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Home My WebLink About2020 Sidewalk Repair Program - Notice to Property Ownes - Zone 10 *** Proof of Publication *** Courier Communications 100 East 4th Street, Waterloo, Iowa 50703 Black Hawk County I do solemnly swear that the annexed copy of notice was published in the WATERLOO/CEDAR FALLS COURIER, a daily newspaper printed in WATERLOO, Black Hawk County, Iowa, and that the annexed rate of advertising is the regular legal rate of said newspaper, and that the following is a correct bill for publishing said notice. Waterloo, City of- Legals 715 MULBERRY ST. WATERLOO IA 50703 ORDER NUMBER 178615 Signed Subscribed and sworn to before me this 101 day ofd, 20Q(D iy JZULA ,,1 Notaryblic Received of the sum of Dollars in full for publication of the above invoice. Notary Seal: ;0'•`•t JODI E MCKINSTRY * , COMA SION N X13 Section: Legals '•+' Category: 950 Legal Notice PUBLISHED ON: 02/27/2020, 03/05/2020 TOTAL AD COST: 178.02 FILED ON: 3/6/2020 *** Proof of Publication *** 2020 SIDEWALK REPAIR PROGRAM-- ZONE 10 NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNERS February 27,2020 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 maintenance and repair of the public sidewalk abutting their property. Per Section 7-2A of the City Ordinances,the City has the responsibility to inspect sidewalks and see that the repairs are cum leted. 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: Park Road-Broadway Street-Conger Street-Newell Street-East 4th Street- Cedar River and is known as Zone 10. The necessary sidewalk repair is shown on the enclosed Sidewalk Repair Survey Form and the type of defect s)explained as well.It the sidewalk needs repair,one of the lollowing 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 Ess property owner has until Friday,Jury 3,2020,to voluntarily make the sidewalk repairs.Sidewalk repairs can be made by the property owner,by a contractor hired by the property owner,or by the City if no repairs are made within the allowed repair period. If sidewalk repairs are made by the City,the repairs will be made through the City's sidewalk repair assessment program, typically beginning in Septem- ber. 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: If a property owner elects to make the repairs themselves or hire a contractor to make the repairs,a sidewalk repair permit must be obtained before the work begins. To obtain a sidewalk repair permit, the parry making the repairs must first have a �Rightol-Way Bond on file with the City. Permits will only be issued to those who have an approved Rightot-Way Bond on file. A sidewalk repair permit costs$40.00 and can be obtained at the City Engineer's Office,2nd Floor City Hall,715 Mulberry Street. Permits are issued Monday thin Friday between the hours of 7:30 to 8:30 a.m.and 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Sidewalk permits for Zone 10 sidewalk repairs can be obtained from the City beginning Monday, April 6th, 2020, through Friday,June 26,2020. A penalty fee of$200.00 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 or a permit. Right-of-Way Bonds:If you elect to make the sidewalk repairs yourself and current. ty do not have an approved Rightof-Way Bond, a Right-of-Way Bond may be obtained throughyyour insurance compa- ny. The Right-of-Way Bond application form is available in the Engineers Office. Once completed,the Right-of-Way Bond application form must be submitted to the Engineers Office and then approved by the Waterloo City Council.The Right-of- Way Bond application loan and accompa- nying paperwork must be received by Tuesday to be approved by City Council an the following MondeyI If you are not bonded in 2020, the deadline to submit Right-of-Way Bond paperwork to the Engineer's Office is 12:00 noon on Tuesday.June 16,2020. Please schedule your repairs with this processing time in mind. REPAIR ESTIMATE: Enclosed you will find a sidewalk repair cost estimate prepared by the Engineer- ing Department.THIS IS AN ESTIMATE OF REPAIR COST AND NOT A PROPOSED ASSESSMENT. You may use this estimate to compare with estimates you may receive from private contractors. Sidewalks repaired by the City will be done so under the Sidewalk Repair *** Proof of Publication *** Hssessmem r-rogram[na[' os"' oeg"a in September The total cost for repairs will be charged to the property owner who will first 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 fazes.The total cost shall include,but are 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 "Clean Sidewalk Notice"letter is included with this notice, the sidewalk repair estimate reflects total sidewalk replace- ment 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. Sidewalk Cleaning does not require a Right-of-Way Bond or permit and there is no cost for a cleaned sidewalk reinspec- tion. 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: •Obtain quotes for the work from different contractors. • Ask for and check a contractor's references. • Contact the Engineering office (291-4312)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. •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 pa�ments are to be made. o How wit disagreements be settled. Reminder, it a contractor is hired, the contractor is responsible for obtaining the permit before construction begins. PUBLIC HEARING DATE The Waterloo City Council will Fold a Public Hearing regarding necessity of sidewalk repairs at their regular council meeting on Monday, March 9, 2020 at 5:30 p.m.,in the Council Chambers in the Waterloo City Hall. 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 they appear at the time of the hearing or they have filed written objedions with the Clerk by the time of the hearing. This Notice isgiven 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 Engineers Office at (319)29141312. Kelly Felchle,City Clerk City of Waterloo.Iowa