City of Oak Creek

Common Council Report

 

Meeting Date: April 17, 2007

 

Item No.:       

 

Recommendation:  That the Common Council adopt Resolution No. 10751-041707, establishing special assessment rates.     

 

Background:  The Engineering Department and the Oak Creek Water and Sewer Utility have recently reviewed the existing assessment rates that were adopted December 3, 2002 and recommend updating the rates for all underground utility installations and street construction.

 

It is recommended that these rates remain in effect until adjustments are identified based on a future review conducted by the Engineering Department and the Water and Sewer Utility.

 

FISCAL IMPACT:  None at this time.

 

Prepared by:

 

 

 

Michael C. Simmons, P.E.

Construction Engineer

Respectfully submitted:

 

 

 

Patrick DeGrave

City Administrator

 

Approved by:

 

 

 

Wayne St. John, P.E.

City Engineer

 

 

 

 

Fiscal review by:

 

 

 

Beverly A. Buretta, CMC

City Clerk

 


RESOLUTION NO. 10751-041707

 

BY:  _____________________________________

 

RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING SPECIAL ASSESSMENT RATES

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 66.0701, Wisconsin Statutes, and Chapter 3.200 of the City of Oak Creek Municipal Code, the governing body of any city is empowered to levy and collect special assessments upon property in a limited and determinable area for special benefits conferred upon such property by any municipal work or improvement, and

 

WHEREAS, said section also provides that any amount assessed against any property for any work or improvement shall not exceed the value of the benefits accruing to the property therefrom or shall be upon a reasonable basis as determined by the governing body of the City, and

 

WHEREAS, the Common Council of the City of Oak Creek proposed to establish uniform and equitable maximum assessment rates to be levied and assessed for certain public improvements.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that in accordance with and pursuant to the authority granted in Section 66.0701, Wisconsin Statutes, the following maximum assessment rates be and they are hereby established for the following enumerated categories of public improvements to be levied and assessed.

 

                                             UNDERGROUND UTILITY IMPROVEMENTS

 

 

                IMPROVEMENT

 

    SINGLE SYSTEM

 

      DUAL SYSTEM

Sanitary Sewer

 

Single Family Residential Districts Limited Agricultural

 

              $94.00

 

             $106.00

 

Multi-family Residential Districts Basic Business Districts

 

             $109.00

 

             $115.00

 

Basic Manufacturing Districts

 

             $120.00

 

             $127.00

 

Residential Sanitary Force Main

 

              $80.00

 

                  ---

 

Sanitary Service Lateral

 

 

Twice the main line per foot assessment rate

 

Twice the main line per foot assessment rate

 

 

 

 

 

                IMPROVEMENT

 

    SINGLE SYSTEM

 

      DUAL SYSTEM

Water Main

 

Single Family Residential Districts Limited Agricultural

 

              $47.00

 

              $54.00

 

Multi-family Residential Districts Basic Business Districts

 

              $56.00

 

              $51.00

 

Basic Manufacturing Districts

 

              $80.00

 

              $89.00

 

Water Service Lateral

 

 

2 times the main line assessment rate

 

2 times the main line assessment rate

Storm Sewer

 

Single Family Residential Districts

 

              $25.00

 

              $30.00

 

Multi-Family Residential Districts*

Basic Business Districts*

 

              $32.00

 

              $38.00

 

Basic Manufacturing Districts*

 

              $32.00

 

              $38.00

 

Storm Service Lateral

 

 

2 times the main line assessment rate

 

2 times the main line

assessment rate

 

*These rates shall not exceed $3,500/acre being served.

 

Inasmuch as it is impossible to establish a maximum assessment rate of the enclosure of a watercourse or a storm drainage course on large tracts of land to serve or accommodate planned developments, special uses, etc., it is hereby declared to be the policy of the Common Council to share in the costs of such enclosure with the developer with the pro-rata share of such costs (assessments) to be determined on a reasonable and fair basis and set forth in a development agreement between the city and the developer.

 

All rates are per lineal foot of abutting property frontage, unless otherwise noted.

 

STREET CONSTRUCTION/RECONSTRUCTION

 

 

 

 

WIDTH OF STREET

 

 

Residential Street Improvements

 

24’ Width Pavement

(60’ ROW)

32’ Width Pavement

(66’ ROW)

 

36’ Width Pavement

(80’ ROW)

 

40’ Width Pavement

(70’ ROW)

 

Grading 1

(in conjunction with street construction)

 

$8.00

 

$10.00

 

$12.00

 

$13.00

 

Asphalt Street Pavement 1,2

 

$33.00

 

$44.00

 

$50.00

 

$55.00

 

Concrete Street Pavement 1,2

 

$54.00

 

$72.00

 

$81.00

 

$90.00

 

Curb & Gutter 3

 

$22.00

 

$22.00

 

$22.00

 

$22.00

 

5' Concrete Sidewalk

(constructed with street)

 

$20.00

 

$20.00

 

$20.00

 

$20.00

 

6' Concrete Sidewalk

(constructed with street)

 

$24.00

 

$24.00

 

$24.00

 

$24.00

 

5’ Concrete Sidewalk

(constructed on existing street)

 

$32.00

 

$32.00

 

$32.00

 

$32.00

 

6’ Concrete Sidewalk

(constructed on existing street)

 

$39.00

 

$39.00

 

$39.00

 

$39.00

 

All rates are per lineal foot of abutting property frontage.

 

1 Grading, asphalt street pavement and concrete street pavement assessment rates pertain to half-street pavement width (i.e. the rate for a 24’ width pavement applies only to a 12’-wide half pavement width).

 

2 The special assessment rates for asphalt and concrete street pavements include crushed stone subbase, but do not include grading, curb & gutter, sidewalk, driveway approaches, street lighting, or storm sewer, which have their own separate rates established in this resolution.

 

3 Curb & gutter assessment rate includes perforated curb underdrain system.

 

Commercial and industrial street improvements shall be special assessed up to 100% construction cost plus 15% for engineering and administration.

 

 

                                                   MISCELLANEOUS IMPROVEMENTS

 

Sidewalk repair and replacement – construction cost plus 15% for engineering and administration costs.

 

Driveway approach - construction cost plus 15% for engineering and administration costs.

 

Streetlights – construction cost plus 15% for engineering and administration costs.

 

            Introduced at a regular meeting of the Common Council of the City of Oak Creek held this 17th day of April 2007.

 

            Passed and adopted this 17th day of April 2007.

 

 

            _____________________________

                                                                                                President, Common Council

 

            Approved this 17th day of April 2007.

 

 

            _____________________________

                                                                                                Mayor 

 

ATTEST:                                                                    

 

 

_____________________________                                      VOTE:  Ayes ____ Noes ______

City Clerk