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ORDINANCE NO. ill STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF RAMSEY CITY OF NEW BRIGHTON AN ORDINANCE ADDING A NEW CHAPTER TO THE CITY CODE RELATING TO STREET LIGHTING THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEW BRIGHTON ORDAINSaa follows: -- .----- ----- Section 1. The New Brighton City COde is amended by adding a new Chapter 33 as follows: City Code Chapter 33 Street Lighting System sec. 33-1. Statutory.AUthOrlty. Minnesota Statutes, Section 429.101 authorizes cities to impose charges for the cost ot operating a street lighting system and to adopt an ordinance 10 make this authority effective. By this Chapter, the City of New Brighton elects to exercise this authority. Sec. 33-2. Street Lighting System Established. A city - street lighting . system is established. The system consists of all street lighting facilities owned by the city and all street lighting facilities for which the city purchases and supplies electrical energy_ Sec. 33-3. Ratea and Collection of Fees. (1) RaMS. The street lighting charges, Imposed by this Chapter will be based on land use. The City Council will establish a flat rate for single and lWo-fam>>y residential properties and II flat rate for all other property categories within the City's billing system. Unimproved and vacant land will not be billed for street lighting under this Chapter, (2) Ca/cullltlon of Rates. The City Council will adopt a Resolution establishing the rate of the service charge for each property category. (3) Collection of FMs. Street lighting charges will be placed directly on the quarterly utility bill for each property. Sec. 33-4. Assessment of Charges. Any street lighting charges that are past due in excess of 90 days may be certilied to Ramsey COunty for collection with real estate taxes as a special assessment. The City may also bring a civil action or pursue other legal remedies to collect unpaid charges. Charges certilied as a special assessment will be collected following the procedures In Minnesota Statutea, Sections 429_061,429_071, and 429.081. ~' Section 2. This Enactment la in effect from and after the date following its publication. Steve Larson Mayor Mati FultonCity Manager ATTEST: Dan Maiers Director of Support Services/City Clerk (Bulletin: Mar, 10,2004)