2016-05-09-minutes-public-works-study-session

Home Browse Search

Practice Tp Aworkshop with the entire city council, held well ahead of the formation hearing, will be helpful to facilitate a smooth and organized hear'ng. At the formation hearing, the LID administrator and LID team should present the details of the project proposal, the estimated costs, the portion of the LID costs paid for by the city (if ar+y), the individual preliminary assessments, and a summary of letters of support and/or opposition that were received after notice of the hearing was pubfshed and mailed. Engineering aspects of the LID pro;ect, such as project cost, design elements, and usefulness of the improvements, also should be addressed, aswell as the practical and financial benefits of the project, project support, and project amortizing. Remember that LIDs are legal and financial tools, and not engineering tools. Practice Tip When an LED project is large or complex and potentially controversial, i# is often advisable to regularly publish a project newsletter. The newsletter will provide accurate and up to date information regarding project progress including changes, schedules, and major cost and funding developments. It is also advisable to have a website with the latest information and archived copies of the newsletter. After all of the owners who have submitted written protests have had an opportunity to be heard and staff has had an opportunity to answer questions, the city council must decide whether or not to create the LID. A majority of the members of the city council must pass the ordinance creating the LID. Protest and Appeal Periods — Filing of ►nr b mation Within 15 days after the legislative body has passed the ordinance creating the LID, the LID administrator (or representative) must file with the city treasurer the title of the improvements, the LID number, a copy of the diagram or print showing the boundaries of the LID (preliminary assessment roll map), and the preliminary assessment roll or abstract of same showing thereon the lots, tracts, or parcels of land. (RCW 35.50.005) The treasurer then immediately posts the preliminary assessment roll on the index of local improvement assessments against the properties affected by the local improvement. Foran LID initiated bycitycouneil resolution (and not by formal petition), RCW35. 3.180 provides for a 30 -day protest period after the passage of the ordinance creating the LID. If written protests amounting to 60 percent or more of the dollar amount of preliminary assessments within the LID are filed during the 30 -day protest period, the city is divested of authority to proceed with the LID. if the proposed improvement is a sewer or water main and if the city council finds that the local improvement is necessary for the protection of the public health and safety then, if all of the city council members present vote in favor of the ordinance, then the LID may be formed regardless of the amount of property owner protest. (RCW 35.43.170) 30 Local and Road Improvement Districts Manual for Washington State S&M Edition