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Minnetrista adopts $2.57M street improvement project, sets $10,000/unit assessment cap
Summary
The council held an assessment hearing and adopted the 2026 Street Improvement Project, approved a contract award and set a $10,000 per‑unit assessment cap with a proposed 20‑year payment period; estimated project cost just over $2,570,000 and council approved construction administration Task Order 16.
The Minnetrista City Council on March 16 held and closed an assessment hearing for the 2026 Street Improvement Project, adopted the final assessment and awarded the construction contract, voting unanimously 4–0.
WSB engineer Allison Fowski presented the project scope: mill and overlay for most streets, limited full‑depth replacement at short segments of Game Farm Road and small sections of Basswood Drive, Saunders Lake Drive and West Edge Boulevard, plus limited curb-and-gutter repairs. She said bid alternate work on a trail will not be awarded now because a low base bid entry appeared to be a data error; staff recommended separating that work for future quotation.
Fowski said the proposed assessment cap is $10,000 per unit based on a 2022 special‑benefit analysis; without the cap, assessments would have been roughly $15,600–$16,000 per unit for this project. The assessment period is proposed over 20 years and the project budget is just over $2,570,000, including a 5% contingency and 20% indirect costs.
Council approved the final assessment resolution and awarded the contract (motions passed 4–0). Staff noted parcel consolidation for recordkeeping and said parcel 5 is listed with a zero assessment entry for bookkeeping because parcels were combined after feasibility studies.
The council also approved Task Order 16 (construction administration) authorizing not‑to‑exceed and hourly estimated fees for construction surveying, materials testing and administration; staff explained construction observation will be handled primarily by the city engineering technician with WSB support and training.
Why it matters: The adopted project will repave and repair structurally deficient sections of the local street network. The $10,000 assessment cap and 20‑year amortization were intended to reduce homeowner assessments relative to a full special‑benefit calculation.
What’s next: Staff will execute the contract and begin construction administration and inspection; the council added follow‑up on the trail alternate pricing and will return with recommendations if needed.
