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<br />REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION <br /> Date: 2/25/13 <br /> Item No.: 11.b <br />Department Approval City Manager Approval <br />Item Description: Public Improvement Hearing for Public Improvements at 3040 Hamline <br />Avenue <br />Page 1 of 1 <br />B ACKGROUND 1 <br />The property owner at 3040 Hamline Ave. submitted a petition to the City Council requesting that 2 <br />the city install public water and sanitary sewer to serve two adjacent lots to the north of 3040 3 <br />Hamline Avenue that were created on September 27, 1993. 4 <br />On January 28, 2013, the City Council received the f easibility report for the construction of Public 5 <br />Improvements at 3040 Hamline Avenue and set the public hearing for February 25, 2013. Prior to 6 <br />opening the hearing, staff will present general info rmation regarding construction, standards, and 7 <br />assessments that apply for this project. 8 <br />The proposed public improvements will extend public watermain and sanitary sewer to serve two 9 <br />lots to the north of 3040 Hamline Avenue. These lo ts are not currently served by public water main 10 <br />and sanitary sewer. 11 <br />P OLICY O BJECTIVE 12 <br />The feasibility report details the proposed design, estimated cost, and proposed funding for the 13 <br />construction of these public improvements. 100% of the costs for the improvements are 14 <br />proposed to be assessed to the property owner. 15 <br />F INANCIAL I MPACTS 16 <br />Consistent with the city assessment policy, it is proposed that 100% of the cost to construct the 17 <br />sanitary sewer and watermain will be assessed to the petitioner. If the Council approves the 18 <br />project, staff will complete final plans in March. This project will be brought back to the City 19 <br />Council to authorize staff to solicit bids for the construction of the improvements. After 20 <br />receiving bids, staff will review them in accordance with the budgeted amounts for this project 21 <br />and bring an award recommendation to the City Council. 22 <br />S TAFF R ECOMMENDATION 23 <br />Approve A Resolution Ordering the Improveme nt and the Preparation of Plans and 24 <br />Specifications for the Construction of Public Improvements at 3040 Hamline Avenue. 25 <br />R EQUESTED C OUNCIL A CTION 26 <br />Approve a resolution ordering the Improvement a nd the Preparation of Plans and Specifications 27 <br />for the construction of Public Improvements at 3040 Hamline Avenue. 28 <br />Prepared by: Debra Bloom, City Engineer <br />Attachments: A: Resolution