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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSidewalk Repair Program Notice to Property OwnersSTATE OF IOWA, } Black Hawk County, SS 2019 SIDEWALK REPAIR PROGRAM -- ZONE 9 NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNERS April 11, 2019 As required by the Iowa State Code and the Code of Ordinances of the City of Waterloo, Iowa, notice is hereby given that the public sidewalk abutting your property is in need of repair. Under Section 7-1-6 of the City Ordinances, the property owner is responsible for the maint-nance and repair of the public ewalle—eb ope Section 7-2A of the City Ordinances, the City has the responsibility to inspect sidewalks and see that the repairs are completed. SIDEWALK INSPECTION AND REPAIR PROGRAM Section 7-2A-4 of the Code of Ordinances places the responsibility of inspecting all public sidewalks within the City of Waterloo with the office of the City Engineer. The city is divided into ten (10) sidewalk zones and inspected on a ten (10) year cycle. This year's inspected area is bounded by: North City limits — East City limits — Independence Ave — Walnut St — East 4th St-USHwy63— and is known as Zone 9. The necessary sidewalk repair is shown on the enclosed Sidewalk Repair Survey Form and the type of defect(s) explained as well. If the sidewalk needs repair, one of the following symbols may be found on the sidewalk: • White paint circle — single sidewalk panel replacement • White "X" — a sidewalk panel that may need to be replaced • White "F" — a sidewalk panel that can be repaired by patching Each property owner has until Friday, June 28, 2019, to voluntarily make the sidewalk repairs. If no sidewalk repairs are made by this date, the City shall include the, repairs within its sidewalk repair assessment program, typically beginning in September. You may call the City Engineering Department at (319) 291-4312 for a reinspection, or present your reasons for or against the proposed repairs at a hearing with the City Council, on the date indicated below. PERMITS AND RIGHT-OF-WAY BONDS: The property owner may elect to make the repairs themselves or hire a Contr _. tor to matte the repairs. T obt- sidewalk repair permit, a property owner or contractor must first have a Right -of - Way Bond on file with the City. Permits will only be issued to those who have an approved Right -of -Way Bond on file. If you elect to make the sidewalk repairs yourself and currently do not have an approved Right -of -Way Bond, a Right -of - Way Bond may be obtained through your insurance company. The Right -of -Way Bond application form is available in the Engineer's Office. Once completed, the Right -of -Way Bond application form must be submitted to the Engineer's Office and then approved by the Waterloo City Council. The Right -of -Way Bond applica- tion form and accompanying paperwork must be received by Tuesday to be approved by City Council on the following Monday. If you are not bonded in 2019, the deadline to submit Right -of -Way Bond paperwork to the Engineer's Office is Tuesday, June 18, 2019, by 12:00 noon. Please schedule your repairs with this processing time in mind. Sidewalk repair permits cost 540.00 and can be obtained at the City Engineer's Office, 2nd Floor City Hall, 715 Mulberry Street. Permits are issued Monday thru Friday between the hours of 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. and 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. To insure that sidewalk repairs are made in a timely manner, .sidewalk repair permits for Zone 9 will be issued through Friday, June 21, 2019. A $250.00 SUURCHARGE. WILL BE ADDED TO ANY PERMITS OBTAINED BETWEEN JUNE 22 AND JUNE 28, 2019. A PERMIT MUST BE OBTAINED BEFORE ANY REPAIR WORK BEGINS. A penalty fee of 5200.00 will be added to the permit for any repairs started before a permit has been obtained. Sidewalk cleaning does not require a Right -of -Way bond ora permit. REPAIR ESTIMATE: Enclosed you will find a sidewalk repair cost estimate prepared by the Engineer- ing Department. THIS ESTIMATE IS NOT A PROPOSED ASSESSMENT, BUT AN ESTIMATE OF REPAIR COSTS that you may use to compare with estimates you may receive from private contractors. Sidewalks repaired by the City will be done so under the Sidewalk Repair Assessment Program that typically begins AIL.SaptgAtaiMa total cost for rairs will be charged to the propertyowner Who - will have 30 -days to make payment to the City. Any balance remaining after 30 -days will be certified and submitted to Black Hawk County for inclusion as a special assessment on the property taxes. The total cost shall include, but is not limited to, engineering, inspection, construction and administrative costs. It has been the City's experience that the repair cost may be less if the property owner contracts the repairs instead of having them done through the Sidewalk Repair Assessment Program. CLEAN SIDEWALK: If "Clean Sidewalk is marked on the Sidewalk Repair Survey Form and/or a pink "Clean Sidewalk Notice" letter is included with .this notice, the sidewalk repair estimate reflects total sidewalk replacement and cleaning fees for the areas where sidewalk was not inspected. If the sidewalk is not cleaned, and your property is included in 'the Sidewalk Repair Assessment Program contract, the City will have your sidewalk cleaned and the cost of cleaning the sidewalk will be added to your sidewalk repair bill. To receive a more accurate estimate, please clean the sidewalk of all dirt, grass and other debris, from edge to edge and property line to property line and call the City Engineering Department at (319) 291-4312 to schedule a reinspection. There is no cost for a reinspection. DEALING WITH CONTRACTORS: Property owners who elect to hire contractors to perform the sidewalk repair work are reminded that they hire contractors at their own risk. The City of Waterloo recommends that when hiring a contractor, property- owners: • Ask for and check a contractor's references. Contact the Engineering office (29T-4312) to determine if the contractor has filed a Right -of -Way Construction Bond with the City and is therefore allowed to work within the public right-of-way. Contractors without this bond cannot lawfully repair the sidewalk. • Obtain quotes for the work from different contractors. • Require the Contractor to operate under a written contract that is, at a minimum, clear on: o Who will be doing the work. o What work will be done. o When the work will be done. o How payments are to be made. o How will disagreements be settled. The City of Waterloo also reminds property owners that if a contractor is hired, the contractor is responsible for obtaining the permit before construction begins. PUBLIC HEARING DATE The • Waterloo City Council will hold a Public Hearing regarding necessity of sidewalk repairs at their regular council meeting on Monday, April 22, 2019 at 5:30 p.m., in the Council Chambers in the Waterloo City Hail. At this time, property owners subject to the proposed sidewalk repairs, or any other person having an interest in the matter, may appear and may be heard for or against the need of the repairs. A property owner will be deemed to have waived all objections, unless he/she appears at the time of the hearing or he /she has filed written objections with the Clerk by the time of the hearing. This Notice is given by authority of the Council of the City of Waterloo, Iowa. If you have any questions regarding this notice or the sidewalk repair program, please call the City Engineer's Office at (319)291-4312. BY: Kelly Felchle City Clerk Waterloo, Iowa I do solemnly swear that the annexed copy of legal City of Waterloo 2019 Sidewalk Repair Program Notice was published in the Waterloo -Cedar Falls Courier, a daily newspaper printed in Waterloo, Black Hawk County, Iowa, once a week for 2 consecutive weeks commencing on the 12th day of April, 2019 in the issues of April 12, 2019 April 19, 2019 Of said newspaper, and that the annexed rate of advertised is the regular legal rate of said newspaper, and that the following is a correct bill for publishing said notice. Printer's Bill $172.74 Signed Subscribed and sworn to before me this �-- Day of jO r t \\ A.D., 20 (°C Received of Notary Public the sum of Dollars. In full for publication of the above notice.