Res 2001 - 69 Adopting & Confirming Assessments for the Marie Ave Mill & Overlay Paving Project (Improvement No. 2001, Project No. 1)City of Mendota Heights
Dakota County, Minnesota
RESOLUTION NO. 01-69
RESOLUTION ADOPTING AND CONFIRMING ASSESSMENTS FOR THE
MARIE AVENUE MILL AND OVERLAY PAVING PROJECT
(IMPROVEMENT NO. 2001, PROJECT NO. 1)
BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Mendota Heights as follows:
WHEREAS, the City Clerk, with the assistance of the City Engineer, has calculated the
proper amount to be specially assessed for the costs incurred to date for the Marie Avenue Mill
and Overlay Paving Project between Lexington Avenue and Dodd Road that has been designated
as Improvement No. 2001, Project No. 1, to serve the following properties situated in the City of
Mendota Heights, Dakota County, Minnesota, and are more particularly described as follows:
Those parcels that currently have driveway access to Marie Avenue between Lexington
Avenue and Dodd Road from the following identified plats; Buril and Holmes, Carroll F.
Small First Addition, Eagle Ridge East Plat 2, Valley Curve Estates, Somerset Park,
Spring Creek Acres and the unplatted parcels identified by PID Nos. 27-02300-020-53 and
27-02300-30-54.
WHEREAS, the proposed assessment roll has been on file with the Clerk and at all times
since its filing has been open for public inspection; and notice thereof has been duly published and
mailed as required by law. Said notice stated the date, time and place of such meeting; the
general nature of the improvement; the area proposed to be assessed; that the proposed assessment
roll has been on file with the Clerk; and that written or oral objections thereto by any property
owner would be considered; and
WHEREAS, said hearing was held at 8:00 o'clock P.M. or as soon as possible thereafter,
on Tuesday, November 6, 2001 at City Hall in the City of Mendota Heights, Minnesota; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor announced that the hearing was open for the consideration of
objections, if any, to said proposed assessments; and
WHEREAS, all persons present were then given an opportunity to present oral objections,
and all written objections theretofore filed with the Clerk were presented and considered.
NOW THEREFORE, this Council, having heard and considered all objections so
presented, and being fully advised in the premises, and having made all necessary adjustments and
corrections, finds that each of the lots, pieces and parcels of land enumerated in the proposed
assessment roll was and is specially benefited by the construction of said improvements in not less
than the amount of the assessment, as corrected, set opposite the description of each such lot,
piece and parcel of land, respectively, and that such amount so set out is hereby levied against
each of the respective lots, pieces and parcels of land therein described; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the proposed assessment roll when adopted and
confirmed as to the proper special assessment for each of said lots, pieces and parcels of land
respectively, and the assessment against each parcel, together with interest at the rate of seven
percent (7%) per annum accruing on the full amount thereof from time to time unpaid, shall be a
lien concurrent with the general taxes upon such parcel and all thereof. The total amount of each
assessment as to street paving improvements shall be payable in equal amounts extending over a
period of ten (10) years; the total amount of each assessment as to concrete gutter replacement
through driveways shall be payable in equal amounts extending over a period of ten (10) years;
the first of said installments, together with interest on the entire assessment commencing thirty
(30) days from the date of the official letter of assessment to December 31, 2001, to be payable
with general taxes for the year 2001, collectible in 2002, one of each of the remaining
installments, together with one year's interest on that and all other unpaid installments, to be
payable with general taxes for each consecutive year thereafter until the entire assessment is paid.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that prior to December 6, 2001 the owner of any lot,
piece or parcel of land assessed hereby may at any time pay the whole of such assessment,
without interest to the City Treasurer; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Clerk shall prepare and transmit to the County
Auditor a certified duplicate of said assessment roll with each then unpaid installment and interest
set forth separately, to be extended upon the proper tax lists of the County, and the County
Auditor shall thereafter collect said assessments in the manner provided by law.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Mendota Heights this 6th day of November 2001.
CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS
By y •p•4 e
Charles E. Mertensotto, Mayor
ATTEST:
athleen M. Swanson, City Clerk