2000-57MAJOR HIGHWAY REHABILITATION
RESOLUTION NO. 2000-57
12 JUNE 2000
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PRELIMINARY RESOLUTION
PRELIMINARY RESOLUTION DECLARING INTENT TO EXERCISE SPECIAL
ASSESSMENT POWERS UNDER SECTION 66.60, WISCONSIN STATUTES AND
REQUIRING INSTALLATION OF WATER, SEWER, AND GAS SERVICE PIPES AND
PROVIDING FOR ASSESSMENT OF COSTS UNDER SECTION 66.625, WISCONSIN
STATUTES;
RESOLVED, By the Common Council of the City of Janesville, Wisconsin.
1. The Common Council hereby declares its intention to exercise its power pursuant to S.66.60 and
S.66.625, Laws of the State of Wisconsin, to levy special assessments on a reasonable basis upon property
abutting the following described streets, pursuant to its police powers, by improvement of streets to further
facilitate traffic flow and safety, and to assist in providing for the safety, health, and general welfare of the
public, to-wit:
All Property Fronting
Upon Each Side Of
From Its Intersection With
To Its Intersection With
MAJOR HIGHWAY REHABILITATION ON PART OF 1-90 AND STH 11, INCLUDING:
RECONSTRUCTION AND RECONFIGURATION OF WESTBOUND 1-90 EXIT RAMP TO
EASTBOUND STH 11, ADDITION OF WEAVE LENGTH TO REACH MIDLAND ROAD,
CONCRETE PAVEMENT AND BASE COURSE, AUXILIARY LANE, AND STREET
LIGHTING
Midland Road
Midland Court
E. Racine Street (STH 11)
Midland Road (N)
424' S. of Palmer Drive
Midland Road (S)
2. Said public improvements shall include the above listed improvements benefiting the various listed
streets to the grades established therefore by the City Council of the City of Janesville, Wisconsin, and recorded
in the Office of the City Clerk whether previously established or established in the future.
3. The property against which the assessments are proposed shall be benefited by the improvements and
said assessments shall be made upon a reasonable basis.
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4. Excluding the assessment for the installation of sewer and water service pipes (lateral) and
preliminary grading and graveling, the assessment against any parcel owned by an individual property owner may
be: (a) paid in cash upon completion of the work; or (b) paid with the taxes the first year following completion
of the work; or (c) at the election of the property owner, spread over a period of five (5) years with interest at
eight-and-one-quarter percent (8-1/4%) per annum on the unpaid balance. The first installment on the five-year
plan shall include one-fifth of the principal with the interest for November and December on the unpaid portion
and shall be so entered in the Tax Roll. Each of the subsequent installments shall be entered in each of the
annual tax rolls thereafter until all are collected. Deferred payment on the aforementioned installments shall bear
interest at eight-and-one-quarter percent (8-1/4%) per annum.
The assessments against any parcel for sewer and water service pipes and preliminary grading and
graveling shall constitute a lien against such parcel and must be paid in cash or with the taxes in the year
following the completion of the work.
The assessments, as outlined above, pertain only to said individual property owners. The assessments
against all parcels of land owned by others, which include subdividers, land developers, speculative builders,
or owners of several or more lots on the same street or in the same area will be billed upon completion of the
work after which interest at eight-and-one-quarter percent (8-1/4%) per annum will be charged from the last day
of the month of the billing. The assessments for said other owners may be: (a) paid in cash upon completion
of the work in the month of billing without interest; or (b) paid with the taxes the first year following the
completion of the work, the amount to be entered in the Tax Roll shall include the unpaid principal with interest
through the end of December in the year so entered; or, (c) at the election of the property owner and with the
approval of the Committee of Public Works, spread over a period of five (5) years with interest at eight-and-one-
quarter percent (8-1/4%) per annum on the unpaid balance. The first installment on the five-year plan shall
include one-fifth of the principal with interest through the end of December in the year so entered. Each of the
subsequent installments shall be entered on each of the annual tax rolls thereafter until all are collected. Deferred
payment on the aforementioned installments shall bear interest at eight-and-one-quarter percent (8-1/4 %) per
annum.
5. The City Engineer is directed to prepare a report consisting of:
a. Final plans and specifications for said improvements,
b. An estimate of the entire cost of the proposed improvements,
c. A schedule of the proposed assessments, and
d. A statement showing that the property against which the assessments are proposed
is benefited, the improvement constituting an exercise of police powers.
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Upon completing such report, the City Engineer is directed to file a copy thereof in the City Clerk's
Office for public inspection. The City Engineer is also directed to advertise for bids to carry out such work of
such improvements in accordance with the report.
6. Upon receiving the report of the City Engineer, the Clerk is directed to give notice of a Public
hearing on such report as specified in S.66.60(7), Wisconsin Statutes. The hearing shall be held at the Council
Chambers in the Municipal Building at a time set by the Clerk, in accordance with S.66.60(7), Wisconsin
Statutes.
7. The City has determined to undertake the capital improvements described in paragraph 1 above (the
"Projects"). The City anticipates that moneys, other than the proceeds of any outstanding debt of the City, will
be expended by the City with respect to such capital improvements. The City reasonably expects to be
reimbursed for such expenditures with proceeds of its debt. The maximum principal amount of debt expected
to be issued for the reimbursement of such expenditures is $5,000,000. No funds from sources other than the
debt referred to above are, or are expected to be, reserved, allocated on a long-term basis, or otherwise set aside
by the City or any entity controlled by the City pursuant to its budget or financial policies with respect to the
Projects. This is consistent with the budgetary and financial circumstances of the City. Copies of this resolution
shall be made available for public inspection in the manner required by law. This Resolution is a declaration of
official intent under Treasury Regulation Section 1.103.18.
ADOPTED: June 12, 2000
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City 10lana(~r '
ATTEST:
J~,~n Ann Wul~, ~ity Clerk-Trea~(r
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Attorney
Proposed By: Engineering Department
Prepared By: Engineering Department
MOTION BY: Schneider
SECOND BY: 0' l.eary
COUNCILMEMBER AYE NAY PASS ABSENT
SCHNEIDER X
WILLIAMS X
NOLL X
BRIEN X
MURPHY X
O'LEARY X
DeGARMO X
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