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MEMORANDUM 06-99

 

To:                   Walt Wrede, City Manager

From:               Carey Meyer, Public Works Director

Date:                June 6, 2006

Subject:           Hillside Acres Water and Sewer Project

                        Final Acceptance and Cost Determination


 


The Hillside Acres Water and Sewer LID is complete and Public Works has accepted the project.  Below is an overview of the costs of the project.  (The City Clerk and the Finance Department will establish the final assessment amounts)

 

Sewer LID Improvements

 

Sewer LID Construction                                   $   782,699

            Other Costs (Design, Inspection, etc.)   $   183,586

 

                        Total Sewer LID Cost                          $   966,285

 

Water LID Improvements

 

Water LID Construction                                   $1,197,069

            Other Costs (Design, Inspection, etc.)   $   270,824

 

                        Total Water LID Cost                          $1,467,893

 

            Off-Site Property Owner Water Costs

 

Water LID Construction                                   $   351,694

            Other Costs (Design, Inspection, etc.)   $     82,465

 

                        Total Off-site Water Cost                     $   434,159

 

            Total Project Cost                                          $2,868,338

 

 

 

 

 

 

Determination of Assessments (LID and Deferred)

 

Sewer LID Assessments

 

The cost to the property owners is $501,024.  There are 44 lots in the sewer LID (see attached sewer LID map).  The estimated per lot assessment is $11,387.  The original estimated assessment was $11,464.

 

 

Water LID Assessments

 

The cost to the property owners is $689,574.  There are 43 lots in the water LID (see attached water LID map).  The estimated per lot assessment is $16,037.  The original estimated assessment was $16,795

 

 

Deferred Water Assessments to Off-Site Property Owners

 

The cost of off-site water improvements is shared by the LID and the property owners that benefited by the extension of water improvements across Fairview from Mullikan to West Hill    (see attached map of benefited owners). The cost of this improvement was shared 50/50 between the LID and the off-site property owners.  The deferred water assessment for each benefited lot is shown below:

 

                                                                                    Deferred per lot Assessment

 

Lillian Walli Subdivision Lots (18 lots)                                        $4,895

Foothills Subdivision – Sunset Estates                           $90,825

 

                                   

Recommendation:  The Council schedule public hearings and create the assessments for this project based on final calculations by the City Clerk and the Finance Department.