CITY CHARTER - 1988 Rev March 14

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Subdivision 4. When a proposed improvement is disallowed under the foregoing subdivisions, the Council shall not vote on the same improvement within a period of one year after the public hearing on said improvement. Section 8.05. Assessments for Services. The Council may provide by ordinance that the cost of City services to streets, sidewalks, or other public or private property may be assessed against property benefited and may be collected in the same manner as special assessments. Such costs shall not be deemed to be "special assessments" for the purposes set forth in Section 8.03 of this chapter. CHAPTER 9 EMINENT DOMAIN Section 9.01. Acquisition of Property. The City may acquire by purchase, gift, condemnation, or otherwise, any real property, either within or without its boundaries, that may be needed by the City for any public purpose. In acquiring property by exercising the power of eminent domain, the City. shall proceed according to Minnesota law, Chapter 117, or other applicable items. CHAPTER 10 FRANCHISES Section 10.01. Except as otherwise provided by state law, no person, firm or corporation shall place or maintain any permanent or semi-permanent fixtures in, over, upon or under any street or public place for the purpose of operating a public utility, or for any other purpose, without a franchise therefor from the City. A franchise shall be granted only by ordinance, which shall not be an emergency ordinance. No exclusive franchise shall be granted unless the proposed ordinance is submitted to the voters of the City following a public hearing and approved by at least a majority of those voting thereon. Every ordinance granting a franchise shall contain all the terms and conditions of the franchise. The grantee shall bear the costs of publication of the franchise ordinance and shall make a sufficient deposit with the Clerk-Administrator to guarantee publication before the ordinance is passed. Section 10.02. Term. No perpetual franchise or privilege shall be created, nor shall any exclusive franchise or privilege be granted for a period of more than twenty-five years. Section 10.03. Public Hearing. Before any franchise ordinance is adopted or any rates, fares, or prices to be charged by a public utility are fixed by the Council, the Council shall hold a public hearing on the matter. Notice of such hearing shall be published at least once in the City Newsletter and in the official newspaper not less than ten days prior to the date of the hearing. Section 10.04. Power of Regulation Reserved. Subject to any applicable state law, the Council may by ordinance reasonably regulate and control the exercise of any franchise,including the maximum rates, fares, or prices to be charged by the grantee. No franchise value shall be included in the valuation of the grantee's property in regulating utility rates, fares, or prices under City of Mounds View