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) NORTH APPROXIMATELY
1,300 FEET, INCLUDING PROPERTY ACQUISITION, TRAFFIC CALMING/CONTROL DEVICES, TRAFFIC
SIGNALS, INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS, BICYCLE
FACILITIES, SIDEWALKS ON BOTH SIDES, SUBGRADE STABILIZATION, STORMWATER
IMPROVEMENTS, ROUNDABOUT, WATERLINES, POWERLINE 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) north approximately 1,300 feet, including property
acquisition, traffic calming/control devices, traffic signals, intersection
improvements, bicycle facilities, sidewalks on both sides, subgrade
stabilization, stormwater improvements, roundabout, waterlines, powerline 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) north approximately 1,300 feet, including property
acquisition, traffic calming/control devices, traffic signals, intersection
improvements, bicycle facilities, sidewalks on both sides, subgrade
stabilization, stormwater improvements, roundabout, waterlines, powerline
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:
A TRACT OF LAND IN THE
SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 29, TOWNSHIP 12 SOUTH, RANGE 19 EAST OF THE SIXTH
PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN THE CITY OF LAWRENCE, DOUGLAS COUNTY, KANSAS, DESCRIBED
AS FOLLOWS:
BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE EAST LINE, 344.49
FEET NORTH OF THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID QUARTER SECTION, SAID POINT BEING ON
THE NORTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF US 40/WEST 6TH STREET; THENCE SOUTH
88°00'51" WEST, ALONG SAID SOUTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE, 50.00 FEET; THENCE
SOUTH 01°59'09" EAST, ALONG SAID RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE, 244.10 FEET; THENCE
SOUTH 88°27'24" WEST, ALONG SAID RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE, 612.83 FEET; THENCE
NORTH 86°31'32" WEST, ALONG SAID RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE, 508.57 FEET; THENCE
SOUTH 87°49'32" WEST, ALONG SAID RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE, 550.00 FEET TO THE
EAST RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF THE SOUTH LAWRENCE TRAFFICWAY; THENCE NORTH 14°23'48"
WEST, ALONG SAID RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE, 253.46 FEET; THENCE NORTH 32°50'50"
WEST, ALONG SAID RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE, 896.17 FEET; THENCE NORTH 02°42'21"
WEST, ALONG SAID RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE, 933.78 FEET; THENCE ALONG SAID RIGHT-OF-WAY
LINE ON A 4069.72 FOOT RADIUS CURVE TO THE LEFT WITH A 554.59 FOOT CHORD
BEARING NORTH 06°36'46" WEST, AN ARC DISTANCE OF 555.02 FEET TO THE NORTH
LINE OF SAID QUARTER SECTION; THENCE NORTH 88°04'03" EAST, ALONG SAID
NORTH LINE, 2289.72 FEET TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER THEREOF; THENCE SOUTH
01°59'09" EAST, ALONG THE EAST LINE OF SAID QUARTER SECTION, 2308.39 FEET
TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. CONTAINS 122.652 ACRES, MORE OR LESS.
TRACT 2 – ROOT L.C.
(GRAHAM)
A TRACT OF LAND IN THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 29,
TOWNSHIP 12 SOUTH, RANGE 19 EAST OF THE SIXTH PRINCIPAL
BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE WEST LINE, 344.49 FEET
NORTH OF THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID QUARTER SECTION, SAID POINT BEING ON THE
NORTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF US 40; THENCE NORTH 01°59’09” WEST, ALONG SAID WEST
LINE, 345.51 FEET; THENCE NORTH 88°04’34” EAST, 407.83 FEET; THENCE SOUTH
02°01’38” EAST, 615.00 FEET TO SAID NORTH LINE OF WEST 6TH STREET;
THENCE SOUTH 88°04’34” WEST, ALONG SAID NORTH LINE, 326.87 FEET; THENCE NORTH
43°30’56” WEST, ALONG SAID NORTH LINE, 44.48 FEET; THENCE NORTH 02°27’00” WEST,
ALONG SAID NORTH LINE, 236.29 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 88°00’51” WEST, ALONG SAID
NORTH LINE, 50.00 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. CONTAINS 5.434 ACRES, MORE
OR LESS.
TRACT 3 –
A TRACT OF LAND IN THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION, 29, TOWNSHIP 12 SOUTH, RANGE 19 EAST OF THE SIXTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN THE CITY OF LAWRENCE, DOUGLAS COUNTY, KANSAS, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE WEST LINE, 690.00 FEET NORTH
OF THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID QUARTER SECTION; THENCE NORTH 01°59’09” WEST,
ALONG SAID WEST LINE, 1962.89 FEET TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAID QUARTER
SECTION; THENCE NORTH 88°03’58” EAST, ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF SAID QUARTER
SECTION, 1338.11 FEET TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE WEST ONE-HALF OF SAID
QUARTER SECTION; THENCE SOUTH 02°01’38” EAST, ALONG THE EAST LINE OF SAID WEST
ONE-HALF, 1963.13 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 88°04’34” WEST, 1339.53 FEET TO THE POINT
OF BEGINNING. CONTAINS 60.333 ACRES, MORE OR LESS.
(c) The estimated or probable cost of the improvements is
$3,350,000, 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:
Property in the district located east of
Property in the district located west of
(e) 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