECOMMENDATIONS; Approve (A) or Reject (R) PERSONAL SERVICE CONTRACTS MUST ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:
_ PLANNING COMMISSION CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION 1. Has this person/firm ever worked under a contract for this department?
YES NO
_ CIB COMMITTEE 2. Has this person/firm ever been a city employee?
YES NO
_ STAFF 3. Does this person/firm possess a skill not normally possessed by any current city
_ DISTRICT COUNCIL employee? YES NO
SUPPORTS WHICH COUNCIL OBJECTIVE? Explain all yes answers on separate eet and attach to green sheet
INITIATING PROBLEM, ISSUE, OPPORTUNITY (WHO. WHAT, WHEN. WI-RE, WHY):
This will ratify the 1994 Program.
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ADVANTAGES IF APPROVED: „�
See Above
DISADVANTAGES IF APPROVED:
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AUG 2 3 1994
DISADVANTAGES IF NOT APPROVED:
TOTAL AMOUNT OF TRANSACTION $ '94415,009,366; 35415,130,240 COST /REVENUE BUDGETED (CIRCLE ONE) CY NO
FUNDING SOURCE Assessments, General Fund, Func Balance, Aids ACITVITY NUMBER 42310 through 42340
FINANCIAL INFORMATION: (EXPLAIN)
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NO ICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Notice is hereby given that a P blic Hearing will be held on the 12th day of
October 1994 at 3:30 P.M. in th Saint Paul City Council Chambers, City Hall and
Court House, Saint Paul, Minn; sota. The purpose of the Public Hearing is to
consider the level of service of treet maintenance performed in the City of
Saint Paul in 1994 and to ratify I he cost of such service to be charged against
benefitted property in accorda ce with Chapter 62 of the Administrative Code.
The particular service has been Ii•erformed and the estimated costs as proposed by
the Department of Public Wor •', are as follows:
CLASS I - DOWNTOWN OR I OOP STREETS
Description:
Class I service has been perfor ed on all downtown or loop streets with the
following boundaries: Kellogg led
on the south and west, Eleventh Street
on the north, and Broadway on he east.
1994 Level of Services:
The downtown streets have bee swept three times per week and flushed five
times per week. All routine ma ntenance, including patching and repairing of
street surfaces, has been perfor ed on an as- needed basis.
Assessment:
All Class I r
se vice will be assess .d at a rate of $3.53 per assessable foot.
CLASS II - OUTLYING COM ERCIAL AND ARTERIAL STREETS
Description:
Class II service has been perfor led on all outlying commercial and arterial streets
in the City. These are the major rteries in the City and have both heavy volumes
of vehicular and pedestrian traf' c and, in most cases, have business or commercial
properties fronting on them. Ty.ical examples would be as follows: University
Avenue, Snelling Avenue, West .eventh Street, East Seventh Street, Rice Street,
Payne Avenue, Arcade Street, S mmit Avenue, Grand Avenue, and others. All
of these Class II streets are accur tely defined on a map available for viewing in the
Department of Public Works, 9011 City Hall Annex.
1994 Level of Services:
The Class II streets have been s 1 -pt or cleaned approximately I p pp y 13 times per season.
All routine maintenance, includi g patching and repairing of street surfaces, has
been done on an as- needed basis
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Assessment:
Under Class II service there are' two assessment rates, one commercial and one
residential. The commercial pr- perty rate is $2.43 per assessable foot and the
residential property rate is $1.10 per assessable foot.
CLASS III - ALL RESIDENTIAL STREETS
Description:
Class III service has been performed on all residential streets including oiled
streets, paved streets and intermediate type streets.
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1994 Level of Services:
Residential streets, including oi. ed streets, paved streets and intermediate streets
have received a thorough cleaning which included sweeping and flushing.
Patching and repairing has beer. on an as- needed basis; approximately 80 miles of
oiled streets received a sand sealcoat and approximately 30 miles of paved streets
received a chipseal coat. In the a11 (weather permitting) leaves will be picked up
from these streets.
Assessment:
two assessment rates; one residential and one
commercial. The residential prc perty rate is $1.10 per assessable foot and the
commercial property rate is $1.76 per assessable foot.
CLASS IV - ALL OILED AND i'AVED ALLEYS
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Description:
Class IV service has been erfored on all oiled, paved a
p , p ed nd intermediate type
alleys within the City.
1994 Level of Services:
All oiled, paved and intermedia I�e alleys have been swept during the season. All
routine maintenance, including latching and repairing of the alley surfaces, has
been performed on an as- needec basis.
Assessment:
Under Class IV service, there arEi two assessment rates; one commercial and one
residential. The commercial pro Derty rate is $.86 per assessable foot and the
residential property rate is $.57 per assessable foot.
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CLASS V AND VI - UNIMPR JVED STREETS AND ALLEYS
Description:
Class V and VI service has been performed on unimproved streets and alleys. By
unimproved we mean those streets and alleys that have not been developed for
one reason or another. They ate platted City rights -of -way; however, the abutting
residents have never petitioner for their improvement nor have there been any
assessments levied. There are 4pproximately 80 miles of unimproved streets and
100 miles of unimproved alleys in the City. Because they are City rights -of -way,
the City has the responsibility tD perform minimal repairs and maintenance work
on them to reduce any hazards br potential hazards.
1994 Level of Services:
The maintenance and repair of :hese streets and alleys h
p eys as consisted of patching,
minor blading, placing of crush 1ed rock and other stabilized material in order to
make them passable and reduce hazards.
Assessment:
Under Class V and VI service there are two assessment rates for each class; one
commercial and one residential, The commercial property rate is $.66 per
assessable foot and the resident. al property rate is $.44 per assessable foot on
unimproved streets. The commercial property rate is $.34 per assessable foot, and
the residential property rate is $.23 per assessable foot on unimproved alleys.
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1994 PROPOSED EXP T,NDITURES FOR STREET MAINTENANCE
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Sp ending Financing
Assessments Aids(1) General Fund Fund Balance
Summer $10,563,869(2) $8,756,090 $1,617,441 0 $190,428
Bridge 1,098,771 0 1,098,771 0 0
Winter 3,346,726 I 0 449 3,346,277 0
TOTAL $15,009,366 $8,756,010 $2,716,661 $3,346,277 $190,428
(1) Municipal -
O unicipal Stag Aid $1,534,456
Trunk Highway Aid - 355,461
County Aid - 387,244
Misc. Receipts j - 439,500
(2) Includes Repayment of
General Fund cash Advance 542,500
Points of Information
Residential property on corner lots will only be assessed for the normal assessment
for the front of the lot.
Residential properties on outlyirg commercial and arterial streets will be assessed
at the residential rate ($1.10 per front foot), commercial properties on residential
streets would be assessed at $1.75 per front foot.
Churches and church property 18 be assessed at the residential rate.
The assessment will be included on your property tax statement in 1995.
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QUESTIONS:
If you have questions about stre€t /alley maintenance, please call 292 -6600 — for
questions about your assessment, call 266-8857 and refer to your Property I.D. #.
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