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CHAPTER 8 PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS Sample petition will be made up by City Staff and available for any property owner or citizen interested in sponsoring a petition. 2. Petitioners are: Any person whose name is listed as owner of the property with the Ramsey County Property Records Office is to be recognized by the City as the property owner. Any person who is the owner of a benefited property in a proposed Local Improvement, is a qualified person to propose, circulate, and sign a petition. Any person whose name appears on a petition may withdraw their name by a statement in writing filed with the Council before such petition is presented to the Council. 3. Petitions must be submitted and conducted by a benefited property owner(s).A qualified petition will have the signatures of at minimum twenty-five percent of the benefited property owners in the proposed Local Improvement area. City Staff shall provide any benefited property owner the complete list of names of property owners for a proposed Local Improvement area. 4. City Staff shall qualify petition based on items 8.05.Subd B:Ph 1,2, and 3 previous. City Staff shall report receipt of all petitions for Local Improvements. The report shall include the primary petitioner, the proposed improvement and whether the petition was qualified or not for Council consideration. C. Council Resolution – City Staff will present all properly qualified petitions in the form of a resolution to the Council within 60 calendar days of receipt of the petition by the City Administrator or Assistant City Administrator. For all Local Improvement proposals the Council resolution shall state the purpose and scope of the proposed improvement, the benefited properties, and the estimated Dedicated Fund or General Fund balance to be allocated to the improvement. The City Staff shall establish a list of the benefited addresses and property owners with an average per property investment amount that is being proposed along with total proposed project. D. Public Hearing and Notice Upon receipt of a qualified Local or Public Improvement Resolution , the Council shall by resolution set a date for a public hearing on the proposed improvement. The resolution will set the time, place and purpose of the public hearing 1.The resolution shall be published in the City Newsletter twice and at least one week apart no less than two weeks prior to the date of stated hearing. A copy of the resolution, including estimated unit prices and total price, shall be mailed to each benefited property owner, at owner's last known address, at least two weeks prior to the date of stated hearing. Failure to give mailed notice, or any defects in the notice, shall not invalidate the proceedings. 2.At the proposed improvement hearing the City Council shall summarize to those in attendance the City Staff's written and oral statements about the purpose of the proposed improvement and costs per benefited property. The City Council shall hear any resident’s agreement or disagreement with the proposed improvement. The Council or City Staff shall answer questions presented by the public where feasible or known answers exist. The City Council will accept written petitions if presented at the meeting. E. Public Confirmation and Objection Period 1.A period of sixty days shall elapse after the public hearing before any further Council action or non-City staff expenses shall be expended on the proposed improvement. If within this sixty day period, a petition signed by a majority of the owners proposed to be assessed for the improvement is filed against the improvement the Council shall not make such improvement at December 12, 2013 Page 6 of 8 11 12 234 235 236 237 238 239 240 241 242 243 244 245 246 247 248 249 250 251 252 253 254 255 256 257 258 259 260 261 262 263 264 265 266 267 268 269 270 271 272 273 274 275 276 277 278 279