Title
Public Hearing and Resolution Adoption - Gold Key Racquet Club Repaving Improvement District Final Assessment - ST87200002 (ID 1308) (Resolution 21814)
Description
Request to hold a public hearing and approve the final assessments and related resolution for the Gold Key Racquet Club Repaving Improvement District project ST87200002 (ID 1308). The total estimated participation from the City of Phoenix will not exceed $60,000.
Report
Summary
On March 4, 2020, City Council set the date of April 1, 2020, for the public hearing on assessments for the Gold Key Racquet Club Repaving Improvement District project ST87200002 (ID 1308). The project provided improvements in the area generally bounded by 2nd Street to the south, 1st Street and Dahlia Drive to the north, Central Avenue to the west, and 3rd Street to the east. The improvements consisted of the installation of pavement overlay, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ramps, street signs, and related work.
Construction has been completed, final Improvement District assessments have been calculated, and all affected property owners have been notified as required under Arizona Revised Statutes section 48-571 to 48-621.
Financial Impact
The total proposed improvement cost to the property owners is estimated at $201,600, including soft costs. The estimated participation from the City of Phoenix will not exceed $60,000.
An assessment diagram for this Improvement District detailing the extent of the project and the parcels to be assessed for the improvements was recorded in the office of the Superintendent of Streets (Street Transportation Department Director) following the Dec. 18, 2019 City Council meeting.
Concurrence/Previous Council Action
- On June 27, 2018, City Council passed Ordinance S-44862 for the intention to form the Gold Key Racquet Club Repaving Improvement District.
- On Sept. 19, 2018, City Council passed Resolution 21675 ordering a notice and call for bids for repaving and related improvements on this project.
- On Dec. 5, 2018, City Council passed Ordinance S-45179 authorizing a contract award to Sunland Asphalt & Construction, Inc. to provide design-bid-build services for this project.
- On Dec. 18, 2019, City Council approved setting a hearing date of Feb. 19, 2020, for a public hearing on the assessments. However, due to an administrative issue, the public hearing did not occur on Feb. 19, 2020.
- On March 4, 2020, City Council set a new date of April 1, 2020, for the public hearing on the assessments.
Public Outreach
In March 2017, the affected property owners were polled by mail to determine the level of support for the proposed improvements. Poll results show 87 percent of the property owners support the project.
Previous City Council actions were published with the Arizona Business Gazette on the following dates:
- July 5, 2018
- July 12, 2018
- Sept. 20, 2018
- Sept. 27, 2018
- Dec. 20, 2018
Ordinance S-44862 was posted every 300 feet within the proposed improvement area on July 11, 2018.
The legal protest period for Ordinance S-44862 expired on July 27, 2018, with no protests filed.
On March 6, 2020, all property owners within the project district were sent a "Notice of Assessment" and a "Notice of Hearings on Assessment" by certified mail. Additionally, a notice of hearing was published in the Arizona Business Gazette on March 19, 2020, and March 26, 2020.
Location
The repaving improvement district includes single-family residences and one commercial business located within an area generally bounded by 2nd Street to the south, 1st Street and Dahlia Drive to the north, Central Avenue to the west, and 3rd Street to the east.
Council District: 3
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Mario Paniagua and the Street Transportation Department.