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Councilmember introduced the following resolution and moved for its adoption: RESOLUTION #17-09-213 RESOLUTION ORDERING PREPARATION OF ASSESSMENT ROLL AND CALLING FOR ASSESSMENT HEARING FOR IMPROVEMENT PROJECT #17-00, SUNWOOD DRIVE RECONSTRUCTION WHEREAS, a contract has been let for the reconstruction of Sunwood Drive between Ramsey Boulevard/County State Aid Highway 56 and Bunker Lake Boulevard/County Road 116, along with miscellaneous appurtenant improvements; and NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RAMSEY, ANOKA COUNTY, STATE OF MINNESOTA, as follows: 1) The City Council hereby determines that a portion of the costs for said improvements shall be assessed against benefitted property owners based upon benefits received without regard to cash valuation. 2) The City Clerk shall forthwith calculate the proper amount to be specially assessed for said improvements against every assessable lot, piece or parcel or land without regard to cash valuation as provided by law, and the Clerk shall file a copy of said proposed assessments in their office for public inspection. 3) A hearing shall be held on the loth day of October, 2017 at 7 p.m. at the Ramsey Municipal Center to pass upon such proposed assessments and at such time and place all persons owning property affected by said improvements will be given an opportunity to be heard with reference to such assessment. 4) The City Clerk is hereby directed to cause a notice of the hearing on the proposed assessment to be published once in the official newspaper at least two weeks prior to the hearing and shall state in the notice the hearing time, date, and place, overall project description, area to be assessed, total cost of the improvement, a description of a landowner's right to appeal the assessment, and available deferment options. The Clerk shall also cause mailed notice to be given to the owner of each parcel described in the assessment roll not less than two weeks prior to the hearing and shall state the amount of the special assessment against the individual parcels, a description of the property owner's right to appeal the assessment, prepayment provisions, and interest rate. 5) The owner of any property so assessed may, at any time prior to certification of the assessment to the County Auditor, pay the whole of the assessment on such property, with interest accrued to the date of payment to the City, except that no interest shall be charged if the entire assessment is paid within 30 days from the adoption of the assessment. Such payment must be made before November 13th or interest will be charged through December 31 st of the succeeding year. In subsequent years, the property Resolution #17-09-213 Page 1 of 2