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