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SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
ST. LOUIS PARK, MINNESOTA
November 19, 2001
7:15 p.m.
1. Roll Call
2. Public Hearings
2a. Public Hearing on the Levying of Assessments for Delinquent Fees and Charges
This action adds to the responsible party’s 2002 property taxes any delinquent
City utility charges and other fees.
Recommended
Action:
Mayor to close the public hearing. Motion to adopt
resolution to assess delinquent water, sewer, refuse and
other fees and charges.
3. Adjournment
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SPECIAL MEETING
Agenda Item # 2a
November 19, 2001
2a. Public Hearing on the Levying of Assessments for Delinquent Fees and Charges
This action adds to the responsible party’s 2002 property taxes any delinquent City
utility charges and other fees.
Recommended
Action:
Mayor to close the public hearing. Motion to adopt resolution
to assess delinquent water, sewer, refuse and other fees and
charges.
Background:
The City Council is authorized to direct the assessment of delinquent utility accounts, nuisance
abatements, false alarm fees, tree removal/injection and other miscellaneous charges after
holding a public hearing. The public hearing is scheduled for Monday, November 19, 2001 at
7:15 PM in Council Chambers.
Accounts remaining delinquent and unpaid as of the end of November 9, 2001 are subject to be
sent to the County for inclusion with next year’s property tax bill. This process follows the same
schedule each fall and is developed from the County’s deadline for filing certified totals near the
end of November. It is these accounts that Council is requested to consider for certification at
this meeting.
The Process Prior to the Hearing:
In advance of the public hearing date, individual letters are mailed to property owners advising
them of the assessment and their right to be heard before Council. This year, approximately
1,200 letters were sent to property owners. Balances 60 days past due at the end of September
are considered delinquent. Individuals had until Friday, November 9th to pay the outstanding
amount, contact the City to make payment arrangements, or submit a request for a Public
Hearing appearance. The City has received one request for a Public Hearing appearance.
The majority of property owners pay their assessments prior to the deadline or allow the amounts
to be certified to their property tax bills. There are several hundred property owners who do
contact the City with questions about their outstanding balance, the certification process, and/or
payment arrangements.
Analysis:
The following delinquent charges for 2001 with prior year comparisons are eligible for
assessment. The amounts shown do not include interest or the $26.50 per account administrative
fee.
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Number
of Accts
in 2001
Outstanding
amt in 2001
Outstanding
amt in 2000
Variance
between
years
(dollars)
Variance
between
years
(percent)
Utility Accounts 593 184,331$ 207,645$ -23,314 -11.23%
Tree Removal/Injection 18 12,655 8,175 4,480 54.80%
Grass/Weed Cutting 10 380 955 -575 -60.22%
False Alarm/Misc.40 4,135 6,854 -2,719 -39.66%
Total 201,501$ 223,629$ -22,128 -9.89%
Attachments: Resolution
Prepared by: Jodi Parsons, Assistant Director of Finance
Approved by: Clint Pires, Deputy City Manager
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RESOLUTION NO. 01-131
LEVYING ASSESSMENT AND REASSESSMENT FOR DELINQUENT UTILITY
ACCOUNTS, TREE REMOVAL/INJECTION, NUISANCE ABATEMENTS, FALSE
ALARM FEES AND OTHER MISCELLANEOUS CHARGES
WHEREAS, the City Council has heretofore determined by ordinance the rates and
charges for water, sewer and refuse services of the city and has provided for the abatement of
tree removal/injection, grass/weed cutting and other miscellaneous charges to a home or business
shall be at the expense of the owners of the premises involved; and
WHEREAS, all such sums become delinquent and assessable against the property served
under Section 6-158, Section 6-206, Section 9-103, Section 9-110, Section 11-2004 of the St.
Louis Park Ordinance Code and Minnesota Statutes 18.023, 18.271, 443 and 429; and
WHEREAS, the City Clerk has prepared an assessment roll setting forth an assessment
against each tract or parcel of land served by water, sewer and refuse services of the City or
charged for the costs of abating grass/weed cutting, tree removal/injection, false alarm fees and
other miscellaneous charges which remain unpaid on November 9, 2001; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of St. Louis
Park that said assessment roll is hereby adopted and approved, and is hereby levied and assessed
or reassessed against each and every tract of land described therein an assessment in the amounts
respectively therein abating grass/weed cutting, tree removal/injection, false alarm fees and other
miscellaneous charges which remain unpaid on November 9, 2001; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Clerk is hereby authorized to deliver said
assessment or reassessment roll to the Auditor of Hennepin County for collection of the
assessment in the same manner as other municipal taxes are collected and payment thereof
enforced with interest from the date of this resolution at the rate of four point eight seven percent
(4.87 %) per annum.
Reviewed for Administration: Adopted by the City Council November 19, 2001
City Manager Mayor
Attest:
City Clerk