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Council Agenda Item 5
MEETING DATE: May 18, 2020
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AGENDA ITEM: Public Improvement Hearing – 20 Avenue SE Improvements
SUBMITTED BY: Administration/Engineering
BOARD/COMMISSION/COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION: N/A
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PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION: At the May 4 meeting, the Council received the amended
feasibility report and ordered the public improvement hearing.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: The construction of local improvements is regulated through the
429 process which includes a series of resolutions that must be adopted by the Council. The purpose of
the public improvement hearing is to provide residents with notice of the proposed improvement and
projected assessments. The purpose of the hearing is not to focus on the assessment; rather the merits of
the project. Those affected will have an opportunity at a later hearing to discuss the assessments.
ATTACHMENTS: Public Hearing Notice
Resolution 2020-017
REQUESTED COUNCIL ACTION: Authorize the Mayor and Administrator to execute Resolution
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2020-017 Ordering Improvement and Preparation of Plans for the 2020 20 Avenue SE improvements.
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Notice of Hearing on Improvement
City of St. Joseph
2020 20th Ave SE Improvements
Notice is hereby given that the St. Joseph City Council will meet in the Government
Admin�scracor Center, 75 Callaway St E at 6:00 PM, or shortly thereafter, on May 18, 2020 to consider
the making of an improvement to construct a looped water main, consisting of
Kris Ambuehl approximately 1,020 feet of 12-inch ductile iron water main extending south on 2ptn
Avenue SE and 840 feet of 8-inch ductile iron water main along the potential future
alignment of Dale Street E.
Mayor
The estimated cost of the improvement is $358,600.00. A reasonable estimated cost of
R��k S�hulcZ the impact of the assessments will be available at the hearing. Such persons as desired
to be heard with reference to the proposed improvement will be heard at this meeting.
Written testimony can be sent to City Offices, 75 Callaway St E, St. Joseph, MN 56374
Coun�ilors or submitted by email to cityoffices@cityofstjoseph.com.
Anne Buckvold
Troy Goracke �'is Ambuehl
Bob Loso Administrator
Brian Theisen
Publish: May 7, 2020
May 14, 2020
75 Callaway Street East • Saint Joseph, Minnesota 56374
Email cityoffices@cityofstjoseph.com Phone 320.363.720I Fax 320.363.0342
RESOLUTION 2020-017
ORDERING IMPROVEMENT AND PREPARATION OF PLANS
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2020 20 Avenue SE Improvements
WHEREAS, a resolution of the city council adopted on the 4th day of May, 2020, fixed a date for a
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council hearing on the proposed improvement to 20 Avenue SE. By further direction of the City
Council, the feasibility report was amended to limit the size of the project to the construction of a
looped water main, consisting of approximately 1,020 feet of 12-inch ductile iron water main
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extending south on 20 Avenue and 840 feet of 8-inch ductile iron water main along the potential
future alignment of Dale Street and to assess the benefited property for a portion of the cost
of the improvement.
AND WHEREAS, ten days mailed notice and two weeks published notice of the hearing was
given, and the hearing was held thereon on the 18th day of May, 2020, at which all persons
desiring to be heard were given an opportunity to be heard thereon,
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF ST. JOSEPH,
MINNESOTA:
1. Such improvement is necessary, cost-effective, and feasible as detailed in the feasibility
report.
2. Such improvement is hereby ordered as proposed in the council resolution adopted the 18th
day of May, 2020.
3. SEH is here by designated as the engineer for this improvement. The engineer shall
prepare plans and specifications for the making of such improvement.
4. The city council declares its official intent to reimburse itself for the costs of the
improvement from the proceeds of the tax-exempt bond.
Adopted by the council on this 18th day of May, 2020.
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Rick Schultz, Mayor
ATTEST
Kris Ambuehl, Administrator
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