Council Bill No.         R 1-02           

declaring the necessity for reconstruction of Garth Avenue from Thurman Street to Bear Creek and the reconstruction of the Garth Avenue bridge over Bear Creek; stating the nature of and the estimate of the cost of the improvement; providing for payment for the improvement; providing for compliance with the prevailing wage law; and setting a public hearing.

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBIA, MISSOURI, AS FOLLOWS:

    SECTION 1.  The City Council deems the reconstruction of Garth Avenue from Thurman Street to Bear Creek and the reconstruction of the Garth Avenue bridge over Bear Creek, necessary to the welfare and improvement of the City.  Garth Avenue is planned to be reconstructed as a 30 foot wide portland cement concrete street with integral curbs.  Five foot wide sidewalks are planned for each side of the street.  The bridge is also planned to have 30 foot roadway pavement and five foot sidewalks on both sides.

    SECTION 2.  The nature and scope of the improvement shall consist of furnishing all labor, materials, transportation, insurance and all other items, accessories and incidentals thereto necessary for the complete construction of the improvements.

    SECTION 3.  The estimated cost of this improvement is $ 827,000.

    SECTION 4.  Payment for this improvement shall be made by special tax bills evidencing special assessments levied and assessed against the property specially benefited and abutting the improvement in the manner specified by the laws of the State of Missouri and the Charter and Ordinances of the City of Columbia, in an amount not to exceed $15.00 per abutting front foot; and the balance from Sales Tax Funds, Surface Transportation Program Funds, a bridge grant from the Federal Highway Administration and such other funds as may be lawfully appropriated.

    SECTION 5.  Any work done in connection with the construction of the improvement specified above shall be in compliance with the provisions of the prevailing wage laws of the State of Missouri.

    SECTION 6.  This resolution shall be published in a daily newspaper of general circulation in the City of Columbia for seven (7) consecutive insertions, and a public hearing in respect to this improvement will be held in the Council Chamber of the Daniel Boone Building, 701 E. Broadway, Columbia, Missouri, at 7:00 p.m. on February 18, 2002.

    ADOPTED this 7th day of January, 2002.