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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />City of Arden Hills <br />2004 Assessment Policy <br /> <br />The City of Arden Hills has adoptcd a rcviscd Assessment Policy for its existing streets that <br />are part of the Pavement Management Program (PMP). The PMP is a long-term, multi-year <br />plan that consists of proposed reconstruction and repair of the city's streets. The goal and <br />intent of this policy revision was to simplify and make the process easy to understand and <br />implement. The Policy was draftcd by a group oflocal citizens who served on the City's <br />2004 Asscssment Policy Task Force. This Policy document is divided into two parts. Part I <br />deals with existing streets and Part II deals with new developments. <br /> <br />PART I - ASSESSMENT POLICY Fo1l. EXISTIN6."SFRlIit/1;S <br /> <br /> <br />The purpose of this assessmcnt policy manual is to <br />City of Arden Hills when preparing assessment <br />treatment of the affected properties. <br /> <br />blish procedures to be utilized by the <br />to assure uniform and consistent <br /> <br />Minnesota State Law, Chapter 429 provides t <br />public improvements such as sanitary s <br />facilities, street improvemcnts including <br />lighting and recreational facilities, <br />follow including reports, notices <br /> <br />unicipality shall have the power to make <br />sewers, water source and distribution <br />, b and gutter, surfacing, sidewalks, street <br />arious proccdurcs that the municipality must <br />rings are well defincd within thc law. <br /> <br />The Statute further defines th of any improvement may be assessed upon property <br />bencfited by the improvem the benefits received whether or not the property <br />abuts on the improvemen r or not any part of the cost of the improvement is paid <br />from other funding sources. is not specific on how these benefits are to be measured <br />or how the costs are to be appo ned, but rather makes it incumbent upon the municipality <br />to detennine with assistance of the City Engineer, City Attorney, appraisers or other qualified <br />personnel, a fair and equitable method of cost-sharing among the properties involved. <br /> <br />Throughout this policy manual, the total cost of an improvcment shall include the <br />construction cost, plus all associated overhead costs. The total cost of the associated <br />overhead for a public improvement project would typically include the following as a <br />pcrcentage of the construction costs: <br /> <br />2004 Assessment Policy Manual - Page I <br />