RESOLUTION No. 36164

Declare intent to initiate local improvement district formation proceedings to construct street improvements in the NW 13th Avenue Phase II Local Improvement District.

(Resolution; C-10003)

WHEREAS, valid petitions from owners of properties within the proposed NW 13th Avenue Phase II Local Improvement District were filed with the Local Improvement District Administrator as contained in Exhibit A (attached to the original only), and the Bureau of Transportation Engineering and Development is the Responsible Bureau for the proposed improvements and recommends initiation of a local improvement district; and

WHEREAS, the petitions contain signatures of owners of property representing a majority of the area which will be specially benefited by the proposed improvement as evaluated in Exhibit B; and

WHEREAS, the Local Improvement District Administrator has reviewed such petitions and has determined 16 of them to be valid as evaluated in Exhibit B; and

WHEREAS, meetings were held with property owners to explain the project on April 30, 2002 and again on April 1, 2003; and

WHEREAS, the Pearl District Neighborhood Association has been notified of this project as recently as August 12, 2003.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council declares the intent of the City to initiate local improvement district formation proceedings to construct street improvements on NW 13^th Avenue from the north line of NW Johnson Street to the south line of NW Raleigh Street as shown in the typical section (Exhibit C); and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the local improvement district shall be known as the NW 13th Avenue Phase II Local Improvement District and for purposes of notification of the LID Formation Hearing as set forth in Section 17.08.070 of City Code, the boundary shall be as shown in the map in Exhibit D; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that if constructed, the general character and scope of the improvement is to remove the existing dirt, gravel and/or hard surface and railroad tracks; grade streets to their proper subgrade; construct concrete streets with a valley gutter; reconstruct intersections;

and construct stormwater drainage facilities, unless this project scope is modified by City Council at the LID Formation Hearing; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the preliminary estimate of the cost of improvements is $2,600,000 excluding overhead costs; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the assessment methodology of the local improvement shall be on an abutting linear footage basis, unless this assessment methodology is modified by City Council at the Local Improvement District Formation Hearing; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Portland Development Commission will provide funding in the fixed amount of $850,000; that the Portland Office of Transportation will fund overhead costs estimated at $552,998; and property owners will provide the remaining funding including the costs of any extra work on private property estimated at $1,750,000; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the project will be bid through the Bureau of Purchases and will be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder through a competitive bid process; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Council intends to construct the improvement upon formation of the local improvement district; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Council directs the Local Improvement District Administrator to initiate local improvement district formation proceedings as set forth in Section 17.08.070 of City Code and to schedule a Local Improvement District Formation Hearing on October 29, 2003, at 9:30 a.m. or on the earliest practicable date thereafter.

Adopted by the Council, August 27, 2003

 GARY BLACKMER

Commissioner Jim Francesconi  AUDITOR OF THE CITY OF PORTLAND

Andrew Aebi:slg  BY /S/ SUSAN PARSONS

August 14, 2003

NW 13th Ave Resolution of Intent rev6.doc  DEPUTY

BACKING SHEET INFORMATION

AGENDA NO. 1014-2003

ORDINANCE/RESOLUTION/COUNCIL DOCUMENT NO. 36164