HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Proposed Resolution of Necessity for East Avenue Paving Assessment RESOLUTION NO. o3-229
RESOLUTION TO ADOPT A PROPOSED RESOLUTION OF NECESSITY
AND SET A DATE OF HEARING FOR THE EAST AVENUE (FROM
LINCOLN WAY TO EAST 2ND STREET) PAVING PROJECT
WHEREAS, this Council has adopted a preliminary resolution in accordance with
Section 384.42 of the Code of Iowa, as amended covering the East Avenue (from Lincoln
Way to East 2nd Street) Paving Project (Hereinafter referred to as the "Improvement
Project"); and
WHEREAS, pursuant thereto, the Project Engineers have prepared preliminary
plans and specifications, an estimated total cost of the work and a plat and schedule,
including the valuation of each lot as determined by this Council, and the same have been
duly adopted and are now on file with the Clerk;
NOW, THEREFORE, Be it Resolved by the Council of Ames, Iowa, as follows:
Section 1. That it is hereby found and determined to be necessary and in the best
interest of the City and its inhabitants to proceed with the aforementioned Improvement
Project, and to assess a portion of the cost thereof to the property benefitted thereby.
Section 2. That the Improvement Project shall constitute a single improvement and
shall consist of the Paving Improvements more particularly described in the preliminary
resolution relating to the Improvement Project previously adopted by this Council, which
resolution is hereby referred to for a more complete description of the location and terminal
points of the Improvement Project and the property benefitted thereby and proposed to be
assessed to pay a portion of the cost of such improvement. The location and terminal
points of the Improvement Project are further described in the notice to property owners
in Section 6 hereof.
Section 3. That it is hereby found and determined that there are now on file in the
office of the Clerk an estimated total cost of the proposed work and a preliminary plat and
schedule showing the amount proposed to be assessed to each lot by reason of such
Improvement Project.
Section 4. That this Council will meet at 7:00 o'clock p.m., on the 8th
day of July , 2003, at the City Hall, 515 Clark Street, in the City, at which
time and place it will hear the property owners subject to the proposed assessment or
assessments and interested parties for or against the Improvement Project, its cost, the
assessment thereof or the boundaries of the properties to be assessed. Unless a property
owner files objections with the Clerk at the time of the hearing on the resolution of necessi-
ty, he or she shall be deemed to have waived all objections pertaining to the regularity of
the proceedings and the legality of using the special assessment procedure.
Section 5. That the Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to give notice as
required by Section 384.50 of the Code of Iowa, as amended, by publication once each
week for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper published at least once weekly and
having general circulation in the City, and shall likewise mail a copy of such notice by
certified mail to each property owner whose property is subject to assessment for the
Improvement Project, as shown by the records in the office of the County Auditor not less
than 15 days prior to the hearing on this resolution. The first publication of such notice in
such newspaper shall be not less than 10 nor more than 20 days prior to the hearing.
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City Clerk's Office
515 Clark Avenue,P.O.Box 811
Caring People Ames,IA 50010
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Fax: 515-239-5142
July 9, 2003
STATE OF IOWA
COUNTY OF STORY
CITY OF AMES
I,Diane R.Voss,being the duly appointed City Clerk of the City of Ames,Iowa,do hereby certify that
the above and foregoing Resolution No.03-229 is a true and accurate copy of the said Resolution,and
that the said Resolution was passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa, at a
duly called meeting thereof on the 8`'day of July, 2003.
Diane R. Voss, City Clerk
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