CHICAGO-LAKE SPECIAL SERVICE DISTRICT

Minneapolis Code of Ordinances tit. 17, ch. 461

in effect

Minneapolis Code of Ordinances § 461.10 Establishment.

461.10. - Establishment. Pursuant to the authority granted by Minnesota Statues, Chapter 428A there is hereby established a special service district (otherwise referred to herein as the "district") wherein the city may provide, or contract for public services to be provided, of a kind or to a degree not required or performed elsewhere in the city. Said special service district shall consist of the following area, except for those portions thereof within those zoning districts in which business, commercial and industrial uses are not permitted under the Minneapolis Zoning Code: Commencing at centerline Chicago Avenue South, 665 feet North of the center line of Lake Street, thence Westerly 90 feet along a line parallel to Lake Street, thence Southerly on a line parallel to center line of Chicago Avenue South to 90 feet north of center line of Lake Street, thence Westerly parallel to Lake Street South to center of Columbus Avenue South, thence Southerly 180 feet along the center line of Columbus Avenue South, thence Easterly parallel to Lake Street to 90 feet West of center line Chicago Avenue South, thence Southerly parallel to Chicago Avenue South to center line of 31st Street South, thence Easterly to centerline of Chicago Avenue South, thence Southerly along Chicago Avenue South to center line of 31st Street South, thence Easterly 90 feet along 31st Street South, thence Northerly and parallel 90 feet East of Chicago Avenue South 90 feet South of center line Lake Street, thence Easterly and parallel to Lake Street to center line of 12th Avenue South, thence Northerly along centerline of 12th Avenue South to 90 feet North of center line of Lake Street, thence Westerly parallel to Lake Street to 90 feet east of centerline of Chicago Avenue South, thence Northerly and parallel to Chicago Avenue South to a point 665 feet North of the center line of Lake Street, thence Westerly on a line parallel to the center line of Lake Street to the center line of Chicago Avenue South. (2007-Or-014, § 1, 2-9-07)

Minneapolis Code of Ordinances § 461.20 Special services to be performed.

461.20. - Special services to be performed. Within the special service district, the city may perform or contract for the performance of any of the following services to the extent that such services are not ordinarily provided throughout the city from ordinary revenues of the city unless an increased level of the service is provided in the special service district: (1) Snow and ice removal and sanding of public areas. (2) Cleaning and scrubbing of sidewalks; cleaning of curbs, gutters, alleys, and streets. (3) Provision, installation, maintenance, removal, and replacement of banners and other decorative items for promotion of the commercial area of the district. (4) Poster and handbill removal. (5) Repair and maintenance of sidewalks. (6) Installation and maintenance of area-wide security systems. (7) Provision and coordination of security personnel to supplement regular city personnel. (8) Maintenance, repair, and cleaning of commercial area directories, kiosks, benches, bus shelters, newspaper stands, trash receptacles, information booths, bicycle racks and bicycle storage containers, sculptures, murals, and other public area art pieces. (9) Installation, maintenance, and removal of lighting on commercial area trees. (10) Cost of electrical service for pedestrian and tree lighting. (11) Repair of low-level pedestrian lights and poles. (12) Provision of comprehensive liability insurance for public space improvements. (13) Trash removal and recycling costs. (14) Provision, maintenance, and replacement of special signage relating to vehicle and bicycle parking, vehicle and pedestrian movement, and special events. (15) Watering, fertilizing, maintenance and replacement of trees and bushes on the public right-of-way. (2007-Or-014, § 1, 2-9-07)

Minneapolis Code of Ordinances § 461.30 Service charge.

461.30. - Service charge. The city council hereby finds and determines that the annual costs of providing the services specified in section 461.20 hereof will provide benefits primarily to properties located within the district, rather than to the city as a whole, and that the costs of said services may be recovered by the city by the imposition of service charges to be assessed against properties located within the district. (2007-Or-014, § 1, 2-9-07; 2013-Or-026, § 1, 2-22-13)

Minneapolis Code of Ordinances § 461.40 Notice of veto power.

461.40. - Notice of veto power. Within five (5) days after adoption of this chapter the city clerk shall mail a summary of this chapter to the owner of each parcel included in the special service district and any individual or business organization subject to a service charge. The notice must meet the requirements of Minn. Statute Chapter 428A Section 09. (2007-Or-014, § 1, 2-9-07)

Minneapolis Code of Ordinances § 461.50 Imposition of service charge; levy.

461.50. - Imposition of service charge; levy. The service charges shall be levied annually upon properties within the district, in an aggregate sum, which, combined with any property tax levied under section 461.70 hereof, will equal the estimated total costs of the city in providing the services referred to in section 461.20 for the next ensuing calendar year; provided, however, that service charges may be levied in the year 2008 for services rendered or to be rendered during the calendar years 2008 and 2009. Prior to imposing the service charges, the department of public works shall approve a list of the several lots and parcels of land which will be subject to the service charges, and the names of the owners of the several parcels as nearly as the department of public works can readily ascertain the same. A public hearing shall be held with respect thereto at which all interested persons may appear and be heard. Notice of the public hearing shall be given in at least two (2) separate publications of the city's official newspaper two (2) weeks apart and the public hearing shall not be held less than three (3) days after the last publication. Not less than ten (10) days prior to the hearing, notice shall be mailed to the owner of each parcel of real estate within the area of the proposed district. For the purpose of giving such mailed notice, owners shall be those shown on the records of the county auditor. Other records may be used to supply the necessary information. Notices must be provided as required by the applicable notice provisions of Minn. Statute, Chapter 428A. For properties which are tax exempt or subject to taxation on a gross earnings basis in lieu of property tax and are not listed on the records of the county auditor, the owners shall be ascertained by any practical means, and mailed notice given them. The notice of public hearing shall include: (1) A statement that all interested persons will be given an opportunity to be heard at the hearing regarding a proposed service charge; (2) The proposed rate or amount of the proposed service charge to be imposed in the district during the calendar year and the nature and character of special services to be rendered in the district during the calendar year in which the service charge is to be collected; (3) A statement that the petition requirements of Minn. Statute, Section 428A.08 have either been met or do not apply to the proposed service charge; and (4) A statement that an owner may appeal an assessment of the service charge to district court including the procedure for appeal. Within six (6) months of the public hearing, the city may adopt a resolution imposing a service charge within the district not exceeding the amount or rate expressed in the notice issued under this section. Any such resolution shall be certified to the county auditor, together with the assessment roll provided for herein, prior to November thirtieth for the annual certification of special assessment installments, and the service charge shall be payable in a single tax year. The city council may increase or decrease assessments to correct omissions, mistakes or erroneous estimates relating to the total cost of the services or any other particular, using the same procedure as required for holding a public hearing and notification of affected property owners as for the original assessment. (2007-Or-014, § 1, 2-9-07; 2013-Or-026, § 3, 2-22-13)

Minneapolis Code of Ordinances § 461.60 Appeal of service charges.

461.60. - Appeal of service charges. Within thirty (30) days after the adoption of a service charge levied under 461.50, any person aggrieved may appeal to the district court by serving a notice of appeal upon the mayor or city clerk; provided that no appeal may be taken unless the person appealing shall have filed a signed, written, objection with the city clerk prior to the assessment hearing or shall have presented it to the presiding officer at the hearing, unless a reasonable cause shall exist for such person's failure to do so. The court may affirm the service charge or, if the appellant's objections have merit, modify or cancel it. (2007-Or-014, § 1, 2-9-07; 2013-Or-026, § 3, 2-22-13)

Minneapolis Code of Ordinances § 461.70 Ad valorem property tax.

461.70. - Ad valorem property tax. The city may, in each calendar year, levy a tax on taxable property in the district based upon the assessed value of the property and such tax shall be assessed and collected in the same manner as other property taxes on property located within the district. The tax shall be levied at a rate that will raise an aggregate sum, which, when combined with any service charges levied in the district, will equal the total costs of the city in providing the services specified in this chapter for the next ensuing calendar year; provided, however, that taxes may be levied in the year 2006 for services rendered and to be rendered in the calendar years 2006 and 2007. Prior to the levy of such a tax, a public hearing shall be held. The requirements for the public hearing and the notice of public hearing shall be the same as specified in section 461.40 with respect to the levy of special service charges, and the tax may be levied not later than six (6) months after the public hearing by a majority vote of all of the members of the city council. For purposes of determining the appropriate tax rate, taxable property or value shall be determined under Minnesota Statute. Property exempt from taxation by Minnesota Statute shall be exempt from such tax. (2007-Or-014, § 1, 2-9-07)

Minneapolis Code of Ordinances § 461.80 Revenue surplus or deficit.

461.80. - Revenue surplus or deficit. Any annual revenue surplus or deficit shall be addressed in accordance with one (1) of the following procedures: (1) If the total taxes and service charges levied and collected under this chapter, with respect to any calendar year, exceed the cost of services actually rendered in the district in such calendar year, then the next ensuing year's levy of taxes and service charges may be decreased by a corresponding amount; or (2) If the total taxes and service charges levied and collected under this chapter, with respect to any calendar year, exceed the cost of services actually rendered in the district in such calendar year, then the subsequent years' annual operating plan may be amended by city council action to incorporate the prior year's excess revenue; or (3) If the cost of services actually rendered in the district in any calendar year exceed the total taxes and service charges levied and collected under this chapter with respect to such calendar year, then an amount necessary to recoup the excess costs may be levied as taxes, service charges, or both within the next two (2) ensuing years; or (4) If the cost of services actually rendered in the district in any calendar year exceed the total taxes and service charges levied and collected under this chapter with respect to such calendar year, then the subsequent years' annual operating plan may be amended by city council action to recoup the excess costs. (2007-Or-014, § 1, 2-9-07; 2015-Or-039, § 1, 6-5-15)

Minneapolis Code of Ordinances § 461.90 Limitation.

461.90. - Limitation. Taxes and service charges may be levied pursuant to this chapter to finance special services ordinarily provided by the city only if the services are provided in the district at an increased level and, then, only in an amount sufficient to pay for the increase. (2007-Or-014, § 1, 2-9-07)

Minneapolis Code of Ordinances § 461.100 Petitions and notices.

461.100. - Petitions and notices. Petitions and notices required for hearings, petitions, or notices under this chapter, and for the resolution setting any service charges, fees, or rates, shall be in compliance with any applicable petition and notice requirements imposed pursuant to Minn. Statute Sections 428A.01 through 428A.10. Within five (5) days of adoption of the ordinance or any resolution setting rates or fees, in accordance with Minn. Statute Sections 428A.01 through 428A.10, a summary of the ordinance or resolution must be mailed to the owner of each parcel included in the special service district and any individual or business organization subject to a service charge in the same manner that notice is mailed under Minn. Statute Section 428A.02. The mailing must include notice that owners subject to the service charge have a right to veto the ordinance by filing the required number of objections with the city clerk before the effective date of the ordinance or resolution and that a copy of the ordinance or resolution is on file with the city clerk for public inspection. (2007-Or-014, § 1, 2-9-07)

Minneapolis Code of Ordinances § 461.110 Advisory board.

461.110. - Advisory board. (a) An advisory board to be known as the Chicago-Lake Special Service District Advisory Board consisting of three (3) members, who are residents of the district or owners of property within the district, may be appointed by the city council for terms of two (2) years each odd-numbered year, the first term to commence in 2009. All board members shall be appointed in conformance with the city's open appointments ordinance as outlined in Minneapolis Code of Ordinances Title 2 Chapter 10. Any vacancy in an unexpired term shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment was made and shall be for the unexpired term. Board members shall serve until their successors are appointed. (b) The advisory board shall advise the city council in connection with the construction, maintenance and operation of improvements and the furnishing of special services in the district. It shall make recommendations to the city council on requests and complaints of owners, occupants and users of property within the district and members of the public. (c) Before the adoption of any proposal by the city council to provide services or impose taxes or service charges within the district, the advisory board of the district must have an opportunity to review and comment upon the proposal. (d) Upon or after the effective date of this chapter, the city council may appoint a temporary advisory board consisting of five (5) members who shall be required to have the qualifications specified in paragraph (a) of this section. Said temporary advisory board shall have all of the powers, duties and responsibilities of, and shall be known as, the Chicago-Lake Special Service District Advisory Board from its date of appointment through December 31, 2008. In appointing the temporary advisory board members, the city council shall not be bound by the provisions of Minneapolis Code of Ordinances, Title 2, Chapter 10. (2007-Or-014, § 1, 2-9-07; 2010-Or-035, § 1, 4-16-10; Ord. No. 2021-010, § 9, 2-26-21; Ord. No. 2023-054, § 2, 10-19-23)

Minneapolis Code of Ordinances § 461.120 Definitions and construction.

461.120. - Definitions and construction. The terms used herein shall be defined as provided in Minn. Statute 428A.01 through 428A.10 and this chapter shall be construed consistently therewith. (2007-Or-014, § 1, 2-9-07)

Minneapolis Code of Ordinances § 461.130 Bonds.

461.130. - Bonds. At any time after a contract for the construction of all or part of an improvement authorized under Minn. Statute, Chapter 442 to 442.170 has been entered into or the work has been ordered done by day labor, the city council may issue obligations in the amount it deems necessary to defray in whole or in part the expense incurred and estimated to be incurred in making the improvement, including every item of cost from inception to completion and all fees and expenses incurred in connection with the improvement or the financing. The obligations are payable primarily out of the proceeds of the service charge based on net tax capacity imposed under sections 461.50 and 461.150 or from any other special assessments or non-tax revenues available to be pledged for their payment under charter or statutory authority, or from two or more of those sources. The city council may, by resolution adopted prior to the sale of obligations, pledge the full faith, credit, and taxing power of the city to assure payment of the principal and interest if the proceeds of the service charge in the district are insufficient to pay the principal and interest. The obligations must be issued in accordance with Minn. Statute, Chapter 475, except that an election is not required, and the amount of the obligations need not be included in determining the net debt of the city under the provisions of any law or charter limiting debt. (2007-Or-014, § 1, 2-9-07)

Minneapolis Code of Ordinances § 461.140 Notice to Commissioner of Revenue.

461.140. - Notice to Commissioner of Revenue. Within thirty (30) days after adoption of this chapter, the city clerk shall send a copy of this chapter to the commissioner of revenue. (2007-Or-014, § 1, 2-9-07)

Minneapolis Code of Ordinances § 461.150 Exemption of certain properties from taxes and service charges.

461.150. - Exemption of certain properties from taxes and service charges. Property exempt from taxation by section 461.10 is exempt from any service charges based on net tax capacity imposed under sections 461 to 461.170. (2007-Or-014, § 1, 2-9-07)

Minneapolis Code of Ordinances § 461.160 Collection of service charges.

461.160. - Collection of service charges. Service charges may be imposed on the basis of the net tax capacity of the property on which the service charge is imposed but must be spread only upon the net tax capacity of the taxable property located in the geographic area described in the ordinance. Service charges based on net tax capacity may be payable and collected at the same time and in the same manner as provided for payment and collection of ad valorem taxes. When made payable in the same manner as ad valorem taxes, service charges not paid on or before the applicable due date shall be subject to the same penalty and interest as in the case of ad valorem tax amounts not paid by the respective due date. The due date for a service charge payable in the same manner as ad valorem taxes is the due date given in law for the real or personal property tax for the property on which the service charge is imposed. Service charges imposed on net tax capacity which are to become payable in the following year must be certified to the county auditor by the date provided in section 461.70 for the annual certification of special assessment installments. Other service charges imposed must be collected as provided by ordinance. For the purpose of this section, "net tax capacity" means the net tax capacity most recently determined at the time that tax rates are determined under Minn. Statute, Chapter 275, Section 08. (2007-Or-014, § 1, 2-9-07)

Minneapolis Code of Ordinances § 461.170 Effective date.

461.170. - Effective date. This chapter shall become effective forty-five (45) days from and after its date of publication in the official newspaper of the City of Minneapolis. (2007-Or-014, § 1, 2-9-07)

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