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Resolution No. 3 Establishing a Public Hearing for the Proposed Jackson Avenue Sidewalk Gap Project
Memorandum
Attached for your review and approval is Resolution No. 3 Establishing the Date for the Public Hearing on the Proposed Jackson Avenue Sidewalk Gap Project - Special Assessment Districts #61, File No. 20-0432.
The improvement entails the construction of about 1,640 lineal feet of a new, 5 foot wide, sidewalk. In order to construct the project it will be necessary to perform some regrading of the right-of-way in order to allow the path to be constructed to ADA Standards. It will also be necessary to remove 17 existing trees that are growing close to the roadway that will interfere with the sidewalk construction. Given the existing ditch in this area, it is not practicable to move the sidewalk to avoid the trees. This project will fill in a lengthy sidewalk gap on this segment of roadway and is expected to be completed in Summer 2020.
The sidewalk project can be described as Jackson Avenue Sidewalk Gap Elimination Project - Westover Avenue to Park Lake Avenue - Sidewalk along south side of Eastbound lanes of Jackson Avenue; Sidewalk Special Assessment District No. 61.
Staff
Prepared by: Jerry Markey, City Assessor
Reviewed by: Matthew V. Horning, Interim Financial Services Area Administrator and CFO
Approved by: Tom Crawford, Interim City Administrator
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Whereas, The City Council had directed the City Assessor to prepare a Special Assessment Roll for the purpose of defraying that part of the cost of the following described public improvement to be defrayed by Special Assessment: Construction of a new sidewalk system along Jackson Avenue Sidewalk Gap Elimination Project - Westover Avenue to Park Lake Avenue - Sidewalk along south side of Eastbound lanes of Jackson Avenue; Sidewalk Special Assessment District #61, File No. 20-0432;
Whereas, The City Assessor has prepared said Special Assessment Roll and has the same on file in the Assessor’s office with his certificate attached thereto; and
Whereas, The Michigan Tax Tribunal requires appearance and protest at the public hearing in order to appeal the amount of the special assessment, if an appeal should be desired;
RESOLVED, That said Special Assessment Roll be on file in the office of the City Assessor and shall be made available for public examination;
RESOLVED, That City Council of the City of Ann Arbor hereby sets a public hearing for May 18, 2020, at 7:00 PM or as soon thereafter as it may be convened in the City Council Chambers, 2nd floor, Guy Larcom Municipal Building, 301 E. Huron Street to receive public comment on the Proposed Jackson Avenue Sidewalk Gap Elimination Project as described in the attachment to this Resolution;
RESOLVED, That the City Clerk is hereby directed to publish and mail said notices in accordance with City Code 1:289; and
RESOLVED, That such notices be in substantially the following form and shall include a copy of Proposed Jackson Avenue Sidewalk Gap Project Special Assessment Roll that is attached to this Resolution.
NOTICE OF REVIEW OF
JACKSON AVENUE SIDEWALK GAP PROJECT SPECIAL ASSESSMENT ROLL
Special Assessment District No. 61
File Number: 20-0432
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE That City Council has caused to be prepared a Proposed Jackson Avenue Sidewalk Gap Project Special Assessment Roll for the purpose of defraying the private property’s share of the cost of the following improvement described as follows:
The improvement entails the construction of about 1,640 lineal feet of a new, 5 foot wide, sidewalk. In order to construct the project it will be necessary to perform some regrading of the right-of-way in order to allow the path to be constructed to ADA Standards. It will also be necessary to remove 17 existing trees that are growing close to the roadway that will interfere with the sidewalk construction. Given the existing ditch in this area, it is not practicable to move the sidewalk to avoid the trees. This project will fill in a lengthy sidewalk gap on this segment of roadway and is expected to be completed in Summer 2020.
The sidewalk project can be described as Jackson Avenue Sidewalk Gap Elimination Project - Westover Avenue to Park Lake Avenue - Sidewalk along south side of Eastbound lanes of Jackson Avenue; Sidewalk Special Assessment District No. 61.
TAKE FURTHER NOTICE That the property to be included in said Special Assessment District and estimated cost are as follows (See attachment);
TAKE FURTHER NOTICE That said Special Assessment Roll is on file in the Office of the City Assessor and is available for public examination;
TAKE FURTHER NOTICE That City Council will meet May 18, 2020, in the Council Chambers, 2nd floor, Guy C. Larcom Municipal Building at 7:00 p.m., for the purpose of reviewing said Special Assessment Roll. Any person aggrieved by the Special Assessment Roll or the necessity of the improvement may file his/her objections thereto in writing prior to the close of the hearing.
TAKE FURTHER NOTICE That appearance and protest at this hearing is required in order to appeal the amount of the special assessment to the Michigan Tax Tribunal if an appeal should be desired. A property owner or party in interest, or his or her agent, may appear in person at the hearing to protest the special assessment or may file his or her appearance by letter delivered to the clerk prior to the close of said hearing and his or her personal appearance shall not be required. The property owner or any person having an interest in the subject to the proposed special assessment may file a written appeal of the special assessment with the Michigan Tax Tribunal within thirty days after confirmation of the special assessment roll if that special assessment was protested at this hearing.