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The Lino Lakes Charter Commission recommends adoption of Ordinance 03-14, with the <br />following changes: <br />Section 8.01. Public Improvements; definitions. <br />Subdivision 1. For the purposes of this Charter, the following definitions shall apply. <br />A. "Additional improvements" means all improvements made under authority <br />granted by Minn Stat. Chapter 429, other than Existing Improvements as defined below. <br />B. "Affected property owner" means the owner or owners of property abutting the <br />improvement project, plus the owner or owners of any other property which might be specially <br />assessed as a result of the improvement project. <br />C. "Existing improvements" means those improvements that have been in place <br />at least two full calendar years prior to the neighborhood meeting described in Section 8.02 <br />below. <br />D. "Public improvements" refers to both "existing improvements" and <br />"additional improvements" as defined herein. <br />E. "Work on existing improvements" means any repair or replacement of existing <br />improvements with equivalent improvements. Minimal changes or upgrades may be included, if <br />they do not significantly alter the cost, scope, or impact of the work. "Work on existing <br />improvements" does not include installing any sewer, water, sidewalk, or other improvement <br />where such improvement is not presently in existence. <br />Subdivision 2. For the purposes of any consent, objection or petition under this Chapter, <br />(a) only one person or entity may sign a consent, objection or petition on behalf of all owners of a <br />parcel; (b) if the same person or entity owns more than one parcel affected by a improvement, <br />that person or entity may sign a consent, objection or petition only once; and (c) for the purpose <br />of identifying recipients of any notice under this Chapter, owners are determined in accordance <br />with Minnesota Statutes, Section 429.031, subdivision 1. <br />Subdivision 3. The City may undertake any improvements not forbidden by law <br />and levy special assessments to pay all or any part of the cost of such improvements. The <br />principal amount of special assessments for any improvement shall not exceed the cost of <br />the improvement, including all design, financing and related costs, and shall not exceed the <br />benefit to the property determined in accordance with state law. <br />Subdivision 4. Improvements shall be carried out exclusively under the provisions <br />of this Charter, except to the extent otherwise provided in Section 8.04. <br />Section 8.02. Improvement Procedure. <br />Subdivision 1. Procedures applicable to all improvements. <br />A. Before recommending any improvement project to the City Council, the city <br />engineer shall hold a neighborhood meeting to discuss the project. <br />B. At least ten days prior to the neighborhood meeting, the city engineer shall <br />notify all affected property owners of the meeting by email, fax, text message, personal service, <br />first class mail, or equivalent method, personally addressed to the individual property owner. <br />C. At the neighborhood meeting the city engineer shall describe proposed work <br />on the existing improvements, plus any additional improvements being considered. <br />D. Up to 10% of the cost of work on existing improvements may be specially <br />