2020-02-26 CC WS, Meeting & Closed Exec. Minutes - Approved

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City of Centerville Council Meeting Minutes February 26, 2020 little to no watermain in the area and most of the properties do not have access to water. The existing roadway consists of about 2 to 4 inches of bituminous pavement over 1 to 9 inches of aggregate base. The proposed utility improvements would include full replacement of storm sewer. It will also expand it to better collect runoff/drainage and to accommodate future development. These improvements will also minimize the direct discharge of storm water to Centerville Lake to the west and route more run off to the south to thru the regional pond. Watermain installation is proposed within the project area and this would allow all properties access to municipal services. The proposed roadway improvements include full reconstruction, adding some concrete sidewalks along Sorel Street to east of Centerville Road, constructing hammer heads or a turn-around area on either end of Sorel Street as well as the east end of Heritage Street. She explain the typical roadway section and stated that City standard is 32’ wide but the proposed project is for 28’ wide. The City standards are 20 inches of sand, 8 inches of gravel with 3 inches of pavement on top. All streets would have concrete curb and gutter. She explained the reasoning behind the smaller roadway width proposed is due to a typical right of way in this neighborhood of only 50’ which is narrower than most neighborhoods throughout the city and the homes are set back from the roadway less than in other zoning districts. She stated that widening to 32’ would have a huge impact on existing driveways, front yards, etc. She stated that the existing roadway is currently 22’ wide. She also stated that surface water runoff from the impervious surfaces was taken into consideration for storm water management aspects. She stated that the proposal included five (5) parallel parking spaces along Sorel Street west of Centerville Road where the roadway is 34’ wide. The cost of the project came in where they expected it to be. Street improvements total cost of $1,585,940 which funding comes from the street fund and special assessments. The water main total cost would be $494,053 which funding would come from the Grant and the water fund. The Storm Sewer total cost is $341,415 and this funding would come from the storm sewer fund. The total estimated cost would $2,421,407. She stated noted that the estimated assessments would be approximately $285,039. The next step for council would be to award the contract to the contractor. Construction would be slated to begin in April or May and be should be completed by the end of the summer, September. This would not include the final layer of bituminous which would be completed in the summer of 2021. She stated that if was anticipated that completion would be in July of 2021. Administrator Statz explained MN State Statute Chapter 429 – Special Assessment process. This allows cities to assess all or a portion of the project costs to benefiting properties. Centerville has used this financing tool for over 30 years and for all street reconstruction projects. The City’s assessment policy does not specify the percentage to be assessed, does specify relative assessment rates of 100% front yard Page 3 of 13