A RESOLUTION DIRECTING AND ORDERING A PUBLIC HEARING
ON THE ADVISABILITY OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF GEORGE WILLIAMS WAY FROM THE
INTERSECTION OF WEST 6TH STREET (U.S. HIGHWAY 40) SOUTH TO KEN RIDGE
DRIVE, APPROXIMATELY 671 FEET, INCLUDING STREET CONSTRUCTION, PROPERTY
ACQUISITION, TRAFFIC CALMING/CONTROL DEVICES, TRAFFIC SIGNALS, INTERSECTION
IMPROVEMENTS, BICYCLE FACILITIES, SIDEWALKS ON
BOTH SIDES, SUBGRADE STABILIZATION, STORMWATER IMPROVEMENTS, ROUNDABOUT,
WATERLINES, GASLINE RELOCATION, AND OTHER NECESSARY AND APPROPRIATE
IMPROVEMENTS.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE
GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF
Section 1. That
a public hearing shall be held by the Governing Body of the City of Lawrence,
Kansas, on the advisability of the following improvement:
The
construction of George Williams Way from the intersection of West 6th
Street (U.S. Highway 40) south to Ken Ridge Drive, approximately 671 feet,
including street construction, property acquisition, traffic calming/control
devices, traffic signals, intersection improvements, bicycle facilities,
sidewalks on both sides, subgrade stabilization, stormwater improvements,
roundabout, waterlines, gasline
relocation, and other necessary and appropriate improvements.
Section 2. Said
hearing shall be held on the ___ day of _____, 2006, in the City Commission
meeting room, City Hall,
Section 3. The
City Clerk shall publish the following notice of such public hearing in the
official city newspaper, at least two times, one week
apart, and with the final publication at least three days before the hearing.
Notice
is hereby given that the Governing Body of the City of Lawrence, Kansas, will
meet for the purpose of holding a public hearing as provided by K.S.A. 12-6a01 et
seq. in the City Commission meeting room, City Hall, 6 East 6th Street,
Lawrence, Kansas on the ___ day of _____, 2006, at 6:35 p.m. or thereafter as provided
by K.S.A. 12-6a01 et seq., to consider the advisability of the following
proposed improvement, to-wit:
(a) The
general nature of the proposed improvement:
The construction of George Williams Way from the
intersection of West 6th Street (U.S. Highway 40) south to Ken Ridge
Drive, approximately 671 feet, including street construction, property
acquisition, traffic calming/control devices, traffic signals, intersection improvements, bicycle facilities,
sidewalks on both sides, subgrade stabilization, stormwater improvements,
roundabout, waterlines, gasline relocation, and other necessary and appropriate
improvements.
(b) The
proposed improvement district shall consist of those tracts of land shown on
the map attached hereto as EXHIBIT A,
and legally described as follows:
LOT 1, BLOCK 1, DIAMONDHEAD,
A SUBDIVISION IN THE CITY OF
TRACT 2 – (
LOT
2, BLOCK 1, DIAMONDHEAD, A SUBDIVISION IN THE CITY OF
TRACT 3 – (
LOT
3, BLOCK 1, DIAMONDHEAD, A SUBDIVISION IN THE CITY OF
(c) The estimated or probable cost of the improvements is
$1,061,000, plus
costs of issuance and plus costs of interest on any temporary financing. Said
estimated cost as herein set forth is hereby increased at the pro-rata rate of
1 percent per month from and after the adoption date of the resolution.
(d) The method of assessment:
The method of assessment shall be per square foot.
(e) The
apportionment of costs shall be:
The apportionment of costs
shall be one hundred percent (100%) of the cost of the improvement shall be
paid by the improvement district except that the City-at-large shall pay up to
$100,000 and the improvement district shall pay any costs in excess of the
$100,000.
(f)
Pursuant to
K.S.A. 12-692, the governing body shall have the authority to exempt property,
the owner or owners or predecessors in title to which have dedicated or
conveyed property necessary for the extension of the street improvement, from
that portion of the benefit district special assessments for the costs of
acquiring land necessary for the extension of the street improvement. It is the intent of the governing body to
require properties that have not dedicated the necessary property for the
improvement to bear the cost of acquiring such property.
(g) As a condition to proceeding with the
improvement, the City shall require that the improvement district shall provide
not less than 25% of the actual engineering and construction costs for street,
sidewalk, and storm sewer improvements to the City of Lawrence prior to the
City incurring any monetary obligation for engineering work or construction
improvements.
The hearing may be adjourned from time to time and until the Governing Body shall have made findings by resolution as to the advisability of the improvement, the nature of the improvement, the estimated cost, the boundaries of the improvement district, the method of assessment and the apportionment of cost between the improvement district and the city-at-large, all as finally determined by the governing body.
Section 4. This
resolution shall become effective upon its adoption by the governing body.
ADOPTED by the governing body of the City of Lawrence,
Kansas, this _____day of
__________________2006.
PASSED:
______________________________
Mike Amyx, Mayor
ATTEST:
Frank S. Reeb, City Clerk Date
Legal
description approved by:
Charles F.
Soules, P.E. Date
Director of
Public Works