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DAI~ BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Anoka County, Minnesota 11/22/83 RESOLUTION NO. 83-111 OFFERED BY COMMISSIONER Cena i ko RELATING TO THE ANOKA COUNTY POLICY TOWARD SPECIAL ASSES~IENTS WHEREAS, the County of Anoka owns property throughout the County which is used for various public purposes; and, WHEREAS, many municipalities and other governmental entities plan public improvements, anticipating that the County may.contribute toward the cost of the improvement through a special assessment; and, WHEREAS, a substantial amount of County property has been acquired with Federal and State funds, the terms of which restrict the use of the property to recreational uses and prohibit the County from conveying or encumbering the property; and, WHEREAS, in many cases, because of these restrictions and prohibitions, the improvements are of little or no benefit to the County-owned property; and, WHEREAS, the law provides that property may only be assessed .for public improve~nts to the extent that it is benefited: NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that all municipalities and other governmental agencies within Anoka County are hereby requested to contact the Anoka County Administration Office imediately upon comencing the planning of public in~rovements for which the governmental unit may anticipate assessing County-owned property. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that such imediate contact shall be primarily for the purpose of the municipality reaching an agreement with the County as to the County's benefit from the improvement and as to an appropriate special assessment, if any, thereupon. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that said agreement between the municipality and the County shall be reached prior to any project hearing on the matter and prior to the municipality's estimate or determination of what any of the other various entities might be or would be assessed on a given improvement.