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CHAPTER 8 1 2 (Draft Version dated March 10, 2013) 3 PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS AND SPECIA L ASSESSMENTS 4 5 Section 8.01. Power to Make Improvements and Levy Assessments.. 6 The City may make any type of public improvement Public Improvement not forbidden by law and levy 7 MN Statutes or this Charter 8 All Public Improvements which may levy and collect assessments or fees for any portion of, or act to 9 complete, the improvement shall exclusively be processes under the control of this Chapter and the 10 Charter, as a whole. 11 12 8.02 Definitions – Application. For the purpose of this chapter, the terms defined in this section, shall 13 have the meanings ascribed to them. 14 15 Assessment District: The collection of all benefited properties, which shall be specifically 16 identified in the Notice of Hearing for a proposed Local Improvement Plan and published in the 17 official newspaper. Upon Council approval of the Local Improvement Resolution, the collection of 18 all benefited properties specifically identified by County Property Record number in the Resolution 19 and notice sent to the property owner of record prior to the Council action to approve the 20 Resolution. 21 22 Assessment Procedure: as described in MN Statute 429.061, as amended, shall apply to Local 23 Improvement. 24 25 Benefited Property: The property or properties which will be improved or maintained as a result of 26 the improvement being completed. (The benefit to the property shall be identified as a dollar value 27 by the City to the property owner when proposing the improvement. The identified benefit shall not 28 require any type of certification or verification by a third party. The identified benefit may be 29 nullified as a result of a properly filed petition using the Petition Process by the properties for the 30 proposed Assessment District, or individually modified by the Council as a result of an oral request 31 of the property owner directly to the City Council at a City Council meeting. Nothing in this 32 definition will preclude a property owner from their rights under MN Statute 429.081 to appeal an 33 assessment to the District Court. this section to be moved to process area of chapter.) 34 35 City Services: Include those services cited under MN Statutes Chapter 471 (Municipal Powers), as 36 amended, in exchange for the taxes and fees citizens or residents pay. Basic city services may 37 include, but are not limited to, sanitation (both sewer and refuse), water, streets, inspections, public 38 safety (fire department, police, ambulance) snowplowing, and other health department issues. City 39 Services may be delivered directly by a City department, employee, City approved volunteer, 40 authorized and appointed commission, elected official, or be sub-contracted to a third party. 41 42 Dedicated Revenue: Funds, fees, or taxes assessed for a specific Public Improvement or purpose 43 from businesses, citizens and residents of the City. This includes Special Assessments. 44 45 Local Improvement: A Public Improvement done by special assessments to pay all or any part of 46 the cost of assessment under the authority of MN Statute 429.021, as amended, or by other 47 Dedicated Revenue. 48 49 Neighborhood Character: (Provide a high priority to maintain to be moved to process section) The 50