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AJ\ zLj )ti8, CITY OF LINO LAK1S COUNTY OF ANOKA STATE OF MINNESOTA 1 ORDIANCE NO. 86 AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A LOCAL IMPROVEMENT PROCEDURE. The City Council of Lino Lakes Ordains: Section I. Purpose This ordinance is adopted pursuant to the Lino Lakes City Charter, specifically Section 8.03, and for the purposes set forth therein. Section II. Definitions. For purposes of this ordinance, the words below shall have the meanings given them in this section. 225 Subdivision 1. Local Improvement. Local improvement shall mean a public improvement financed partly or wholly from special assessments Subdivision 2. Petition. Petition shall mean a written document presented to the Council for purposes relating to a local improvement as set forth in this ordinance. A petition shall contain a clear statement of its purpose on the top of each page upon which signatures appear purporting to validate the same. All signatures shall be accompanied by the address of the signator, the date of the signature and a printing of the signator's name. Section III. Initiation of Improvements. Subdivision 1. Petition. A local improvement may be initiated by a petition of at least 25% of the benefitted property owners. Pro- vided, however, that a benefitted property owner can'only sign once regardless of the number of benefitted parcels owned, and a benefitted parcel can have only one signature. The petition shall be presented to the City Clerk who shall place it on the agenda at the next available Council meeting for its consideration. The Council shall review the petition, as to its adequacy under this ordinance and the City Charter. If the Council finds that it meets the criteria therein it may adopt a Resolution by affirmative vote of the majority of all Council members which contain the following: (1) The nature and scope of the proposedimprovement including the numner of benefitted property owners; and (2) Shall provide a means to obtain a cost estimate for the total cost of the improvement and unit prices thereof which will be the basis for assessment. Subdivision 2. Council Resolution. As an alternative to the method prescribed in Subdivision 1 above, a local improvement may be initiated by a Resolution adopted by a four -fifths affirmative vote of all Council members. Said Resolution shall contain the same pro- visions as the Resolution set forth in Subdivision 1 above.