10-22-2012 Ericson Memo to Commission

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53 Public Improvement: Work done that increases value, brings into a more valuable or desirable 54 condition, or betterment of property, or right-of-way owned by the City, County or State. 55 56 Public Improvement Project: A City Service project comprised of one or more public 57 improvement(s) defined or completed by segments or steps that span multiple years, approved 58 through a single resolutions which shall define or describe all improvements to be done for the 59 total project to be completed, its steps or segments, the set of engineering standards to be applied, 60 the benefit to properties involved, the local character to be maintained or modified, the 61 assessment proeess(es) and(or) the financing method(s) which will be used to pay for the project. 62 A Public Improvement Project, whether financed with assessments or not, shall have both a 63 public hearing and a public comment period of not less than sixty calendar days. A Public 64 Improvement Project or Resolution shall not prevent each annual segment from the citizen's 65 right to petition the engineering standards or the financing method being applied to work 66 scheduled for that calendar year, to be moved to process section 67 68 Requirements: A Public Improvement Project will be approved by resolution on a per build -out, 69 per segment process. 70 71 Service, (conflicts as used in current section 8.05): 72 73 Special Assessment: Any assessment made to an individual property or collection of properties which 74 abut or is identified as being improved by, or maintained by, a result of the local or public 75 improvement being completed. The Assessment will follow the process as stated in MN Statute 76 429.061, as amended, and be controlled by MN Statute 429.05 Las amended. 77 78 Section 8.03. Local Improvement Ordinances and Regulations. Within 90 days after this Charter goes 79 into effect, the Council shall enact suitable ordinance(s) governing local improvements and special 80 assessments. The ordinance(s) shall provide a complete working code covering the determination of 81 assessments and assessment Districts, public hearings, appeals from a collection of assessments, 82 penalties for delinquency in making payments, financing of said assessments, and the certifying of 83 unpaid assessments for collection by the proper county officer. Said ordinance(s) shall also provide for 84 installment payments and notices to be given thereof, appellate procedure, reassessment, if necessary, 85 and all other matters appropriate to the subject of local improvements and assessments. After the 86 adoption of such ordinance(s) providing for local improvements, all procedures in compliance therewith 87 shall conform to the regulations as set forth in such ordinance(s) and as otherwise contained in this 88 Charter.