MINUTES
OF THE ROLAND CITY COUNCIL
PUBLIC
INFORMATIONAL MEETING
PROPOSED
2010 STREET PROJECTS
MONDAY,
APRIL 12 2010
Note: The following minutes were approved by the Roland,
The Roland
City Council met on Monday, April 12, 2010, at 7:00 pm, at the
City Engineer Eldon Rossow of MER
Engineering presented the plans for the 2010 proposed street projects. He started with the information on the 100
block of
The council is asking that the abutting
property owners voluntarily participate in the street projects at a cost of
$22.00 per running foot of frontage property, which is what the cost to install
curb & gutter is estimated to run.
Payments can be assessed to the homeowner’s property tax over a ten year
period with interest or they can pay the bill in full within thirty days of
receipt of the bill. If the council
decides to continue with the proposed projects and 100% of the residents are
not willing to participate through a voluntary assessment, the council can
impose an involuntary assessment on the homeowner’s. Payments will work in the same manner as
above, but the council will have to publish and hold several hearings on the
assessments.
Mayor Fritz opened the floor to the
residents for questions and comments.
Several residents had questions and asked for clarification on certain
items. Some of the major questions
were: are these the worst two (2)
streets in Roland; why only one (1) bid; does the City have a five (5) year
street plan; will they be required to put in sidewalks after the new street is
put in and they are assessed for their part of the costs; traffic in and off
Logan Street; what happens if the cost come in higher than the amount provided
to the property owners; would like to see a the council put together a list and
prioritize it.
Street Superintendent Harold Hovick
stated that these are two streets that needed attention. There is a five (5) year street plan, but it
can change from year to year depending what happens. For example, the West Park Project. There is discussion that a street needs to be
put in on the south side that will tie Bryan and
Engineer Rossow explained that the
costs provided are an estimate. Since
the plans aren’t finalized, they are unable to send them out for bids yet. When they do, he expects to get four (4) to
six (6).
The sidewalk issue wasn’t discussed in
too much detail, but it was suggested that if the want to install their
sidewalk at the same time as the project, the council could allow the costs to
be assessed to the property along with the costs for the curb & gutter.
The main discussion centered around the
need for a secondary access onto and off of
Costs for the assessments will not be
known until after the bid letting is completed.
If for some reason the project comes in over budget, the amount that was
quoted in the assessment agreement will be the most the property owner will pay
for the project. The rest will be
covered by the City.
The council agrees that with the
upcoming Park project and the need for a secondary access to
Public Input consisted of an overview
of what was already discussed with the need for a secondary access to
Council/Mayor
comments consisted of the following: CM
Canny stated that what he is hearing is they are against the project, but would
like more information on the projects and a secondary access to
CM Ford stated
the council needs to put together a Plan of Action, look at a secondary access
to Logan Street, put together a 10 year water/sewer/street plan, and he let the
residents know that any construction that takes place that effects the City will
have more oversight by the Engineer.
They don’t want to end up with streets that are falling apart after
three years like we have now.
Mayor Fritz
reiterated that the council’s approved Goal Setting Report is available on the
City’s website for their review, agrees with the need for a secondary access to
CM Varley echoed
what Mayor Fritz said and added that he was pleased with the number of
residents that came out to learn about the street projects. He stated that without their input their job
as council members is hard to do. He
also asked that those in attendance check to see if their sump pumps are
connected properly. If not, contact
Street Superintendent Harold Hovick about how to connect it properly.
CM Neely
stated that she can not support the proposed street projects. The council needs to put together an Action
Plan and prioritize it. Then she might
be able to support the projects. She
also agrees that something needs to be done to correct the entrances/exits on
the west side of town.
With no
further business at this time, Neely moved adjournment of the meeting at 8:13
pm; seconded by Ford. All were in
favor. The next regular council meeting
will be Monday, April 26, 2010 at 6:00 p.m. at City Hall.
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