City Council Resolution 2014-30CITY OF MONTICELLO
WRIGHT COUNTY, MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION NO. 2014-030
APPROVING PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS, AUTHORIZING
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS, CALLING FOR IMPROVEMENT AND ASSESSMENT
HEARINGS, AND ORDERING PREPARATION OF ASSESSMENT ROLLS FOR
HILLSIDE 3" AND 4TH ADDITION PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS
CITY PROJECT NO.12CO08
WHEREAS, pursuant to a resolution by the City Council on February 10, 2014, a Feasibility
Report has been prepared by the City's Consulting Engineer and approved by the City Council
on March 10, 2014, with reference to the proposed public improvements for the Hillside 3rd and
4th Additions described as follows:
The remaining public improvements include the final lift of pavement on the
development's internal streets, sidewalk construction along Deer Street and Bison
Avenue, utility adjustments, cluster mailbox placement, trail construction along Fenning
Avenue adjacent to the development, internal trail extension north of Deer Street on the
east side of the development, installation of conservation easement posts, silt fence
removal, cleanup, and other associated appurtenant work.
WHEREAS, pursuant to a resolution approved by the City Council on March 10, 2014, the
City's Consulting Engineer has prepared plans and specifications for the Hillside 3rd and 4th
Addition Improvements; and
WHEREAS, the City Engineer has presented such plans and specifications to the Council for
approval; and
WHEREAS, the City intends assess the benefitting properties subject to award of contract;
NO W THEREFORE, BE IT RESOL VED B Y THE CITY CO UNCIL OF MONTICELL 0,
MINNESOTA:
1. Such plans and specifications, a copy of which is on file in the office of the City Clerk,
are hereby approved.
2. The City Clerk shall prepare and cause to be inserted in the official paper and in the Star
Tribune and /or Construction Bulletin an advertisement for bid upon the making of such
improvement under such approved plans and specifications. The advertisement shall be
published no less than three weeks before the last day for submission of bids, once in the
City's legal publication and at least once in either a newspaper published in a city of the
first class or a trade paper. To be eligible as a trade paper, a publication shall have all the
qualifications of a legal newspaper except that, instead of the requirement that it shall
contain general and local news, such trade paper shall contain building and construction
news of interest to contractors in this state, among whom it shall have a general
circulation.
The advertisement shall specify the work to be done, and shall state that bids will be
opened at 10:30 a.m. on April 7, 2014, and that the award of the bid and the
responsibility of the bidders will be considered by the City Council at 7 p.m. on April 28,
2014, in the Council Chambers of City Hall. Any bidder whose responsibility is
questioned during consideration of the bid will be given an opportunity to address the
Council on the issue of responsibility. No bids will be considered unless sealed and filed
with the Clerk and accompanied by a cash deposit, cashier's check, bid bond or certified
check payable to the City for 5% of the amount of such bid.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF MONTICELLO,
MINNESOTA:
1. The Council will consider the proposed improvements for said streets in accordance with
the Feasibility Reports and the assessment of abutting properties for all or a portion of the
cost of the improvements pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 429 at an estimated
total cost of the improvements of $226,780.
2. A public hearing shall be held on such proposed improvements on the 28th day of April,
2014 in the Council Chambers of City Hall at 7 p.m. and the Clerk shall give mailed and
published notice of such hearing and improvements as required by law.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF MONTICELL 0,
MINNESOTA:
1. The City Council hereby determines that a portion of the cost for said improvements shall
be assessed against benefitted property owners based upon benefits received without
regard to cash valuation.
2. The City Administrator shall forthwith calculate the proper amount to be specially
assessed for such improvement against every assessable lot, piece or parcel of land
without regard to cash valuation as provided by law, and he shall file a copy of such
proposed assessment in his office for public inspection.
3. A hearing shall be held on the 28th day of April, 2014 at 7 p.m. in the Council Chambers
at the Monticello Community Center to pass upon such proposed assessment and.at such
time and place all persons owning property affected by such improvement will be given
an opportunity to be heard with reference to such assessment.
4. The City Clerk is hereby directed to cause a notice of the hearing on the proposed
assessment to be published once in the official newspaper at least two weeks prior to the
hearing and shall state in the notice the total cost of the improvement. The Clerk shall
also cause mailed notice to be given to the owner of each parcel described in the
assessment roll not less than two weeks prior to the hearing.
5. The owner of any property so assessed may, at any time prior to certification of the
assessment to the County Auditor, pay the whole of the assessment on such property,
with interest accrued to the date of payment to the City, except that no interest shall be
charged if the entire assessment is paid within 30 days from the adoption of the
assessment. Payment of the balance in whole must be made before November 15, 2014,
or interest will be charged through December 31 st of the succeeding year for the first
year's portion of the assessment. In subsequent years, the property owner may at any
time thereafter, pay to the City the balance of the assessment remaining unpaid after the
current year, provided such payment is made prior to November 15tH
6. The City Clerk shall forthwith transmit a certification of this assessment to the county
auditor to be extended on the property tax lists of the county. Such assessments shall be
collected and paid over in the same manner as other municipal taxes.
ADOPTED B Y the Monticello City Council this 24th day of March, 2014.
CITY OF MONTICELLO
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Clint Herbst, Mayor
ATTEST:
Jeff fie' /ity Administrator