16.05.095 Resolution Approving Engineer’s or Architect’s Estimate.
(a) Council Approval for Engineer’s or Architect’s Estimate. The Council shall determine by resolution whether to approve an order for an engineer’s or architect’s estimate conditioned on the filing of an application fee by the sponsor.
(b) Nonrefundable Application Fee. Upon receiving notice provided by the City Clerk that the City Council has approved an order for an engineer’s estimate the sponsor must submit a nonrefundable application fee of one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500.00), before any additional efforts are made by the City to proceed with the proposed district.
(c) Engineer’s or Architect’s Estimate. After the sponsor submits the nonrefundable application fee to City Clerk, the City Manager or designee shall obtain an estimate from an appropriate professional of the cost of the improvement proposed for the district. The estimate must include all professional service and construction costs including a reasonable contingency of not less than ten percent (10%) of the construction costs. City administration will re-evaluate whether the proposed district violates any of the restrictions on district formation in this chapter, taking into account the estimated costs, and inform the sponsor if any violations have been identified. The City Clerk shall provide the cost estimate to the sponsor after it is received by the City.
(d) Sponsor’s Intent to Proceed. If the sponsor wishes to proceed after receiving the cost estimate from the City Clerk, the sponsor must submit to the Clerk a written notice of intent to proceed with the project.
(e) After the written notice to proceed is received from the sponsor, the City Clerk shall provide notice of the proposed special assessment district to all parcel owners within the proposed district by regular mail, at least ten (10) days prior to the City Council’s consideration of the ordinance to approve the petition report and recommend City matching funds, if any. The notice shall include the following:
(1) A description of the special assessment district and proposed improvement;
(2) A map of the proposed improvement;
(3) The date of the public hearing on the ordinance to approve the petition report and City matching funds, if any;
(4) Engineer’s or architect’s estimate of cost;
(5) An estimate of the amount to be assessed to each parcel in the proposed district;
(6) Proposed financing terms; and
(7) Notice that the legal description of parcels within the proposed district as of the date the City Council approves the resolution to approve the petition report and recommend City matching funds, if any, will be used to determine assessments. Any action to replat parcels within the proposed district must be completed and recorded before the date the City Council approves the resolution.
(f) If any changes are made to the proposed district boundary by the sponsor after the clerk receives the sponsor’s written intent to proceed with the project, the revised district shall be subject to all steps for preclearance and resubmission of the proposed district as provided in this section. The sponsor will not be required to submit an additional application fee.
(Ord. 3034-2018)