Res 1997 - 67 Adopting & Confirming Assessments for Street Reconstruction to Serve Tilsen's Highland Heights, Tilsen's Highland Heights Plat 2, Tilsen's Highland Heights Plat 3, & Surrounding Areas (Improvement No. 96, Project No. 4)City of Mendota Heights
Dakota County, Minnesota
RESOLUTION NO. 97-67
RESOLUTION ADOPTING AND CONFIRMING ASSESSMENTS
FOR STREET RECONSTRUCTION TO SERVE
TII.SEN'S HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, TILSEN'S ffiGHLAND HEIGHTS PLAT 2,
TII,SEN'S HIGHLAND HEIGHTS PLAT 3, AND SURROUNDING AREAS
(IlVIPROVIIVIENT NO. 96, PROJECT NO. 4)
BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Mendota Heights as follows:
WHEItEAS, 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 with respect to
Improvement No. 96, Project No. 4 construction of Street Reconstruction/Rehabilitation
improvements to serve the following property situated in the City of Mendota Heights, Dakota
County, Mi.nnesota, more particularly described as follows:
Those parcels withi.n Tilsen's Highland Heights, Tilsen's Highland Heights Plat 2, and
Tilsen's Aighland Heights Plat 3, abutting Caren Court, Caren Road, Douglas Court,
Douglas Road, James Court, James Road, Lilac Lane and Vicki Lane.
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 7:45 o'clock P.M. or as soon as possible
thereafter, on Z�esday, October 7, 1997 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 filecl 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 conected, set opposite the
description of each such lot, piece and parcel of land, respectively, and that such amount so set
out is hereby levied agai.nst each of the respective lots, pieces and parcels of land therein
described; and
BE IT FLTRTHER RFSOLVED, that 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 agai.nst 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 concunent with general taxes upon such parcel and all thereof. The total amount of
each assessment as to street reconstruction/rehabilitation improvements shall be payable in
equal amounts extending over a period of nineteen (19) 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, 1997, to be payable with general taxes for the
year 1997, collectible in 1998, one of each of the remaining insta.11ments, together with one
year's interest on that and all other unpaid installments, to be payable with general taaces for
each consecutive year thereafter until the entire assessment is paid.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that prior to November 6, 1997 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 FLTRTHER RESOLVED, that the Clerk shall prepare and transmit to the
County Auditor a certif'ied duplicate of said assessment roll with each then unpaid installment
and interest set forth separately, to be extended ugon 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 Iieights this 7th day of October, 1997.
CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF MENDOTA HIIGHTS
By �.1.^^� � GtI-�'.,�'
Charles E. Mertensotto, Mayor
ATTPST:
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athleen M. Swanson, City Clerk