A RESOLUTION DIRECTING AND ORDERING
A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE ADVISABILITY OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF GEORGE WILLIAMS WAY
FROM THE INTERSECTION OF OVERLAND DRIVE NORTH APPROXIMATELY 1,320 FEET TO THE
NORTH CITY LIMITS, INCLUDING PROPERTY ACQUISITION,
TRAFFIC CONTROL/CALMING DEVICES, ROUNDABOUTS, SIDEWALKS ON BOTH SIDES,
INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS, BICYCLE FACILITIES, SUBGRADE STABILIZATION,
POWERLINE RELOCATION, STORMWATER IMPROVEMENTS, 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 Overland Drive north approximately 1,320 feet to
the north city limits, including property acquisition, traffic control/calming
devices, roundabouts, sidewalks on both sides, intersection improvements,
bicycle facilities, subgrade stabilization, powerline
relocation, stormwater improvements, 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 Overland Drive north approximately 1,320
feet to the north city limits, including property acquisition, traffic
control/calming devices, roundabouts, sidewalks on both sides, intersection
improvements, bicycle facilities, subgrade stabilization, powerline
relocation, stormwater improvements, 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 –
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 $4,500,000, 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:
The apportionment of costs shall be
one hundred percent (100%) of the cost of the improvement shall be paid by the
improvement district and that the City-at-large shall pay zero percent
(0%).
(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
intersection improvements to the City of
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
Approved as to form and legality:
______________________________
David L. Corliss
Date
Director of Legal Services
Legal description approved by:
______________________________
Charles F. Soules, P.E. Date
Director of Public Works