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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2016-13 12-22 APAFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION STATE OF MINNESOTA )ss COUNTY OF HENNEPIN Charlene Void being duly sworn on an oath, states or affirms that he/she is the Publisher's Designated Agent of the newspaper(s) known as: SP Brooklyn Ctr/Brooklyn Park with the known office of issue being located in the county of: HENNEPIN with additional circulation in the counties of: HENNEPIN and has full knowledge of the facts stated below: (A)The newspaper has complied with all of the requirements constituting qualifica- tion as a qualified newspaper as provided by Minn. Stat. §331A.02. (B)This Public Notice was printed and pub- lished in said newspaper(s) once each week, for 1 successive week(s); the first insertion being on 12/22/2016 and the last insertion being on 12/22/2016. MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE NOTICES Pursuant to Minnesota Stat. §580.033 relating to the publication of mortgage foreclosure notices: The newspaper complies with the conditions described in §580.033, subd. I, clause (1) or (2). If the newspaper's known office of issue is located in a county adjoining the county where the mortgaged premises or some part of the mortgaged premises described in the notice are located, a substantial portion of the newspaper's circulation is in the latter county. By: — acw C^^ G La Designated Agent Subscribed and sworn to or affirmed before me on 12/22/2016 by Charlene Void. o1c 024^^ Notary Public ^ 4LEME MARIE MBSON Notary PUbUCMlflfl8s0ta m y Commission Expires Jan 31, 2019 Rate Information: (1) Lowest classified rate paid by commercial users for comparable space: $46.90 per column inch Ad ID 634189 CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER NOTICE OF ORDINANCE ADOPTION ORDINANCE NO. 2016-13AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 4- PUBLIC UTILITY AND SERVICE DISTRICTS THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: CHAPTER 4 - PUBLIC UTILITY AND SERVICE DISTRICTS Section 4-101. FUNCTION. There shall be in the City of Brook - lyn Center water utility, a sanitary sewer utility, a storm drainage util- ity, and a street light service district. Section 4-102. MANAGEMENT. The city manager shall be respon- sible for the management of the public utilities and service districts. Section 4-103. PUBLIC UTILI- TIES AND SERVICE DISTRICT FUNDS. There shall be maintained within the City accounting system separate funds established for each distinct utility or service dis- trict. All monies collected by the public utilities and service districts shall be deposited in the appropri- ate fund. Each fund shall be used to meet all the expenses for opera- tion, maintenance, repair, plant ex- pansion, and administration of that utility or service district. Section 4-104. RATES, FEES, AND CHARGES. The City Council shall adopt by resolution schedules of utility and service rates, fees, and charges which schedules shell be known as the public utilities rate schedules. Section 4-105. CHARGE PRO- CEDURES. The city manager shall establish procedures for determin- ing and collecting customer charg- es consistent with the adopted rate schedules. Charges for water service shall be based upon a metered quantity of water which a property owner or occupant draws from the munici- pal system. The-property owner or occupant shell be responsible fee-reading his owa-metei--i'eeord- ing the meter-reading on a postal card-provided by the public utilities- division, and returning thc postal card to the divi3ipn within the time- Emit-specified on the card. Failure to-return--a-meter card to thc public- utilities division within the spec i fied tine shall-reselt-in-a-aervice charge as-prescribed-by the adopted-rate- schedule- The public utilities divi- sion will remotely read all meters in each district. In the case a meter reading cannot be obtained the City will charge for water service based on previous metered quan- tities. Utility and service accounts shall become due immediately follow- ing billing and shall be considered as an obligation of the respec- tive property. A service charge as prescribed by the adopted rate schedule shall be added to the next billing on any account unpaid one month after the date of billing. An additional service charge shall be added for each subsequent bill- ing period in which such account, including accumulated service charges remains delinquent. Any charges which are delinquent and which have been properly billed to the premises may be certified by the city clerk to the county audi- tor for collection from the property owner. The amounts so certified, including service charges and inter- est commencing from date of initial delinquency, shall be extended by the county auditor on the tax rolls against premises in the same man- ner as special assessments and shall be paid to the City along with tax revenues. Unpaid charges for operation of the street light sys- tem shall be certified for collection as special assessments in accor- dance with the procedures speci- fied in Minnesota Statutes, Section 429.101. Section 4-201. WATER CON- NECTION PROCEDURES AND REGULATIONS Subdivision 1. Permit Applica- tion. Any property owner desiring a permit to connect a dwelling or other building to the public water system of the City of Brooklyn Cen- ter shall apply therefor, through a licensed plumber, at the City com- munity development department. Subdivision 2. Payment of Con- nection Charge. Prior to issuance of a connection permit the appli- cant shall be required to pay the connection charge in full. Subdivision 3. Connection Re- quirements. No water service line between the curb stop and the plumbing system of any dwelling or other building to be served shall be constructed until a licensed plumber has obtained a connec- tion permit from the planning and inspection department and a water meter from the public utilities divi- sion. The adopted permit fee shall be paid to the city general fund as payment for inspection services. In constructing water service lines plumbers shall adhere to standards regarding location, size, grade, materials and workmanship as de- termined by the public works direc- tor. It shall be unlawful to cover the water service line until inspected by a representative of the planning and inspection department. A wa- ter meter shall be installed prior to connecting the water service line to the premises' system for consump- tion by the customer. Subdivision 4. Separation of Supplies. Whenever any premises are connected to the municipal wa- ter supply system there shall be a complete physical separation be- tween the municipal water supply system to such premises and any private water supply system so that it is impossible, either intention- ally or unintentionally for any water produced by a private water supply system to be mixed with the mu- nicipal water supply. Subdivision 5. Meter Installa- tion Requirements. Unless oth- erwise authorized by the public works director, no water shall be drawn from the municipal water supply system until a water meter has been obtained from the public utilities division and installed to ac- curately measure all of the water drawn from the system. The public utilities division shall reserve the right to select a meter of the proper size based on the expected maxi- mum flow through the service pipe. All meters shall be set at the nearest practicable location to the point where the service pipe enters the building and shall beset in such a manner as to be easily accessible for reading, removal and resetting as determined by the supervisor of the public utilities division. Subdivision 6. Meter Ownership- arid Maintenance. The water -m eter -- shall be purchased by the owner of the-premises from the publie-tffili- ties division-el-a price established- in-the-public utilities rate schedttle- When a customer-sells-his prop- erty, the publ ic-utttttres-eivisron- shinl-repurehase- the--meter -from the customer-at the price which -the- customer -purehased the metee-W the-account--is--unpaid at the-time- the customer sells his property-er- otherwise terminates-water 3erviee- the-public utilities division shall de duct-the amount of suchunpaid-ac- count from the-repurchase price of the-meter- The public utilities division will maintain ownership and shall be responsible to maintain and repair all water meters in the system as may be necessary. The public utili- ties division shall replace or repair meters found to be worn or defec- tive and the customer shall afford entry at reasonable times for such replacement or repair. However, the cost of repairing damaged water meters damaged Lo._tam- perino. external physical damage, excessive heat or cold tempera- tures. etc.) through negligence of a property owner, his-len-aol--er-- his-agent shall be charged to the property owner el-the-meter- The- public utilities division shall replace- or repair meters-found-to-be worn or detective and the customer shall- afford -entry at reasonable times-for- such replaeemerrt or -repair- New. or replaced water meters must be obtained from the public utilities di- vision at a charge established in the city fee schedule. Subdivision 7. Service Line Re- sponsibility. The cost of installing all water supply plumbing units, including fixtures, outlets, valves, and the supply lines between the building and the curb stop, shall be borne wholly by the property owner and such plumbing shall be subject to reasonable inspections by rep- resentatives of the City community development department. After the initial connection to the curb stop, the property owner shall thereafter be liable for all repair or grade ad- justments to his water service line between the street main and the building being served. The public utilities division supervisor shall have final authority in determining when such repairs or grade adjust- ments are necessary. The supervi- sor shall give written notice to the property owner of the necessity for repairs or adjustments and the time within which they must be com- pleted. Subdivision 8. Fire Connec- tions. Any person, firm, or corpora- tion desiring to connect tire stand pipes, tire supply pipes, private tire hydrants, or fire sprinkling pipes to the City water system in such a manner that the water supplied to said fire system is not required to be metered, shall make applica- tion to the planning and inspection department. Where such applica- tion is granted, water shall not be drawn for any purpose other than fire suppression. A detector check valve type miter or other device approved by the supervisor of the public utilities division shall be in- stalled at or near the place of con- nection to the water service pipe, except for the case of private fire hydrants. An annual fee shall be paid as prescribed in the adopted rate schedule and annual inspec- tions shall be made of the connec- tion. Subdivision 9. Acceptance of Terms. Every property owner re- ceiving or applying for water ser- vice from the municipal system shall be deemed by such receipt or application as consenting to all rules, regulations, and rates relating to the public utilities division and such rules, regulations and rates as may from time to time be estab- lished by duly constituted authority. Every person authorized to per- form work on the municipal water system or on the property owner's service line or on the property owner's plumbing system shall be deemed by such authorization as consenting to all rules and regula- tions relative to the public utilities division. The application for or continued use of any connection to the City water supply system by the owner or occupant of a premise shall constitute authorization for any authorized employee of the public utilities division to enter upon the premises for the purpose of reading meters, inspecting facilities related thereto, or any other purpose rea- sonably necessary for the proper operation and maintenance of the meter and service line. Section 2. Effective Date. This ordinance shall be effective after adoption and thirty days following its legal publication. Adopted this 12th day of De- cember 2016. Mayor Tim Willson ATTEST City Clerk Sharon Knutson Effective Date: January 21, 2017 (Strikeout indicates matter to be deleted, double underline indicates new matter.) Published in the Brooklyn Center Sun Post December 22, 2016 634189