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VIII-B-1-A MEMO To: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members From: Tom Montgomery Subject: Guardian Angels Redevelopment Street and Utility Improvements Assessment Options Date: August 16,2000 At the last City Council meeting, Council directed staff to address the premature street and utility improvements recommended in conjunction with the proposed Guardian Angels redevelopment. As discussed at the previous Council meeting,the sanitary sewer on 4`h St.needs replacement, the watermains on 4`h and 5`h Streets are undersized and very old, and a looping main needs to be constructed on Sibley St.between 4`h and 5' Streets. All of these utility improvements are driven by the redevelopment of the Guardian Angels block. Normally, the utilities would be replaced when the streets warranted reconstruction. Neither 4h, 5`h, or Sibley Streets would be reconstructed within the next five to ten years. However, the utilities surrounding the Guardian Angels block are the original 1906 era sewer and watermain and should be replaced before any redevelopment occurs. Options for the Council to consider are: • Replace the utilities and patch the streets with no assessments • Replace the utilities,reconstruct the streets and assess according to policy • Replace the utilities,reconstruct'the streets and assess according to a new redevelopment assessment policy. PATCH STREET Replacing both water and sewer mains will result in most of the bituminous surfacing being damaged and replaced. The patched street would likely consist of new surfacing matching up to the existing curbs. It will be very difficult to maintain a uniform cross section and there will be some ponding of drainage where existing curbs are settled, displaced, or missing. The patched street and new utilities would likely put off the need for reconstruction for many years. Utility replacement is not assessed. The entire cost of replacing the utilities and patching the streets would be funded through the Wastewater and Water Funds. RECONSTRUCTED STREET-ASSESSMENT POLICY Staff is recommending reconstructing the streets along with the utility replacement to provide proper drainage,replace bad curb, and widen the street as needed. The existing assessment policy calls for the center 24 ft. of a street to be funded by the City with the remaining width assessed to abutting property owners. This generally results in 50%to 65%of the street reconstruction costs assessed to abutting property owners.