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e . e City of Arden Hills 2005 Assessment Policy Thc City of Arden Hills has adopted a revised Assessment Policy for its existing streets that are part of the Pavement Management Program (PMP). The PMP is a long-term, multi-year plan that consists of proposed reconstruction and repair of the city's streets. The goal and intent of this policy rcvision was to simplify and make the process easy to understand and implement. The Policy was draftcd by a group oflocal citizens who servcd on the City's 2004 Assessment Policy Task Force. This Policy document is divided into two parts. Part I deals with existing streets and Part II deals with new developments. ~ITfiW~.&~(wml!fm~W~J~~iP!:;(0::[;i!jjfii~;HjY!B.lliflj10;;:~ltjfBm!Sl_im=';;;Itj1;:;;;~~~UlmEi~f::fD ~IfIH~~~fnlTIt4Hi#~~~II~fJ~i~i!i!W:tIRE~~li.E~~i~llif1l~.~l!1~~B;.) The purpose of this assessment policy manual is to establish procedures to be utilized by the City of Ardcn Hills when preparing assessment rolls, so as to assure unifonn and consistent treatmcnt of thc affcctcd properties. Minnesota State Law, Chapter 429 provides that a municipality shall have the power to makc public improvements such as sanitary sewers, storm sewers, water source and distribution facilities, street improvements including grading, curb and gutter, surfacing, sidewalks, street lighting and recreational facilities, etc. The various procedures that the municipality must follow including reports, notices and public hearings are well defined within the law. The Statute further defines that the cost of any improvement may be assessed upon property benefited by the improvement based upon the benefits received whether or not the property abuts on the improvement and whether or not any part of the cost of the improvement is paid from other funding sources. The law is not specific on how these benefits arc to be measured or how the costs are to be apportioned, but rather makes it incumbent upon the municipality to determine with assistance of the City Engineer, City Attorney, appraisers or other quali lied personnel, a fair and equitable method of cost-sharing among the properties involved. Throughout this policy manual, the total cost of an improvement shall include the constmetion cost, plus all associated overhead costs. The total cost of the associated overhcad [or a public improvcmcnt project would typically include the following as a percentage of the constmction costs: 2005 Assessment Policy Manual- Page I