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CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW <br />ASSESSMENT POLICY FOR LOCAL IMPROVEMENTS <br />SECTION I - GENERAL POLICY STATEMENT <br />A. PURPOSE <br />The purpose of this Assessment Policy is to provide a fair and equitable manner of <br />recovering and distributing the cost of public improvements. While there is no perfect <br />assessment policy, it is important that assessments be implemented in a reasonable, <br />consistent and fair manner. There may be exceptions to the Assessment Policy when <br />unique situations or circumstances exist which may require special consideration and <br />discretion by the City Council. Therefore, the assessment policy is intended to serve <br />as a guide for a systematic assessment process in the City of Mounds View. <br />This policy shall relate only to those public improvements allowable under Chapter 429, <br />Minnesota Statutes. These public improvements may include the following: <br />a) Sanitary sewer utility system improvements <br />b) Water utility system improvements <br />c) Storm sewer, holding pond and drainage systems <br />d) Streets, curb and gutters, grading, graveling <br />e) Pedestrian ways <br />f) Tree trimming, care and removal <br />g) Abatement of nuisances <br />h) Public malls, plazas and courtyards <br />i) Service charges which are unpaid for the cost of rubbish removal from <br />sidewalks, weed elimination, and the elimination of public health or safety <br />hazards, upon passage of appropriate ordinances <br />j) Surface water maintenance, ie ditch and pond cleaning <br />B. PROCEDURE <br />The procedures used by the City of Mounds View ("City") for levying special <br />assessments are those specified by Minnesota Statutes and the City Charter, which <br />provide that all or a part of the cost of improvements may be assessed against <br />benefitting properties. The procedures for local improvements are summarized in <br />Exhibit "A". <br />While establishing the authority by which communities may proceed to construct public <br />facility projects, the statutes provide no guide as to how costs are to be apportioned. <br />Therefore, it is the responsibility of the local legislative body to establish a fair and <br />reasonable method by which properties will be assessed.