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Approving assessment costs and setting date of City Council public hearing to ratify the assessments for the improvements on White Bear Avenue from I-94 to Beech Street. (File No. 19197, Assessment No. 165207)
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WHEREAS, the Office of Financial Services Real Estate Section has prepared the attached Report of Completion of Assessment for the assessment of benefits, cost and expenses for constructing new bituminous surfaced street with concrete curb and gutter, concrete driveway aprons and outwalks, and boulevards landscaped with sod and trees. The lights were replaced with new lantern style street lighting systems as part of the project. New traffic signals constructed at the intersections with Old Hudson Road and Third Street. In addition, appropriate storm and sanitary sewer main repairs, lead water services in the right of way, and sanitary sewer service repairs at the request of property owners.
Also as part of the project, pedestrian ramps were updated to current ADA standards, with 2 separate ramps in line with the sidewalk in both directions, and truncated dome surfaces. Concrete sidewalks along White Bear Avenue replaced and widened where necessary.
In addition, Accessible Pedestrian Signals and Pedestrian Ramps were constructed at the intersections of White Bear Avenue and the I-94 ramps.
This was a Ramsey County project and was designed by them and they performed the construction administration. The majority of the project was also funded by Ramsey County.
Preliminary Order: RES 16-317 Approved 03/09/2016
Final Order: RES PH 16-50 Approved 04/06/2016
WHEREAS, the Office of Financial Services Real Estate Section has prepared for the Council's consideration the attached Assessment Roll listing the benefited property, the property owner, the service provided and the charges for the service; and hereby submits the Assessment Roll for the City Council's consideration to adopt and levy the charges as an assessment against the benefited property; now, therefore be it
RESOLVED, that the Saint Paul City Council hereby accepts and approves said Report of Completion of Assessment and Assessment Roll; and be it further
RESOLVED, that a public hearing be had on said assessment on the 4th day of October, 2017 at 5:30 p.m., in the Council Chambers of the Court House and City Hall Building, in the City of Saint Paul; and that the Office of Financial Services Real Estate Section provide mailed and published notice of the same as required by law.