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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12-180 Project #13-011 Sunset Ave 4646 Dakota Street SE Prior Lake, MN 55372 RESOLUTION 1 2 - 180 ORDERING 2013 IMPROVEMENTS AND PREPARATION OF PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR SUNSET AVENUE (PROJECT #13 - 011 ) ; FINANCING THE 2013 SUNSET AVENUE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT TO BE UNDERTAKEN BY THE CITY AND ESTABLISHING COMPLIANCE WITH REIMBURSEMENT BOND REGULATIONS UNDER THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE Motion By: Hedberg Second By: Erickson WHEREAS, the Prior Lake City Council on its own initiative has determined that it desires to complete the 2013 Public Improvement Project to Sunset Avenue ; and WH REAS, on October 8, 2012; the City Council adopted Resolution 12 - 167 accep ting the Feasibility Report and calling for a Public Hearing to be held on the 2013 Sunset Avenue Improvement Project which includes sanitary sewer, watermain, storm sewer, aggreg ate base, concrete curb and gutter, bituminous surfacing, and appurtenant work ; and WHEREAS, ten days mailed notice and two weeks published notice of the hearing was given, and the hearing was held on the 13 day of November, 2012, at which time all pers ons desiring to be heard were given an th opportunity to be heard thereon; and WHERE S, since the project was initiated by the City Council it must be approved by 4/5ths vote in accordance with Minnesota Statutes 429.031 Subdivision 1(f) ; and NOW THEREFORE , BE IT HEREBY RESOLVE D BY THE CITY COUNCI L OF PRIOR LAKE, MINNESOTA as follows: 1. The recitals set forth above are incorporated herein. 2. Such improvement is necessary, cost - effective, and feasible as detailed in the feasibility report. 3. The City Engineer is h ereby authorized to prepare plans and specifications for the improvements delineated in City Council Resolution 12 - 167 adopted on October 8, 2012 and by the required statutory 4/5ths vote does hereby order the project . 4. The City Engineer is hereby designate d as the Engineer for these improvements and is authorized to record engineering expenses in the Construction Fund (#501 - 48374) . 5. The Engineer shall prepare plans and specifications for the making of such improvements for the 2013 Improvements to Sunset Ave nue. 6. The City Council authorizes the following preliminary funding sources and corresponding transfers to the Construction Fund for the project: Assessments $778,586 Tax Levy $377,701 Sewer Fund $10,625 Trunk Fund $400,000 Clean Water Grant $169,375 Project Total Cost $1,736,287 7. The City has determined to make a declaration of official intent (“Declaration”) to reimburse certain estimated costs for this project from proceeds of bonds in accordance with the Internal Revenue Service Reimbursement R egulations (Treasury Reg. 1.150 - 2). 8. The City may declare other separate statements of reimbursement intent in connection with specific public improvements projects as they are initiated under Minnesota Statutes Chapters 429 and 444, or for other capital pr ojects, with the understanding that such additional declarations of reimbursement intent will supplement this resolution. All reimbursed expenditures will be capital expenditures, costs of issuance of the bonds, or other expenditures eligible for reimburs ement under Section 1.150 - 2(d)(3) of the Reimbursement Regulations. 9. This Declaration has been made no later than 60 days after payment of any original expenditure to be subject to a reimbursement allocation with respect to the proceeds of bonds, except for the following expenditures: a. costs of issuance of bonds; b. costs in an amount not in excess of $100,000 or five percent of the proceeds of an issue; or c. “preliminary expenditures” up to an amount not in excess of 20 percent of the aggregate issue price of the issue or issues that are reasonably expected by the City to finance the project for which the preliminary expenditures were incurred. The term “preliminary expenditures” includes architectural, engineering, surveying, bond issuance, and similar costs t hat are incurred prior to commencement of acquisition, construction or rehabilitation of a project other than land acquisition, site preparation, and similar costs incident to the commencement of construction. 10. This Declaration is an expression of the reaso nable expectations of the City based on the facts and circumstances known to the City as the date hereof. The anticipated original expenditures for the Projects and the principal amount of the bonds are consistent with the City’s budgetary and financial ci rcumstances. No sources other than proceeds of bonds to be issued by the City are, or are reasonably expected to be reserved, allocated on a long term basis, or otherwise set aside pursuant to the City’s budget or financial policies to pay such Project exp enditures. 11. This Declaration is intended to constitute a Declaration of the Official Intent for the purposes of the Reimbursement Regulations. PASSED AND ADOPTED THIS 13 DAY OF NOVEMBER 201 2 . TH YES NO Myser X Myser Erickson X Erickson Hedberg X H edberg Keeney X Keeney Soukup X Soukup ______________________________ Frank Boyles, City Manager 2