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! I I I I I I I I I I MEMORANDUM To: From: Re: Date: Ramsey Economic Development Commission William K. Goodrich, City Attorney Ramsey Ordinance # 86-8 known as "Public Improvememts~ Special Assessments" February 13, 1985 Pursuant to your request, this memo is being written to compare Ramsey Ordinance 84-8 to Chapter 429 of Minnesota Statutes. Ramsey Ordinance 86-8 is Ramsey's ordinance which regulates the construction and financing of local improvements. This ordinance was adopted pursuant to the directive of Chapter 8 of the City Charter. Ordinance 86-8 is known as Chapter 210.01 of the City Code and will hereafter be referred to as "Chapter 210". Chapter 429 is the state laws which regulate local improvements for statutory cities. Prior to its City Charter, Ramsey did follow Chapter 429. The most obvious difference between Chapter 210 and Chapter 429 is the lengthening of the time frame it takes from the commencement of an improvement project through the time bonds are sold.' Section 210 requires that the nottce of the first improvement hearing be published in the City's Newsletter. Currently this newsletter is being published every other month. Chapter 429 permits publication in the City's official newspaper, which is published weekly. Chapter 210 requires a 60 day waiting period between the improvement public hearing and ordering of the improvement by the Council. Chapter 429 allows ordering of the improvement immediately after the improvement public hearing. The purpose.of the 60 day waiting period above described is to allow a period of time in which the proposed benefited property owners can petition for or against the improvement° If within the 60 day period a petition against the improvement is filed with the Council, which petition is signed by a majority of the benefited property owners proposed to be assessed, or if an opposing petition is signed by as many persons who petitioned for the project, the Council cannot finance the improvement by special assessment. Chapter 429 does not provide for this petitioning process.