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Page 2 of 2 owners 34 Pathway Construction: The PWETC believes that pathways included as priority segments in the 35 Pathway Master Plan serve a regional benefit. As a result, they do not recommend that the costs to build 36 these pathways be assessed to the property owners abutting the project. However, they do recognize 37 that pathways along other stretches of road may bene fit the property owners along those streets. As a 38 result, they recommend that projects requested by property owners be considered for assessments, based 39 on the Special Benefit Test. 40 Streetlights: No changes were recommended for the streetlight assessment policy. 41 In putting together the final draft policy for this meeting, staff took a look at format, content and took 42 another look at the policy to ensure that all of the different types of public improvement projects that the 43 City may undertake were included. The purpose of this was to ensure that the policy was 44 comprehensive and to eliminate conflicts. As a result of this review, some modifications have been 45 made since the September 17, 2012 worksession. A summary of the major changes: 46 Regional Improvement Projects: Regional improvement projects such as noise walls and interchange 47 reconstruction can benefit all property owners in the area surrounding the project, not just the property 48 owners directly adjacent to the improvement. Staff felt that additional flexibility should be added to our 49 assessment policy for these types of projects. We have added Section 6. Regional Improvement Projects 50 and some associated definitions. The purpose of this section is to provide for an alternative to the front 51 foot assessment methodology in cases of public improvements that create an area-wide benefit. When a 52 project benefits an area, the properties expected to receive positive impacts from the proposed public 53 improvement would be assessed for the cost of cons truction. The Benefited Area would be determined 54 on a project- by- project basis as a part of the Feasibility Report. Assessment amounts would need to 55 meet the Benefit Test. 56 Traffic Management Program: Staff added a section on the TMP for consistency with the new policy. 57 P OLICY O BJECTIVE 58 This policy is to be used as a guide by the City of Roseville when preparing assessment rolls, to assure 59 uniform and consistent treatment of affected properties. It is the general policy of the City of Roseville 60 to assess all affected properties according to policy without regard to funding source. 61 Special assessments are a charge imposed on properties for a particular improvement that benefits the 62 owners of those selected properties. The authority to use special assessments originates in the state 63 constitution which allows the state legislature to give cities and other governmental units the authority 64 “to levy and collect assessments for local improvements upon property benefited thereby.” The 65 legislature confers that authority to cities in Minnesota Statutes Chapter 429. 66 S TAFF R ECOMMENDATION 67 Adopt Assessment Policy. 68 R EQUESTED C OUNCIL A CTION 69 Adopt Assessment Policy. 70 Prepared by: Debra Bloom, City Engineer Attachments: Attachment A: Draft Special Assessment Policy