18-33 - 05-01 - Assessments for Improvements for Xenia and Golden Hills Resolution 18-33 May 1, 2018
Member Fonnest introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION ADOPTING AND CONFIRMING ASSESSMENTS FOR
PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS IN THE 2018 XENIA AVENUE AND GOLDEN
HILLS DRIVE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT PROJECT AREA
1. The amount proper and necessary to be specially assessed at this time for public
improvements:
Project Years Interest Rate First Year Levy Total Assessed
2018 Xenia Avenue & 10 5% 2019 $700,911.33
Golden Hills Drive
Improvement Project Area
against every assessable lot, piece, or parcel of land affected thereby has been duly
calculated upon the basis of benefits, without regard to cash valuation, in accordance with
the provisions of Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 429, and notice has been duly published, as
required by law that this Council would meet to hear, consider and pass upon all objections,
if any, and said proposed assessment has at all time since its filing been open for public
inspection and an opportunity has been given to all interested persons to present their
objections if any, to such proposed assessments.
2. This Council, having heard and considered all objections so presented, finds that
each of the lots, pieces and parcels of land enumerated in the proposed assessment roll
was and is specially benefited by the construction of said improvement in not less than the
amount of the assessment set opposite the description of each such lot, piece and parcel of
land respectively, and such amount so set out is hereby levied against each of the
respective lots, pieces and parcels of land therein described.
3. The proposed assessments are hereby adopted and confirmed as the proper
assessments for each of said lots, pieces and parcels of land respectively, and the
assessment against each parcel, together with interest at the rate of five (5) percent per
annum accruing on the full amount thereof unpaid, shall be a lien concurrent with general
taxes upon parcel and all thereof. The total amount of each such assessment not prepaid
shall be payable in equal annual principal installments extending over a period of 10 years.
The first of said installments, together with interest on the entire assessment for the period
of January 1, 2019, through December 31, 2019, will be payable with general taxes for the
year of 2018, collectible in 2019, and one of each of the remaining installments, together
with one year's interest on that and all other unpaid installments, will be paid with general
taxes for each consecutive year thereafter until the entire assessment is paid.
Resolution 18-33 -2- May 1, 2018
4. Prior to certification of the assessment to the County Auditor, the owner of any
lot, piece or parcel of land assessed hereby may at any time pay the whole such
assessment, with interest to the date of payment, to the City Treasurer, but no interest shall
be charged if such payment is made by November 15, 2018.
5. The City Clerk shall, as soon as may be, prepare and transmit to the County
Auditor a certified duplicate of the assessment roll, with each installment and interest on
each unpaid assessment set forth separately, to be extended upon the proper tax lists of
the County and the County Auditor shall thereafter collect said assessment in the manner
provided by law.
Shep rd M. Harris, Mfayor
ATTEST:
Kristine A. Luedke, City Clerk
The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was seconded by Member Clausen
and upon a vote being taken thereon, the following voted in favor thereof: Clausen,
Fonnest, Harris, Rosenquist and Schmidgall and the following voted against the same:
none, whereupon said resolution was declared duly passed and adopted, signed by the
Mayor and his signature attested by the City Clerk.