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<br />MINNESOTA STATUTES 2008 429.011
<br />Subd. 3. Council. "Council" means the body of the city having general legislative powers,
<br />the town board of the town, or the county board of a county.
<br />Subd. 4. Clerk. "Clerk" means the chief clerical officer of the municipality.
<br />Subd. 5. Improvement. "Improvement" means any type of improvement made under
<br />authority granted by section 429.021, and in the case of a county is limited to the construction,
<br />reconstruction, or improvement of a county state-aid highway or county highway including curbs
<br />and gutters and storm sewers, and to the purchase, installation, or maintenance of signs, posts, and
<br />markers for addressing related to the operation of enhanced 911 telephone service.
<br />Subd. 6. Newspaper. "Newspaper" means the official newspaper of the municipality, or if
<br />there is no official newspaper, a legal newspaper of general circulation in the municipality.
<br />Subd. 7. Street. "Street" means any street, alley, or other public way, or any part thereof.
<br />Subd. 8. Utilities commission. "Utilities commission" means the municipal board or
<br />commission, other than the council, which exercises any authority or control over the operation of
<br />any municipally owned public utility.
<br />Subd. 9. Pedestrian skyway system. "Pedestrian skyway system" means any system of
<br />providing for pedestrian traffic circulation, mechanical or otherwise, elevated above ground,
<br />within and without the public right-of-way, and through or above private property and buildings,
<br />and includes overpasses, bridges, passageways, walkways, concourses, hallways, corridors,
<br />arcades, courts, plazas, elevators, escalators, heated canopies, and accesses and all fixtures,
<br />furniture, equipment, facilities, services, and appurtenances which in the judgment of the council
<br />will enhance the movement, safety, security, convenience and enj oyment of pedestrians and
<br />benefit the city and adjoining properties.
<br />Subd. 10. Underground pedestrian concourse. "Underground pedestrian concourse"
<br />means any system of providing for pedestrian traffic circulation, mechanical or otherwise, below
<br />ground, within and without the public right-of-way, and through or below private property, and
<br />includes tunnels, passageways, walkways, concourses, hallways, corridors, arcades, plazas,
<br />elevators, escalators, heated canopies, and accesses and all fixtures, furniture, equipment, facilities,
<br />and appurtenances which in the judgment of the council will enhance the movement, safety,
<br />security, convenience and enjoyment of pedestrians and benefit the city and adjoining properties.
<br />Subd. 11. Special lighting system. "Special lighting system" means lights or light displays
<br />of any type located within or without the public right-of-way.
<br />Subd. 12. Acquire. "Acquire" includes, but is not limited to, the obtaining by purchase,
<br />condemnation, or leasing rights or interests in the areas above or below the surface of the ground
<br />of real property or structures or improvements thereon.
<br />Copyright �O 2008 by the Revisor of Statutes, State of Minnesota. All Rights Reserved.
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