Regular 2.
Regular City Council Meeting
- Meeting Date:
- 02/09/2015
- TITLE
- Public Hearing and Resolution Creating SILMD 314, Calhoun Lane
- PRESENTED BY:
- David Mumford
- Department:
- Public Works
Presentation:
PROBLEM/ISSUE STATEMENT
The Engineering Division has a street reconstruction project planned for Calhoun Lane in the summer of 2015. The project will include installation of street lights along those portions of Calhoun Lane that do not already have street lighting. SILMD 314 is a street light district that will pay the energy and maintenance costs for the street lighting installed by the project. At the January 12, 2015, City Council meeting Council passed the Resolution of Intent to Create SILMD 314 and set a public hearing for February 9, 2015. Legal notice of the proposed district was published and mailed to all property owners in the proposed district in accordance with State law.
The new lighting will use steel mastarm style poles with LED lamps and underground wiring. The cost of installing the new lighting will be paid for with funds from the South Billings Urban Renewal District (SBURD). The adjacent property owners will only pay for electrical energy and maintenance through an assessment on their property tax statements. The estimated annual cost for a typical residential lot with 140 feet of frontage on Calhoun is $127. Due to the difference in time between when the new lighting will be turned on and the first tax assessments are collected, the first year tax assessment may be higher or lower than the estimated annual assessment.
The deadline for written protests to be filed with the City Clerk was Friday, January 30th. The number and percentage of valid written protests received will be reported at the February 9th Council meeting. As provided in State law, the City Council has the authority to create the district if the legal protest does not exceed 50%.
The new lighting will use steel mastarm style poles with LED lamps and underground wiring. The cost of installing the new lighting will be paid for with funds from the South Billings Urban Renewal District (SBURD). The adjacent property owners will only pay for electrical energy and maintenance through an assessment on their property tax statements. The estimated annual cost for a typical residential lot with 140 feet of frontage on Calhoun is $127. Due to the difference in time between when the new lighting will be turned on and the first tax assessments are collected, the first year tax assessment may be higher or lower than the estimated annual assessment.
The deadline for written protests to be filed with the City Clerk was Friday, January 30th. The number and percentage of valid written protests received will be reported at the February 9th Council meeting. As provided in State law, the City Council has the authority to create the district if the legal protest does not exceed 50%.
ALTERNATIVES ANALYZED
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The Council may: • Pass the resolution creating SILMD 314 to provide a source of funding for operation and maintenance of the streetlights; or • Do not pass the resolution creating the district. If the Council does not adopt the resolution, the property owners cannot be assessed for operation and maintenance of the streetlights and the new lighting will not be installed. |
FINANCIAL IMPACT
All costs of maintaining and providing energy for the lighting are paid from assessments against the properties within the light district. There are no City owned properties within the district.
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council approve the resolution creating SILMD 314.