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Second Draft December 18, 2003 Page 3 of 5 B. Procedure When a request for an "Enhanced Street Lighting" project is received, City staff, working with property owners, will determine the boundaries of the project. Requests for street lighting can be initiated through the following methods: . Property owners shall submit a petition that includes signatures representing at least 60% of the property in the project area. · Property owners shall submit a request for a street lighting ballot that includes signatures representing at least 20% of the property in the project area. Petition Process If a street light petition is submitted, the following process should be used: · Upon receipt of a petition signed by the owners of sixty percent (60%) of the property area within the proposed project limits, City staff will prepare a preliminary report detailing the streetlight types, location, costs, and proposed assessments. · The City Council will be asked to call and hold a public hearing pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Section 429.031. · If the project goes to the public hearing, but is not ordered forward, subsequent petitions will not be undertaken for the same project area or any part of the project area for a two (2) year period beginning on the hearing date. The exception to this requirement would be if the City initiates a street reconstruction project in the area. Baffel Process If a street lighting ballot is initiated, the following process should be Hsed: · Upon receipt of a reqHest for ballot sigHed by the owners of twenty percent (20~q of the property area within the proposed project limits, City staff 'Nill prepare a preliminary report detailing the streetlight types, location, costs, and proposed assessments. · Staff will prepare and mail to each property owner a ballot. The ballot will include assessment inforn1ation for the street light tj'j3e selected for the project area and a map detailing the location of the streetlights. A postage paid return envelope v..ill be inc1Hded with eaeh ballot. · Property owners will have twebe (12) working days to return their ballot. The retHrn date will be indicated on the ballot. Ballots will be accepted if post marked by the return date. Staff '.viII '.vork the neighborhood or commercial representative to help facilitate the retlJlll of as many ballots as possible. · ,^,ll retHrned ballots will be tabHlated. If greater than sixty percent (60~q of the owners of property in the project area return ballots indicating support of the project, a f-casibility stHdy report '.viII be prepared and COHncil 'Nill be asked to call and hold a public hearing pumuant to Minnesota Statutes, Section 129.031.