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CHAPTER 8 1 <br />(Draft Version dated Sep 12, 2012) 2 <br />PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS AND DEDICATED REVENUEASSESSMENTS 3 <br /> 4 <br />Section 8.01. Power to Make Improvements and Levy Assessments collect Dedicated Revenue . The City 5 <br />may make any type of public improvement not forbidden by law and levy and collect dedicated revenue 6 <br />special assessments to pay all or any part of the cost of such improvements as are of a local character. The 7 <br />total assessments collection of Dedicated Revenue for any local improvement may not exceed the cost of 8 <br />the improvement, including all costs and expenses connected therewith, with interest. No assessment 9 <br />collection of Dedicated Revenue shall exceed the benefits to the property. This Chapter does not apply to 10 <br />public improvements funded only with general funds or bonding. All public improvements which may 11 <br />levy and collect Dedicated Revenue for any portion or act to complete the improvement shall exclusively 12 <br />be controlled by this Chapter and the Charter, as a whole, as allowed under MN Statute 429.111, as 13 <br />amended. 14 <br /> 15 <br />8.02 Definitions – Application. For the purpose of this chapter, the terms defined in this section, shall have 16 <br />the meanings ascribed to them. 17 <br /> 18 <br />Assessment District: The collection of all benefited properties, which shall be specifically identified in 19 <br />the Notice of Hearing for a proposed Local Improvement Plan and published in the official 20 <br />newspaper. Upon Council approval of the Local Improvement Resolution, the collection of all 21 <br />benefited properties specifically identified by County Property Record number in the Resolution and 22 <br />notice sent to the property owner of record prior to the Council action to approve the Resolution. 23 <br /> 24 <br />Assessment Procedure: as described in MN Statute 429.061, as amended, shall apply to this chapter. 25 <br /> 26 <br />Benefited Property: The property or properties which will be improved or maintained as a result of the 27 <br />improvement being completed. (The benefit to the property shall be identified as a dollar value to the 28 <br />property owner by the City when proposing the improvement. The identified benefit shall not require 29 <br />any type of certification or verification by a third party. The identified benefit may be nullified as a 30 <br />result of a properly filed petition using the Petition Process by the properties for the proposed 31 <br />Assessment District, or individually modified by the Council as a result of an oral request of the 32 <br />property owner directly to the City Council at a City Council meeting. Nothing in this definition will 33 <br />preclude a property owner from their rights under MN Statute 429.081 to appeal an assessment to the 34 <br />District Court. this section to be moved to process area of chapter.) 35 <br /> 36 <br />City Services: Include those services sited under MN Statutes Chapter 471 (Municipal Powers), as 37 <br />amended, in exchange for the taxes and fees citizens or residents pay. Basic city services may include, 38 <br />but are not limited to, sanitation (both sewer and refuse), water, streets, inspections, public safety (fire 39 <br />department, police, ambulance) snowplowing, and other health department issues. City Services may 40 <br />be delivered directly by a City department, employee, City approved volunteer, authorized and 41 <br />appointed commission, elected official, or be sub-contracted to a third party. 42 <br /> 43 <br />Dedicated RevenueAssessment: Funds, fees, or taxesAssessment collected for a specific public 44 <br />improvement or purpose from business, citizens and residents of the City. 45 <br /> 46 <br />Local Improvement: A public improvement done by special assessment under the authority of MN 47 <br />Statute 429.021, as amended, or by other Dedicated Revenue. 48 <br /> 49 <br />Local Character: (Provide a high priority to maintain to be moved to process section) The 50 <br />predominate appearance and use of an area. 51 <br /> 52