RESOLUTION No. 36300

Declare intent to initiate local improvement district formation proceedings to construct street improvements from Whitaker Way to west of 136^th Avenue in the NE 135^th Avenue and Prescott Court Local Improvement District (Resolution; C-10015)

WHEREAS,  valid petitions from owners of properties within the proposed NE 135^th Avenue & Prescott Court Local Improvement District were filed with the Local Improvement District Administrator as contained in Exhibit A (attached to the original only); and

WHEREAS,  the Local Improvement District Administrator has reviewed the petitions attached in Exhibit A and has determined all of them to be valid; and

WHEREAS, the Bureau of Transportation Engineering & Development is the Responsible Bureau for the proposed improvement and recommends initiation of a local improvement district; and

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

WHEREAS,  the Argay Neighborhood Association was notified of this project on February 18, 2005, and notice of this project was submitted for publication on the Portland Online web site on February 18, 2005.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the general character and scope of the improvement is to remove the existing dirt, gravel and/or hard surface; grade streets to their proper subgrade; construct asphaltic concrete streets with an aggregate base; construct stormwater drainage facilities consisting of a storm sewer with water quality treatment facilities; construct sidewalks on both sides of the street; and plant street trees in some locations as shown in Exhibit C; unless this project scope is modified by City Council at the Local Improvement District Formation Hearing; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Council declares the intent of the City to initiate local improvement district formation proceedings to construct street improvements on NE 135^th Avenue from the existing curbs south of NE Whitaker Way to NE Prescott Court, and to construct street improvements on NE Prescott Court from NE 135^th Avenue to 100 feet east of the east line of NE 135th Avenue as shown in Exhibit D plus any transition work on abutting intersection(s) determined to be necessary by the City Engineer; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the local improvement district shall be known as the NE 135^th Avenue & Prescott Court Local Improvement District and for purposes of the Local Improvement District 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 the preliminary estimate of the cost of the improvement is $955,793; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the assessment methodology of the local improvement district 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 property owners will provide funding estimated at $774,325 plus the costs of any extra work on private property, and the Portland Office of Transportation will absorb overhead costs estimated at $181,469; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the project will be constructed through the 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 April 13, 2005 at 9:30 AM or on the earliest practicable date thereafter.

Adopted by the Council, March 16, 2005

GARY BLACKMER

Mayor Tom Potter  AUDITOR OF THE CITY OF PORTLAND

Andrew Aebi:slg            BY /S/ Susan Parsons

February 24, 2005

NE 135th and Prescott Court Resolution of Intent rev2.doc    DEPUTY

BACKING SHEET INFORMATION

AGENDA NO. 193-2005

ORDINANCE/RESOLUTION/COUNCIL DOCUMENT NO. 36300