(A) The Council shall follow the procedures prescribed herein for making local improvements which result in service charges that may be totally or partially financed by the use of special assessments against benefitted properties; provided that when the Council makes those local improvements specifically designated in the City Charter, the Council shall follow the procedures prescribed therein.
(B) The Council may by resolution authorize any improvement designated in M.S. Chapter 429, as it may be amended from time to time, and may make assessments therefor against the property benefitted thereby; all improvements including abatement of public nuisances authorized therein may be made by the Council in accordance with this chapter. Those improvements which the Council may provide under this chapter shall include the collection of unpaid special charges for all or any part of the cost of snow, ice, or rubbish removal from sidewalks, weed elimination from streets or private property, removal or elimination of public health or safety hazards from private property (excluding any structure included under the provisions of M.S. §§ 463.15 to 463.26, as they may be amended from time to time), installation or repair of water service lines, street sprinkling or other dust treatment of streets, the trimming and care of trees and removal of unsound trees from any street, the treatment and removal of insect infested or diseased trees on private property, the repair of sidewalks or alleys, and the operation of a street lighting system as special assessments against the property benefitted.
(C) The Council may, at its option, issue directives placing the primary responsibility upon the property owner to do and complete the local improvements designated in this chapter (except in the case of street sprinkling or other dust treatment, alley repair, tree trimming, care and removal or operation of a street lighting service) upon notice before the work is undertaken.
(D) The Council shall provide for the assessment of the unpaid charges for the improvements authorized herein as outlined in this chapter and as is permitted by the Minnesota Statutes and it may assess accordingly for such projects as diseased tree abatement, weed removal, and midblock lighting. Whenever an assessment procedure for any specific local improvement shall hereafter be designated by a separate section in this code, that specific section shall apply to the authorization and/or assessment of that item; when no particular reference to the authorization and assessment procedure for a specific item is included herein, the general authorization and assessment procedures prescribed by this chapter shall apply.
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