2000-98RESOLUTION NO. 2000-98
A Resolution Establishing Common Council Policy No. 79 on Assessing the Local Share of Major
State/Federal Funded Highway Projects to abutting and/or benefited properties.
WHEREAS, the Janesville Common Council find that a policy on assessing the cost of the
local share of state/federal funded major highway projects to abutting and/or benefited property owners
under one or more of the means provided for such assessments in the Wisconsin State Statutes is
reasonable, equitable and appropriate as a guide for the City Administration and to Janesville and its
property owners, business, industry, residents and taxpayers, and in their benefit and best interest; and
WHEREAS, the Janesville Common Council find that the guidelines included as part of the
City Council Policy 79 are a fair and equitable means of financing the local share of major highway
projects; and
WHEREAS, the Janesville Common Council find it necessary and desirable that the City
Administration shall follow these policy guidelines when presenting state/federal funded major
highway projects to the Common Council for approval and funding on a project by project basis.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of Janesville
that Janesville Common Council Policy Statement No. 79 be and hereby is adopted effective forthwith
to read as follows:
"CITY OF JANESVILLE
CITY COUNCIL POLICY STATEMENT
General Subject: Administration
Specific Subject: Special Assessments for the Local
Share of Major Highway Projects
Policy No 79
Date Issued 1/1/2001
Effective Date 1/1/2001
PURPOSE:
To clarify and establish Council Policy in regard to the assessment of the local share of maj or highway
projects primarily funded with state or federal aid.
STATEMENT OF POLICY:
The following guidelines should be followed by the City Administration when preparing and
presenting state and/or federally funded major highway projects to the Common Council for approval
and funding:
Residential properties that front (abut directly upon) state/federal funded major highway
projects/improvements shall be assessed and pay a pro rata portion (percentage) of the City's
assessment rate established in accordance with Council Policy No. 63 equal to the percentage of
the local share. The General Fund will fund the remaining local share cost(s).
2. The City's local share cost(s) of major highway projects/improvements designed to increase the
capacity to serve multi-family/commercial/industrial properties in addition to serving the general
public shall be funded 50% by the General Fund. The remaining 50% shall be funded by pro rata
assessment of and payable by the abutting and/or benefiting property owners.
The total local share of state/federal funded major highway projects in which the primary or
substantial purpose of the project/improvements is/are to benefit multi-family/commercial/and
industrial properties shall be funded by pro rata assessment of and payable by the abutting and/or
benefiting multi-family/commercial/industrial properties for 100% of the entire local share
cost(s)."
This resolution does not apply to the GM road.
ADOPTED: December 4, 2000
APPROV/~D: /9/
Steven E. Sheiffer, City Manager
ATTEST:
J~i'Ann Wulf,~Ei~y Clerk-Treasurer/
APPROVED AS TO FORM: ))~
City Attorney
MOTION BY: Schneider
SECOND BY: Noll
COUNCILMEMBER AYE NAY PASS ABSENT
SCHNEIDER X
WILLIAMS X
NOLL X
BRIEN X
MURPHY X
O'LEARY X
DEGARMO X
Proposed by: City Manager
Prepared by: Management Assistant