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Page 19 <br />E. Tax Forfeiture Assessments. When a parcel of tax forfeited land is returned to <br />private ownership, and the parcel is benefitted by an improvement for which <br />special assessments were canceled because of the forfeiture, the City may, upon <br />notice and hearing as provided for the original assessment, make a reassessment <br />or a new assessment as to the parcel in an amount equal to the amount <br />remaining unpaid on the original assessment. <br />F. First Serve Situations. If the plans of the City and a developer coincide in regard <br />to utility installations on certain properties, the plans of the City shall receive first <br />consideration. In that event, the City may, upon notice and hearing, assess all <br />unplatted parcels according to this Policy if the improvements are approved prior <br />to hardshell consent of the unplatted properties. <br />G. New Subdivisions <br />1. The improvement costs of new subdivisions shall be the sole responsibility <br />of the property developer except consideration shall be given for assessing <br />any other properties that receive special benefit from the improvements. <br />H. Street Standards <br />1. Minnesota State Aid Road Funds (MSA). The City is eligible for and <br />annually receives funds from the State for the construction of roadways <br />and related systems which are designed to specific standards. The State <br />Aid procedures do not dictate how the City expends its annual <br />appropriation, but rather it approves proposed City expenditures for eligible <br />projects. Therefore, the City has the latitude to define how much MSA <br />funding could be used in a given project. Stated differently, the City has <br />the ability to define a project's assessable cost, and if the assessable cost <br />is below the project cost, fund the difference with MSA monies. <br />The MSA Board has extensively researched design standards for <br />roadways. The City has approximately eight (8) miles of MSA designated <br />streets. These streets are classified minor collectors and must be <br />constructed to MSA Specifications to received funding. In most cases, the <br />widths of these roads will be thirty six (36) to thirty eight (38) feet. A select <br />number of non -system streets may also be classified collectors based <br />on their traffic counts and function. Residents residing on these streets will <br />be assessed for a thirty two (32) foot wide street. The remaining street <br />width will be funded from State assistance.