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AGENDA RECOMMENDATION |
Consent Calendar 6.CC.
City Council Regular Meeting
- Meeting Date:
- 01/12/2026
Agenda Item:
Resolutions ordering preparation of a feasibility report and setting February 9, 2026, as the date of public hearing for Capital Improvement Project 11214; Range Street.
Recommendation/Action(s):
Adoption of attached resolutions.
Summary:
Construction Services is ready to proceed with Capital Improvement Project 11214; Range Street. The project is approximately 270 linear feet of roadway reconstruction from Hiniker Parkway (Proj. No. 11206) to West Lind Street.
The estimated costs and funding sources for the project are as follows:
Setting the date of hearing is the first step in the process of making an improvement with special assessments. Projects that have special assessments are initiated either through property owner petition or by the council (like in this case).
The feasibility report provides the background of the project, details on the proposed improvements, the cost of the improvements and the method and amount of proposed special assessments. This report is received by the council during the public hearing on the feasibility of the project. The hearing allows all interested persons to provide testimony to the council on the project for council deliberations prior to ordering the project. Should the council find the project feasible, a resolution is passed ordering preparation of plans and specifications, and authorizing advertisement for bids. Notice will be provided to assessed property owners of the improvement hearing.
The law sets out discrete timelines and procedures for challenging a city’s special assessment. For the most part, objections must be raised at or before the assessment hearing. Only those who object at this stage may proceed to appeal an assessment to the district court. Further, these provisions for appeals to the district court are the exclusive method of appeal from a special assessment levied under the local improvement code.
No one can formally object to, or appeal, the amount of an assessment unless the property owner signs a written objection and files it with the city clerk prior to the assessment hearing or presents it to the presiding officer at the hearing. Property owners are informed of this requirement in the mailed notice.
If the council orders the improvement, the next step in the process is advertising and opening bids based on plans and specifications prepared by consultant engineer ISG. Once bids are opened, they are presented to the council for consideration. This project is intended to be packaged with Project Number 11206; Hiniker Parkway to deliver one set of plans and specifications to capitalize on economies of scale. The two projects are immediately adjacent to each other.
The final assessment hearing is one year after construction is substantially complete. This allows time for any additional assessment items that property owners may choose to add to their assessment (i.e. driveway or service construction on private property).
Assessments are payable over 5, 10, or 15 years, depending on the amount of the assessment. Deferrals are available for property owners who are over 65 years of age, retired by disability, or called to active duty in which paying the assessment would represent a hardship. Interest does accrue on deferred assessments.
Staff is recommending the Council adopt the resolution setting February 9, 2026, as the date of the improvement hearing as well as the resolution ordering the preparation of the feasibility report for this project.
| Resolution ordering preparation of a feasibility report and calling for a hearing on improvement | 1/12/20206 |
| Project improvement hearing (preliminary assessment roll provided at the hearing) |
2/9/2026 |
| Resolution receiving report, ordering improvement, preparation of plans & specifications, and authorizing advertisement for bids. | 2/9/2026 |
| Open bids | 3/26/2026 |
| Award bid | 4/13/2026 |
| Begin construction | May 2026 |
| Final completion | Fall 2026 |
| Resolution declaring costs to be assessed and calling for an assessment hearing. Prepare the final assessment roll. | September 2027 |
| Assessment hearing. Resolution adopting assessment | October 2027 |
| Certify assessment roll to the county auditor | November 2027 |
The estimated costs and funding sources for the project are as follows:
| RANGE STREET | |
| ITEM | COST |
| Street and Landscaping | $162,327.00 |
| Stormwater Pollution Prevention | $2,700.00 |
| Storm Drainage Construction | $0.00 |
| Sanitary Sewer Construction | $0.00 |
| Watermain Construction | $0.00 |
| TOTAL CONSTRUCTION | $165,027.00 |
| Construction Contingency | $16,510.00 |
| Administration | $18,150.00 |
| Engineering | $21,600.00 |
| TOTAL PROJECT COST | $221,287.00 |
| FUNDING SOURCE | AMOUNT | PERCENT |
| Special Assessments | $91,900.00 | 42% |
| Stormwater Revenue | $0.00 | 0% |
| Sewer Revenue | $0.00 | 0% |
| Water Revenue | $0.00 | 0% |
| General Obligation Bonds | $129,387.00 | 58% |
| TOTAL FUNDS | $221,287.00 | 100.00% |
Setting the date of hearing is the first step in the process of making an improvement with special assessments. Projects that have special assessments are initiated either through property owner petition or by the council (like in this case).
The feasibility report provides the background of the project, details on the proposed improvements, the cost of the improvements and the method and amount of proposed special assessments. This report is received by the council during the public hearing on the feasibility of the project. The hearing allows all interested persons to provide testimony to the council on the project for council deliberations prior to ordering the project. Should the council find the project feasible, a resolution is passed ordering preparation of plans and specifications, and authorizing advertisement for bids. Notice will be provided to assessed property owners of the improvement hearing.
The law sets out discrete timelines and procedures for challenging a city’s special assessment. For the most part, objections must be raised at or before the assessment hearing. Only those who object at this stage may proceed to appeal an assessment to the district court. Further, these provisions for appeals to the district court are the exclusive method of appeal from a special assessment levied under the local improvement code.
No one can formally object to, or appeal, the amount of an assessment unless the property owner signs a written objection and files it with the city clerk prior to the assessment hearing or presents it to the presiding officer at the hearing. Property owners are informed of this requirement in the mailed notice.
If the council orders the improvement, the next step in the process is advertising and opening bids based on plans and specifications prepared by consultant engineer ISG. Once bids are opened, they are presented to the council for consideration. This project is intended to be packaged with Project Number 11206; Hiniker Parkway to deliver one set of plans and specifications to capitalize on economies of scale. The two projects are immediately adjacent to each other.
The final assessment hearing is one year after construction is substantially complete. This allows time for any additional assessment items that property owners may choose to add to their assessment (i.e. driveway or service construction on private property).
Assessments are payable over 5, 10, or 15 years, depending on the amount of the assessment. Deferrals are available for property owners who are over 65 years of age, retired by disability, or called to active duty in which paying the assessment would represent a hardship. Interest does accrue on deferred assessments.
Staff is recommending the Council adopt the resolution setting February 9, 2026, as the date of the improvement hearing as well as the resolution ordering the preparation of the feasibility report for this project.