RESOLUTION NO. 2004-____

A RESOLUTION SETTING A PUBLIC HEARING WITH INTENT TO FORM A
LOCAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT FOR SIDEWALK AND TRAFFIC
CALMING IMPROVEMENTS TO W. NEVADA STREET

THE CITY OF ASHLAND RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:

SECTION 1. It is the intention of the Council to commence Sidewalk and Traffic Calming Improvements to W. Nevada Street from Helman Street west to and including the Billings Ranch Subdivision

SECTION 2. The boundary description of the local improvement district is described as those lots fronting on W. Nevada Street from Helman Street North to the Billings Ranch Subdivision as depicted on the map attached to Exhibit A.

SECTION 3. The city engineer's estimated cost of the improvement, including engineering and administration costs, and the proposed allocation of the cost among each of the property owners specially benefited is $173,500 of which $71,900 will be paid by special assessments on benefited properties. Costs will be allocated based on $575.20 per equivalent dwelling unit or potential equivalent dwelling unit within the assessment area.

SECTION 4. The council will hold a public hearing in the Council Chambers, Ashland Civic Center, 1175 East Main Street on September 7, 2004, at 7:00 p.m., at which time and place the owners of the benefited properties may appear or submit written comments prior to or at the hearing as to why the improvement should not be constructed or why the benefited properties should not be assessed in the manner proposed.

SECTION 5. The city recorder is directed to serve notice to the property owners by publishing a notice of the public hearing once in the Daily Tidings, not less than 30 days prior to the hearing, and by mailing copies of the notice by first class mail to the owners of each lot benefited by the proposed improvement as shown on the latest tax and assessment roll. The notice shall be in the form of Exhibit "A" attached to this resolution.

SECTION 6. This resolution takes effect upon signing by the Mayor.

This resolution was read by title only in accordance with Ashland Municipal Code Section 2.04.090 duly

PASSED and ADOPTED this ______day of ______, 2004:
Barbara Christensen, City Recorder

SIGNED and APPROVED this ______day of ______, 2004:
Alan W. DeBoer, Mayor

Reviewed as to form:
Michael W. Franell, City Attorney

EXHIBIT "A"

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
The City Council of the City of Ashland will meet on September 7, 2004, at 7 p.m. in the Council Chambers, 1175 East Main Street, to hold a public hearing to consider the formation of a local improvement district as follows:

NATURE OF THE IMPROVEMENT:
Sidewalk and Traffic Calming Improvements to W. Nevada Street from Helman Street west to the Billings Ranch Subdivision.

BENEFITED:
Those lots fronting on W. Nevada Street from Helman Street west to the Billings Ranch Subdivision as depicted on the map attached to Exhibit A.

ESTIMATED COST:
The estimated cost of the improvement, including engineering and administration costs, and the proposed allocation of the cost among each of the property owners specially benefited is $173,500 of which $71,900 will be paid by special assessments on benefited properties. Costs will be allocated based on $575.20 per equivalent dwelling unit or potential equivalent dwelling unit within the assessment area.

Additional information regarding the proposed improvement or method of assessment may be obtained at the Engineering Division, 51 Winburn Way, Ashland OR, phone number 488-5347, weekdays during the hours of 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM.

All affected property owners may appear at the hearing or submit written comments prior to or at the hearing, as to why the improvements should not be installed or why the benefited properties should not be assessed in the manner proposed. If two-thirds of the property owners to be benefited object to the improvement, the improvement will be suspended for six months.

13.20.040 Notice of Hearing Regarding Improvement Resolution.

000	A.	Notice. Notice of the hearing regarding the improvement resolution shall be given at least 30 days prior to the scheduled date of the hearing.
	B.	Method of Delivering Notice. Notice shall be made by publication in a newspaper of general circulation within the city and by mailing copies of the notice by first class mail to the owners of lots affected by the improvement.