Grass and weed cutting and garbage collection assessmentsCity of Dubuque
City Council
CONSENT ITEMS # 11.
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January 21, 2025
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
SUGGUESTED Receive and File; Adopt Resolution(s)
DISPOSITION:
ATTACHMENTS:
1. MVM Memo
2. Council —Memo —January 2025
3. Grass, Weed and Garbage Resolution January 2025
4. Grass, Weed and Garbage notice - January 2025
5. Assessments Grass -Weeds -Garbage 1-25
Page 120 of 740
THE CITY OF
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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: January 15, 2025
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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.
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Mic ael C. Van Milligen
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cc: Crenna Brumwell, City Attorney
Cori Burbach, Assistant City Manager
Alexis Steger, Housing & Community Development Director
Tami Ernster, Permit Clerk
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TO: Michael C Van Milligen, City Manager
Housing and Community Development
350 W. 61h Street, Suite 312
Dubuque, IA 52001
Office (563) 589-4231
FROM: Alexis M Steger, Housing and Community Development Director
DATE: January 9, 2025
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
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Prepared by Tami Ernster, Housing & Community Devel., 350 W. 6th St., Suite 312, (563) 690-6072
Return to Adrienne N. Breiffelder, City Clerk, 50 W. 13'h St., Dubuque, IA 52001, (563) 589-4100
RESOLUTION NO. 14-25
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 2151 day of January 2025.
Brad M Cavanagh
Mayor
Attest:
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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
6-4-513 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 December 30, 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
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Grass/Weed/Garbage Assessments
Location
Owner
Parcel #
AMOUNT
CATEGORY
Nottingham Properties LLC
855 S Grandview Ave
663 JEFFERSON
E 36' OF LOT 18 FARLEY'S SUB
Dubuque IA 52003
1024385016
$128.00
garbage
Mid America Property Management
LLC
PO Box 1572
320 HILL
LOT 2-3 BUETTEL & LANGWORTHY'S ADD
Dubuque IA 52004
1025177012
$128.00
garbage
Kelcor Inc
LOT 2 - E 1/2 - 17 & W 14'- LOT 18
PO Box1385
673 JEFFERSON
FARLEYS SUB
Dubuque IA 52004
1024385015
$115.00
garbage
Budde, Lance A
7697 N Indian Rdg
632 W 8TH
LOT 25 ROGERS SUB
East Dubuque IL 61025
1025133009
$212.00
garbage
Mid America Property Management
LLC
LOT 1-S 36.6'-E 1/2-LOT 37 L H
PO Box 1572
1725 DELHI
LANGWORTHY'S ADD
Dubuque IA 52004
1026212014
$232.00
garbage
Mid America Property Management
LLC
2506
PO Box 1572
BROADWAY
LOT 1-1-16- JOHN KING'S DUBUQUE
Dubuque IA 52004
1013377014
$290.00
garbage
Lynch, Cecelia A
900 1/2 Merz St
900 1/2 MERZ
LOT 2-26 A STINES SUB
Dubuque IA 52001
1013434010
$140.00
garbage
TOTAL $1,245.00
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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:
01/24/2025 01/31/2025
and for which the charge is 121.29
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Subscribed to before Notary Public in and for
Dubuque County, Iowa,
this 31 st day of January, 2025
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Notary ► : c in and for Dubuque Ity, Iowa.
JANET K. PAPE
Commission Number 199659
My Commission Expires
12/11 /2025
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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 December 30, 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
663 JEFFERSON; E 36' OF LOT 18 FARLEY'S SUB; Nottingham
Properties LLC
855 S Grandview Ave Dubuque IA 52003; 1024385016; $128.00;
garbage
320 HILL; LOT 2-3 BUETTEL & LANGWORTHY'S ADD; Mid America
Property Management LLC PO Box 1572 Dubuque IA 52004;
1025177012; $128.00; garbage
673 JEFFERSON; LOT 2 - E 1/2 - 17 & W 14' - LOT 18 FARLEYS
SUB; Kelcor Inc PO Box 1385 Dubuque IA 52004; 1024385015;
$115.00; garbage
632 W 8TH; LOT 25 ROGERS SUB; Budde, Lance A 7697 N Indian
Rdg East Dubuque IL 61025; 1025133009; $212.00; garbage
1725 DELHI; LOT 1-S 36.6'-E 1/2-LOT 37 L H LANGWORTHY'S ADD;
Mid America Property Management LLC PO Box 1572 Dubuque IA
52004; 1026212014; $232.00; garbage
2506 BROADWAY; LOT 1-1-16- JOHN KING'S DUBUQUE; Mid America
Property Management LLC
PO Box 1572 Dubuque IA 52004; 1013377014; $290.00; garbage
900 1/2 MERZ; LOT 2-26 A STINES SUB; Lynch, Cecelia A 900
1/2 Merz St Dubuque IA 52001; 1013434010; $140.00; garbage
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