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Resolution No. 1 - Prepare Plans and Specifications for the Stone School Road - Special Assessment (District #64)
Memorandum
Approval of the attached resolution directs staff to prepare plans, specifications, and cost estimates to fill sidewalk gaps along the east side of Stone School Road from Packard to Eisenhower as a special assessment project. This sidewalk gap scores in the "Highest" category in the City's sidewalk gap prioritization system, and staff has also received multiple requests from residents to have this gap in the network filled. Accordingly, this project was placed in the Capital Improvements Plan (TR-AT-22-15).
Recent changes to City Code allow for the construction of new sidewalks without special assessment, however this excludes non-taxable parcels. This segment of Stone School Road includes seven township island parcels, thus creating the need for the special assessment district.
The project is intended to be designed and constructed as part of the 2024 Sidewalk Gap Project, with construction occurring in 2024. It is anticipated that the project will require some temporary and possibly permanent easements, as well as the construction of some retaining walls.
The attached resolution directs staff to provide and share detailed cost estimates for this work and establish the composition of the special assessment district. If authorized to undertake this work, staff will reach out to affected residents and stakeholders to conduct a thorough public engagement effort. Following those meetings and further development of the engineering design, staff will return to Council with Resolutions 2 and 3, which define the individual costs to each parcel and establish a Public Hearing Date, respectively.
Below is a tentative schedule for the project:
September 18, 2023: Council Meeting - Resolution 1
October/November 2023: Public Meeting / Administrative Hearing
January 2024: Council Meeting - Resolution 2
January 2024: Resolution 3
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