(A) The following public improvements and related acquisition, construction, extension, and maintenance of such improvements, authorized by M.S. §§ 429.021 and 459.14, Subd. 7, as they may be amended from time to time, are eligible for special assessment within the city:
(1) Streets, sidewalks, pavement, curbs and gutters, including the beautification thereof;
(2) Parking lots;
(3) Water works systems and appurtenances, within and without the corporate limits;
(4) Sanitary sewer and storm sewer systems including appurtenances, within and without the corporate limits;
(5) Street boulevard trees;
(6) Street lights, street lighting systems and special lighting systems;
(7) Steam heating mains;
(8) Parks, playgrounds, and recreational facilities, including the purchase of equipment, within or without the corporate limits;
(9) Abatement of nuisances; including but not limited to, draining and filling swamps, marshes, and ponds on public and private property;
(10) Dikes and other flood control works;
(11) Retaining walls and area walls;
(12) A pedestrian skyway system upon a petition pursuant to M.S. § 429.031, Subd. 3, as it may be amended from time to time.
(13) Underground pedestrian concourses;
(14) Public malls, plazas or courtyards;
(15) District heating systems;
(16) Fire protection systems in existing buildings upon a petition pursuant to M.S. § 429.031, Subd. 3, as it may be amended from time to time;
(17) Highway sound barriers; and
(18) Gas and electric distribution facilities.
(B) The city is also authorized by ordinance adopted pursuant to M.S. § 429.021, as it may be amended from time to time, to recover, through special assessment, the following maintenance costs:
(1) Snow, ice, or rubbish removal from sidewalks;
(2) Weed elimination from streets or private property;
(3) 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;
(4) Installation or repair of water service lines, street sprinkling, sweeping, or other dust treatment of streets;
(5) The trimming and care of trees and the removal of unsound trees from any street;
(6) The treatment and removal of insect infested or diseased trees on private property;
(7) The repair of sidewalks and alleys;
(8) The operation of a street lighting system; and
(9) The operation and maintenance of fire protection or a pedestrian skyway system.
(Res. 10-01-2020, passed 10-21-2020)