Agenda - Public Works Committee - 09/19/2017

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mainline watermains adjacent to, across or abutting their property lines pay 0% of the assessment rate for the new watermain but 100% of the cost associated with replacing their service lines. Any existing water service lines found to be defective as part of the project, are replaced as part of the project and are assessed directly to the benefiting property as allowed under Chapter 8 of the City Charter. Property owners electing to connect to City water during street reconstruction projects will receive a credit to offset those costs that would have been incurred by the City to reconstruct the street and boulevard after connecting to City water if the street were not being reconstructed. The amount of the credit will be set in the annual fee schedule approved by the City Council. F. Street Boulevard Trees All street boulevard trees installed as part of new street constructions or in reconstructing existing streets shall be included as part of the overall project costs included in the assessment calculations. G. Street Lights All costs for new streetlights installed as part of constructing new streets or streetlights relocated as part of reconstructing streets are included in the overall project costs and included in the assessment calculations, unless otherwise directed by the City Council. In new subdivisions, the City will require the developer to finance street light improvements rather than assessing the cost. H. Other Improvements Based on the City Council determination, any other eligible improvements may be fully assessed or assessed in part. SECTION 11. DEFERMENT OF SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS. Subd. 1. The Council may defer the payment of any special assessment on homestead property owned by a person who is 65 years of age or older, or who is retired by virtue of permanent and total disability, and the City Clerk is hereby authorized to record the deferment of special assessments where all of the following conditions are met: 1.The applicant must apply for the deferment not later than 90 days after the assessment is adopted by the City Council. 2.The applicant must be 65 years of age or older or retired by virtue of permanent and total disability at the time the assessment is adopted. 3.The applicant must be the owner of the property. 4.The applicant must occupy the property as his or her principal place of residence. 5.The average annual payment for assessments levied against the subject property exceed one recent federal income tax return. The average annual payment of an assessment shall be the total cost of the assessment divided by the number of years over which it is spread. 12