Res 2019- 10 Ordering Imprv Marie Ave Wesley LnCITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS
DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION 2019-10
A RESOLUTION ORDERING OF IMPROVEMENT PROJECT AND PREPARATION OF
PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE MARIE AVENUE AND WESLEY LANE
NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENTS (PROJECT #201803)
WHEREAS, on December 18, 2018, the Mendota Heights City Council authorized the holding of
a public hearing (the "Hearing") under Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 429, as amended (the "Act"), to discuss
and consider various street rehabilitation projects, storm water infrastructure improvement and
replacement, aggregate base, concrete curb and gutter improvements, bituminous surfacing, and
appurtenant work (collectively, the "Improvements"), in and along portions of the following streets: Mager
Court, Marie Avenue (Lexington Avenue to Dodd Road), South Lane (Linden Street to the cul-de-sac),
Spring Creek Circle, Wesley Court, and Wesley Lane (collectively, the "Assessment Area"); and
WHEREAS, also on December 18, 2018, the Council received a feasibility report on the
Improvements from the Public Works Director (the "Feasibility Report"), which report explored the
feasibility and estimated costs to provide the Improvements under the Act; and
WHEREAS, the estimated costs of the Improvements, as detailed in the Feasibility Report, is
$2,789,129, and will be financed from a combination of available City Utility Funds, Special Assessments,
and general obligation improvement bonds; and
WHEREAS, the City is additionally proposing to (i) repair and improve a land bridge; (ii) replace
a pedestrian underpass; (iii) construct a new pedestrian trail; (iv) remove sediments from certain stormwater
ponds; (v) replace certain water mains; and (vi) construct street improvements to be categorized under the
State of Minnesota's municipal state -aid street system. These improvements are not proposed to be
assessed to benefiting properties, nor will they be financed through general obligation improvement bonds,
although they may be financed through general obligation utility revenue bonds or other applicable
financing mechanisms, so such improvements are not subject to the Hearing; and
WHEREAS, the Council has held a neighborhood informational meeting in January, to give each
neighborhood in the Assessment Area a summary of the Improvements, and the necessity of such
Improvements to the general overall health of the City; and
WHEREAS, ten days' mailed notice and two weeks' published notice of the Hearing was given,
as required by the Act, and the Hearing was held on the date hereof, at which time all persons desiring to
be heard were given an opportunity to be heard thereon; and
WHEREAS, a reasonable estimate of the total amount to be assessed, and a description of the
methodology used to calculate individual assessments for affected parcels within the Assessment Area, has
been made available for the Hearing.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Mendota Heights,
Minnesota, as follows:
The Improvements are necessary, cost-effective and feasible as detailed in the Feasibility
Report. Specifically, the Improvements are necessary to update the City's street
infrastructure system, as many streets were originally constructed more than 40 years
ago, and contain pavement that has been continually patched, overlaid, seal coated, and
slurry sealed, but now is in need of rehabilitation. The repair of associated aging storm
water infrastructure concurrently with the street reconstruction is additionally
recommended for project efficiency. Finally, the Improvements are feasible from an
engineering standpoint.
2. The Improvements are hereby ordered. The Council shall let the contract for all or part of
the Improvements, as authorized by Section 429.041, Subdivision 1 of the Act, no later
than December 31, 2020.
The portion of the Improvements related to associated storm water infrastructure are
instituted under the Act, and this portion of the Improvements can be more economically
completed if consolidated and joined as one project with the Improvements, as allowed
pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Section 435.56, as amended. Therefore, all subsequent
proceedings under the Act related to the Improvements shall be conducted in all respects
as if the various separate proceedings had originally been instituted as one proceeding. The
actions of City staff and consultants to consolidate the storm water infrastructure portion
of the Improvements with the remainder of the Improvements are approved and ratified.
4. The Improvements have no relationship to the City's Comprehensive Plan.
TKDA, the City's engineering firm, is hereby designated as the engineer for the
Improvements. The Public Works Director shall prepare plans and specifications for the
making of such Improvements, which plans and specifications shall be placed on file at the
City upon completion.
6. The Council declares its official intent to reimburse itself for all or a portion of the costs of
the Improvements from the proceeds of tax-exempt bonds. The City has a reasonable
expectation that it will issue one or more series of tax-exempt bonds in the estimated
maximum principal amount of $2,789,129 to finance the Improvements, and the City will
make reimbursement allocations with respect to such original expenditures for the
Improvements from the proceeds of the Bonds.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Mendota Heights this fifteenth day of January, 2019.
CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS
Neil Garlock, Mayor
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Lorri Smith, City Clerk
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