Grass and weed cutting and garbage collection assessmentsCity of Dubuque
City Council Meeting
Consent Items # 014.
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September 3, 2024
ITEM TITLE: Grass and weed cutting and garbage collection assessments
SUMMARY: City Manager recommending City Council adopt the attached resolution
authorizing the City to certify grass and weed cutting and garbage
collection charges to the Dubuque County Treasurer in order to establish
real property liens for collection of such charges.
RESOLUTION Authorizing the City to collect delinquent grass and
weed cutting and garbage collection charges in accordance with Title 6-4-
3A and Title 6-8-2 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Dubuque,
Iowa
SUGGESTED Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Adopt Resolution(s)
DISPOSITION:
ATTACHMENTS:
Description Type
MVM Memo City Manager Memo
Council Letter Staff Memo
Resolution Resolutions
Grass, Weeds and Garbage Notice Supporting Documentation
Schedule Supporting Documentation
Masterpiece on the Mississippi
TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
SUBJECT: Grass and weed cutting and garbage collection assessments
DATE: August 29, 2024
Dubuque
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2007.2012.2013
2017*2019
Housing & Community Development Director Alexis Steger is recommending City
Council adopt the attached resolution authorizing the City to certify grass and weed
cutting and garbage collection charges to the Dubuque County Treasurer in order to
establish real property liens for collection of such charges.
I concur with the recommendation and respectfully request Mayor and City Council
approval.
Mic ael C. Van Milligen
MCVM:sv
Attachment
cc: Crenna Brumwell, City Attorney
Cori Burbach, Assistant City Manager
Alexis Steger, Housing & Community Development Director
Tami Ernster, Permit Clerk
Masterpiece on the Mississippi
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EQUAL HOUSING
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Housing and Community Development
350 W. 6th Street, Suite 312
Dubuque, IA 52001
Office (563) 589-4231
TO: Michael C Van Milligen, City Manager
FROM: Alexis M Steger, Housing and Community Development Director
DATE: August 23, 2024
SUBJECT: Grass and weed cutting and garbage collection assessments
INTRODUCTION
The purpose of this memorandum is to request City Council to adopt the attached resolution authorizing the
City to certify grass and weed cutting and garbage collection charges to the Dubuque County Treasurer in
order to establish real property liens for collection of such charges.
INTRODUCTION
Title 6-4-3A of the Code of Ordinances provides that overgrown weeds and grass and garbage are considered
a substandard condition requiring abatement. Title 6-8-2 provides that the City may have the conditions
abated and provides that the City Clerk shall certify such cost for abatement to the County Treasurer and it
shall then constitute a lien against said property and be collected with and in the same manner as general
property taxes on said properties.
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the grass and weed cutting and garbage collection charges identified in the attached
resolution be certified to the Dubuque County Treasurer for collection with, and in the same manner, as
general property taxes. The action step is for the City Council to adopt the attached resolution authorizing the
City Clerk to certify the grass and weed cutting and garbage collection charges to the Dubuque County
Treasurer.
Prepared by: Tami Ernster, Permit Clerk
cc: Crenna Brumwell, City Attorney
Service People Integrity Responsibility Innovation Teamwork
Prepared by Alexis Steger, Housing & Community Devel., 350 W. 6'" St., Suite 312 (563) 690-6072
Return to Adrienne N. Breitfelder, City Clerk, 50 W. 13'' St., Dubuque, IA 52001, (563) 589-4100
RESOLUTION NO. 273-24
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY TO COLLECT DELINQUENT GRASS AND
WEED CUTTING AND GARBAGE COLLECTION CHARGES IN ACCORDANCE
WITH TITLE 6-4-3A and TITLE 6-8-2 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY
OF DUBUQUE, IOWA
WHEREAS, residential properties in the City of Dubuque are considered
substandard if any conditions exist to an extent that endanger life, limb, health, property,
safety or welfare of the public or the occupants thereof; and
WHEREAS, whenever in the judgment of the Housing Officer, a nuisance that is
"palpably and indisputably such" exists which requires immediate action to protect the
public health, safety or welfare of the public, the Housing Officer may order the emergency
abatement of such; and
WHEREAS, delinquent grass and weed cutting and garbage collection charges
shall be certified by the City Clerk to the Dubuque County Treasurer for collection with,
and in the same manner as general property taxes.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
DUBUQUE, IOWA:
Section I. That the persons listed on the attached Grass/Weed/Garbage
Assessment Schedule are delinquent in the payment of grass and weed cutting and
garbage collection charges.
Section 2. That the City Clerk be and is hereby ordered and directed to certify to
the County Treasurer of Dubuque County, Iowa, that the persons named on the attached
Grass/Weed/Garbage Assessment Schedule are delinquent in the payment of grass and
weed cutting and garbage collection charges in the amount set aside of the respective
names, and that said amounts shall be collected in the same manner as general property
taxes against the respective parcels of property set opposite the names of the owners.
Passed, approved and adopted this 3rd day of September 2024.
Bvanagh, Mayor
Attest:
Adrienne N. Breitfelder, City Clerk
NOTICE OF FILING OF DELINQUENT GRASS AND WEED CUTTING AND GARBAGE
COLLECTION CHARGES IN ACCORDANCE WITH TITLE 6-4-3A; TITLE 6-4-5A & TITLE
6-4-5B OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA.
Title 6-4-3A of the Code of Ordinances provides that garbage is considered a public nuisance
that requires that such conditions be ordered to be remedied.
Title 6-8-2 provides that the City shall have the authority to correct a nuisance that is "palpably
and indisputably such," without notice and provides that the City Clerk shall certify such cost for
the abatement of situations where the nuisance is "palpably and indisputably such" to the
County Treasurer and it shall then constitute a lien against said property and be collected with
and in the same manner as general taxes on said properties.
As of August 1, 2024, the costs for a nuisance that are "palpably and indisputably such," such
as delinquent grass and weed cutting and garbage collection charges, shall be certified by the
City Clerk to the Dubuque County Treasurer for collection with, and in the same manner as,
general property taxes.
The persons listed on the attached Grass/Weed/Garbage Assessment Schedule have unpaid
grass and weed cutting or garbage collection charges in the amount set out and said charges
are delinquent.
The assessments may be paid in full or in part without interest at the Housing and Community
Development Department, 350 W 6th Street, Suite 312, Dubuque, Iowa, at any time within 30
days after the date of the first publication of the notice of the filing of the Schedule of
Assessments with the County Treasurer. After 30 days, unpaid assessments are payable at the
County Treasurer's Office, Dubuque County Courthouse, 720 Central Avenue, Dubuque, Iowa,
and charges shall be collected in the same manner as general property taxes against the
respective parcels of the property set forth on the attached schedule.
You are hereby notified that the City Clerk be and is hereby ordered and directed to certify
to the County Treasurer of Dubuque County, Iowa, that the persons named on the attached
Grass/Weed/Garbage Assessment Schedule are delinquent in the payment of grass and weed
cutting and garbage collection charges in the amount set aside of the respective names, and
that said amounts shall be collected in the same manner as general property taxes against the
respective parcels of property set opposite the names of the owners.
This notice given by direction of the City Council of the City of Dubuque, Iowa, as provided in
Section 384.60 of the Code of Iowa.
Adrienne N. Breitfelder
City Clerk
Grass/Weed/Garbage Assessments
Location
Owner
Parcel #
AMOUNT
CATEGORY
3645 HILLCREST
LOT 9 BLK 17A KEY KNOLLS SUB
Chen, Jie
3645 Hillcrest Rd
Dubuque IA 52001
1021401001
$135.00
grass/weeds
650 ONEILL
LOT 20 O'NEILLS RIVERVIEW
Weis, Alisha Lynn
650 Oneill St
Dubuque IA 52001
1013128011
$80.00
grass/weeds
2611 PINARD
LOT 285 GLENDALE ADD #3
Puckett, Irma L
2611 Pinard St
Dubuque IA 52001
1013331008
$135.00
grass/weeds
984 RUSH
LOT 176 UNION ADD
Delapp, Austin
984 Rush St
Dubuque IA 52003
1025384011
$135.00
grass/weeds
1540 BRIAN
LOT 2-14 JAEGER HGTS
Kiser, Alan T
1540 Brian Dr
Dubuque IA 52003
1501177002
$190.00
grass/weeds
321 KAUFMANN
LOT 3 WELANDS SUB
Valentine, Jeremy R
321 Kaufmann Ave
Dubuque IA 52001
1024127037
$135.00
grass/weeds
1876 WHITE
NM 1/5 OF CITY LOT 487
Mid America Property Management
LLC
PO Box 1572
Dubuque IA 52004
1024257003
$116.84
garbage
1763 WHITE
LOT 2-2 OF NM 1/5 OF CITY LOT 435 & N
19.2' OF M 1/5 OF CITY LOT 435
Mid America Property Management
LLC
PO Box 1572
Dubuque IA 52004
1024261012
$347.04
garbage
542 W 11TH
W 52' OF LOT 1 OF CITY LOT 687
542 11th St Apartments LLC
309 Winnebago Dr
Galena IL 61036
1024387001
$213.36
garbage
1360 DELL
LOT 2-810 A MCDANIELS SUB
Paul, Jacob R
1825 74th Place
Kenosha WI 53143
1024340003
$220.36
garbage
1663
WASHINGTON
N 1/2 LOT 84 EAST DUBUQUE ADD
Mcdermott Enterprises LLC
333 E 10th St, Apt 330
Dubuque IA 52001
1024268014
$246.36
garbage
2615 CENTRAL
N 34' OF LOT 245 DAVIS FARM
Culbertson, Joseph
18374 Kramer Rd
East Dubuque IL 61025
1013314015
$213.36
garbage
1
Grass/Weed/Garbage Assessments
2611 PINARD
LOT 285 GLENDALE ADD #3
Puckett, Irma L
2611 Pinard St
Dubuque IA 52001
1013331008
$125.68
garbage
543 W 8TH
LOT 1 OF W 1/2 OF LOT 11 OF CITY LOT
688 & PT OF 654
Nottingham Properties LLC
855 S Grandview Hgts
Dubuque IA 52003
1025128002
$131.68
garbage
460 W LOCUST
LOT 2-1 & 2-3 BOWENS SUB
Mid America Property Management
LLC
PO Box 1572
Dubuque IA 52004
1024179004
$239.36
garbage
1611 MAIN
S 1/5 OF CITY LOT 472
Leak Investments LLC
709 Garfield Ave
Dubuque IA 52001
1024330018
$213.36
garbage
1428 IOWA
S 26.38' OF SM 1/5 & N 8.2' OF N 26'2" OF S
1/5 CITY LOTS 455
River Walk Properties LLC
Pmb 311
3500 Dodge St, Suite 205
Dubuque IA 52002
1024407004
$720.72
garbage
1261 THOMAS
LOTS 7 & 8 EMSLEYS SUB
Smith, Jeffrey Thomas
1261 Thomas PI
Dubuque IA 52001
1013428016
$322.36
garbage
346
KLINGENBERG
LOT 18 CHARLES KLINGENBERG'S 4TH
Mid America Property Management
LLC
PO Box 1572
Dubuque IA 52004
1024133018
$200.36
garbage
632 W 8TH
LOT 25 ROGERS SUB
Budde, Lance A
7697 N Indian Rdg
East Dubuque IL 61025
1025133009
$304.36
garbage
565 W 17TH
W 33' OF LOT 5 QUIGLEYS SUB OF 709
Mid America Property Management
LLC
PO Box 1572
Dubuque IA 52004
1024326014
$213.36
garbage
1051 CENTER
LOT 3 NEWBURGHS SUB
Klitzke, Jim Michael
2016 28th St
Monroe WI 53566
1025102005
$252.36
garbage
543 W 8TH
LOT 1 OF W 1/2 OF LOT 11 OF CITY LOT
688 & PT OF 654
Nottingham Properties LLC
855 S Grandview Hgts
Dubuque IA 52003
1025128002
$239.36
garbage
2
Grass/Weed/Garbage Assessments
1876
WASHINGTON
N 1/2 OF LOT 98 EAST DUBUQUE ADD
Mid America Property Management
LLC
PO Box 1572
Dubuque IA 52004
1024259004
$213.36
garbage
1609
WASHINGTON
LOT 2-N 33'3" OF LOT 82 EAST DUBUQUE
ADD
Mid America Property Management
LLC
PO Box 1572
Dubuque IA 52004
1024268020
$252.36
garbage
209E 22ND
W 33'-W65'-LOT 84 L H LANGWORHTY'S
ADD
Mid America Property Management
LLC
PO Box 1572
Dubuque IA 52004
1024203021
$213.36
garbage
2410 QUEEN
N 30' LOT 39 STAFFORDS ADD
Ramirez, Emiliano
89 Southern Ave
Dubuque IA 52003
1013453011
$213.36
garbage
2271
WASHINGTON
LOT 78 L H LANGWORTHY'S ADD
Boge, Robert E
2703 N Grandview Ave
Dubuque IA 52001
1013459029
$213.36
garbage
2540 ELM
LOT 77 E LANGWORTHY'S ADD
Sharkey, Greg
2540 Elm St
Dubuque IA 52001
1013413004
$165.00
grass/weeds
290 BRYANT
LOT 4 SUB 145 & 146 UNION ADD
Gneiser, Robert John li & Elizabeth
J Runicka-Gneiser
290 Bryant St
Dubuque IA 52003
1025361010
$1,285.00
grass/weeds
1360 DELL
LOT 2-810 A MCDANIELS SUB
Paul, Jacob R
1825 74th Place
Kenosha WI 53143
1024340003
$235.00
grass/weeds
425 HILL
LOT 29 DEMING & HORRS SUB
Apgar, Griffith D & Kimberly S
425 Hill St
Dubuque IA 52001
1025176018
$235.00
grass/weeds
TOTAL
$8,156.08
3
Grass/Weed/Garbage Assessments
4
Grass/Weed/Garbage Assessments
5
STATE OF IOWA SS:
DUBUQUE COUNTY
CERTIFICATE OF PUBLICATION
I, Kathy Goetzinger, a Billing Clerk for Woodward
Communications, Inc., an Iowa corporation, publisher
of the Telegraph Herald, a newspaper of general
circulation published in the City of Dubuque, County
of Dubuque and State of Iowa; hereby certify that the
attached notice was published in said newspaper on the
following dates:
09/06/2024 09/13/2024
and for which the charge is 236.84
6 iq/i
Subscribed to before me, a Notary Pub and for
Dubuque County, Iowa,
this 13th day of September, 2024
Notary ulplic in and for Dubuque County, Iowa.
Q,tAL s JANET K. PAPE
� Commission Number 199659
• My Commission Expires
,owe. 12/1112025
Ad text :
CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA
OFFICIAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF FILING OF DELINQUENT GRASS AND WEED CUTTING AND
GARBAGE COLLECTION CHARGES IN ACCORDANCE WITH TITLE 6-4-3A;
TITLE 6-4-5A & TITLE 6-4-5B OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE
CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA.
Title 6-4-3A of the Code of Ordinances provides that garbage
is considered a public nuisance that requires that such
conditions be ordered to be remedied.
Title 6-8-2 provides that the City shall have the authority
to correct a nuisance that is ?palpably and indisputably
such,? without notice and provides that the City Clerk shall
certify such cost for the abatement of situations where the
nuisance is palpably and indisputably such to the County
Treasurer and it shall then constitute a lien against said
property and be collected with and in the same manner as
general taxes on said properties.
As of August 1, 2024, the costs for a nuisance that are
palpably and indisputably such, such as delinquent grass and
weed cutting and garbage collection charges, shall be
certified by the City Clerk to the Dubuque County Treasurer
for collection with, and in the same manner as, general
property taxes.
The persons listed on the attached Grass/Weed/Garbage
Assessment Schedule have unpaid grass and weed cutting or
garbage collection charges in the amount set out and said
charges are delinquent.
The assessments may be paid in full or in part without
interest at the Housing and Community Development Department,
350 W 6th Street, Suite 312, Dubuque, Iowa, at any time within
30 days after the date of the first publication of the notice
of the filing of the Schedule of Assessments with the County
Treasurer. After 30 days, unpaid assessments are payable at
the County Treasurers Office, Dubuque County Courthouse, 720
Central Avenue, Dubuque, Iowa, and charges shall be collected
in the same manner as general property taxes against the
respective parcels of the property set forth on the attached
schedule.
You are hereby notified that the City Clerk be and is hereby
ordered and directed to certify to the County Treasurer of
Dubuque County, Iowa, that the persons named on the attached
Grass/Weed/Garbage Assessment Schedule are delinquent in the
payment of grass and weed cutting and garbage collection
charges in the amount set aside of the respective names, and
that said amounts shall be collected in the same manner as
general property taxes against the respective parcels of
property set opposite the names of the owners.
This notice given by direction of the City Council of the
City of Dubuque, Iowa, as provided in Section 384.60 of the
Code of Iowa.
Adrienne N. Breitfelder
City Clerk
Schedule of Assessments
Delinquent Grass and Weed Cutting and Garbage Collection
Location; Owner; Parcel #; Amount; Category
3645 HILLCREST; LOT 9 BLK 17A KEY KNOLLS SUB; Chen, Jie 3645
Hillcrest Rd Dubuque IA 52001; 1021401001; $135.00;
grass/weeds
650 ONEILL; LOT 20 O'NEILLS RIVERVIEW; Weis, Alisha Lynn 650
Oneill St Dubuque IA 52001; 1013128011; $80.00; grass/weeds
2611 PINARD; LOT 285 GLENDALE ADD #3; Puckett, Irma L 2611
Pinard St Dubuque IA 52001; 1013331008; $135.00; grass/weeds
984 RUSH; LOT 176 UNION ADD; Delapp, Austin 984 Rush St
Dubuque IA 52003; 1025384011; $135.00; grass/weeds
1540 BRIAN; LOT 2-14 JAEGER HGTS; Kiser, Alan T 1540 Brian
Dr Dubuque IA 52003; 1501177002; $190.00; grass/weeds
321 KAUFMANN; LOT 3 WELANDS SUB; Valentine, Jeremy R 321
Kaufmann Ave Dubuque IA 52001; 1024127037; $135.00;
grass/weeds
1876 WHITE; NM 1/5 OF CITY LOT 487; Mid America Property
Management LLC PO Box 1572 Dubuque IA 52004; 1024257003;
$116.84; garbage
1763 WHITE; LOT 2-2 OF NM 1/5 OF CITY LOT 435 & N 19.2' OF M
1/5 OF CITY LOT 435; Mid America Property Management LLC PO
Box 1572 Dubuque IA 52004; 1024261012; $347.04; garbage
542 W 11TH ; W 52' OF LOT 1 OF CITY LOT 687; 542 1 l th St
Apartments LLC 309 Winnebago Dr Galena IL 61036; 1024387001;
$213.36; garbage
1360 DELL; LOT 2-810 A MCDANIELS SUB; Paul, Jacob R 1825
74th Place Kenosha WI 53143; 1024340003; $220.36; garbage
1663 WASHINGTON; N 1/2 LOT 84 EAST DUBUQUE ADD; Mcdermott
Enterprises LLC 333 E 10th St, Apt 330 Dubuque IA 52001;
1024268014; $246.36; garbage
2615 CENTRAL; N 34' OF LOT 245 DAVIS FARM; Culbertson,
Joseph 18374 Kramer Rd East Dubuque IL 61025; 1013314015;
$213.36; garbage
2611 PINARD; LOT 285 GLENDALE ADD #3; Puckett, Irma L 2611
Pinard St Dubuque IA 52001; 1013331008; $125.68; garbage
543 W 8TH ; LOT 1 OF W 1/2 OF LOT 11 OF CITY LOT 688 & PT OF
654; Nottingham Properties LLC855 S Grandview Hgts Dubuque IA
52003; 1025128002; $131.68; garbage
460 W LOCUST; LOT 2-1 & 2-3 BOWENS SUB; Mid America Property
Management LLC PO Box 1572 Dubuque IA 52004; 1024179004;
$239.36; garbage
1611 MAIN; S 1/5 OF CITY LOT 472; Leak Investments LLC 709
Garfield Ave Dubuque IA 52001; 1024330018; $213.36; garbage
1428 IOWA; S 26.38' OF SM 1/5 & N 8.2' OF N 26'2" OF S 1/5
CITY LOTS 455; River Walk Properties LLC Pmb 311 3500 Dodge
St, Suite 205 Dubuque IA 52002; 1024407004; $720.72; garbage
1261 THOMAS; LOTS 7 & 8 EMSLEYS SUB; Smith, Jeffrey Thomas
1261 Thomas P1 Dubuque IA 52001; 1013428016; $322.36; garbage
346 KLINGENBERG; LOT 18 CHARLES KLINGENBERG'S 4TH; Mid
America Property Management LLC PO Box 1572 Dubuque IA 52004;
1024133018; $200.36; garbage
632 W 8TH; LOT 25 ROGERS SUB; Budde, Lance A 7697 N Indian
Rdg East Dubuque IL 61025; 1025133009; $304.36; garbage
565 W 17TH; W 33' OF LOT 5 QUIGLEYS SUB OF 709; Mid America
Property Management LLC PO Box 1572 Dubuque IA 52004;
1024326014; $213.36; garbage
1051 CENTER; LOT 3 NEWBURGHS SUB; Klitzke, Jim Michael 2016
28th St Monroe WI 53566; 1025102005; $252.36; garbage
543 W 8TH; LOT 1 OF W 1/2 OF LOT 11 OF CITY LOT 688 & PT OF
654; Nottingham Properties LLC 855 S Grandview Hgts Dubuque IA
52003; 1025128002; $239.36; garbage
1876 WASHINGTON; N 1/2 OF LOT 98 EAST DUBUQUE ADD; Mid
America Property Management LLC PO Box 1572 Dubuque IA 52004;
1024259004; $213.36; garbage
1609 WASHINGTON; LOT 2-N 33'3" OF LOT 82 EAST DUBUQUE ADD;
Mid America Property Management LLC PO Box 1572 Dubuque IA
52004; 1024268020; $252.36; garbage
209 E 22ND; W 33'-W65'-LOT 84 L H LANGWORHTY'S ADD; Mid
America Property Management LLCPO Box 1572Dubuque IA 52004;
1024203021; $213.36; garbage
2410 QUEEN; N 30' LOT 39 STAFFORDS ADD; Ramirez, Emiliano 89
Southern Ave Dubuque IA 52003; 1013453011; $213.36; garbage
2271 WASHINGTON; LOT 78 L H LANGWORTHY'S ADD; Boge, Robert E
2703 N Grandview Ave Dubuque IA 52001; 1013459029; $213.36;
garbage
2540 ELM; LOT 77 E LANGWORTHY'S ADD; Sharkey, Greg 2540 Elm
St Dubuque IA 52001; 1013413004; $165.00; grass/weeds
290 BRYANT; LOT 4 SUB 145 & 146 UNION ADD; Gneiser, Robert
John li & Elizabeth J Runicka-Gneiser 290 Bryant St Dubuque
IA 52003; 1025361010; $1,285.00; grass/weeds
1360 DELL; LOT 2-810 A MCDANIELS SUB; Paul, Jacob R 1825
74th Place Kenosha WI 53143; 1024340003; $235.00; grass/weeds
425 HILL; LOT 29 DEMING & HORRS SUB; Apgar, Griffith D &
Kimberly S 425 Hill St Dubuque IA 52001; 1025176018; $235.00;
grass/weeds
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