Resolution - #20-195 - 09/08/2020

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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 13th day of October, 2020 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 by November 16th or interest will be charged through December 31st of the succeeding year. In subsequent years, the property owner may at any time thereafter, pay to the City the balance of the assessment remaining unpaid after the current year, provided such payment is made by November 16th. 6) The City Clerk shall forthwith transmit a certification of this assessment to the Anoka County Auditor’s Office to be extended on the property tax lists of the County. Such assessments shall be collected and paid in the same manner as other municipal taxes. Resolution #20-195 Page 2 of 3