Delinquent Garbage Collection Charges - Housing and Community Development Copyrighted
August 21, 2017
City of Dubuque Consent Items # 8.
ITEM TITLE: Delinquent Garbage Collection Charges - Housing and
Community Development Department
SUMMARY: City Manager recommending that the City Council adopt a
resolution authorizing the City Clerk to certify 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
garbage collection charges in accordance with Title 64-3A;
Title 64-5A and Title 64-513 of the Code of Ordinances of
the City of Dubuque, Iowa
SUGGESTED DISPOSITION: Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Adopt
Resolution(s)
ATTACHMENTS:
Description Type
Garbage Collection Assessments-MVM Memo City Manager Memo
Staff Memo Staff Memo
Garbage Assessment Resolution Resolutions
Garbage Notice Supporting Documentation
Schedule of Assessments Supporting Documentation
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TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
SUBJECT: Garbage Collection Assessments
DATE: August 14, 2017
Housing and Community Development Department Director Alvin Nash is
recommending that the City Council adopt a resolution authorizing the City Clerk to
certify 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
MCVM:jh
Attachment
cc: Crenna Brumwell, City Attorney
Teri Goodmann, Assistant City Manager
Alvin Nash, Housing & Community Development Department Director
THE CrrY OF Dubuque
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TO: Michael Van Milligan, City Manager
FROM: Alvin Nash, Housing and Community Development Department Director
DATE: May 16, 2017
SUBJECT: Garbage collection assessments
INTRODUCTION
The purpose of this memorandum is to request City Council to adopt the attached resolution
authorizing the City to certify 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 garbage is considered a substandard
condition requiring abatement. Title 6-4-5A provides that the City may have the conditions
abated and Title 6-4-5B 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 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.
ACTION TO BE TAKEN
The action step is for the City Council to adopt the attached resolution authorizing the City Clerk
to certify the garbage collection charges to the Dubuque County Treasurer.
Prepared by: Tami Ernster, Permit Clerk
cc: Barry Lindahl, City Attorney
RESOLUTION NO. 289-17
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY TO COLLECT DELINQUENT 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
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 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 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
Garbage Assessment Schedule are delinquent in the payment of 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 21st day of August, 2017.
Roy D Buol, Mayor
Attest:
Kevin'. Firnstahf City Clerk
NOTICE OF FILING OF DELINQUENT 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 6-4-5A provides that the City shall have the authority to correct a nuisance that is "palpably
and indisputably such,"without notice.
Title 6-4-513 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 April 30, 2017, the costs for a nuisance that are "palpably and indisputably such," such as
delinquent 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 Garbage Assessment Schedule have unpaid garbage
assessments in the amount set out and said charges are delinquent.
The assessments may be paid in full or in part without interest at the City Treasurer's Office,
City Hall, 50 W. 13th Street, Dubuque, Iowa, at anytime 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
Garbage Assessment Schedule are delinquent in the payment of 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.
/s/Kevin F Firnstahl, CFC
City Clerk
Location Owner Parcel # AMOUNT CATEGORY
Volz, Scott
1449 Jackson St
1449 Jackson S 1/2 - M 1/5 OF CITY LOT 494 Dubuque IA 52001 1024409011 $1,077.88 garbage
u uque Main bAreet
1069 Main St
1853 White S 26' - M 1/5 - CITY LOT 436 Dubuque IA 52001 1024256005 $112.00 garbage
Home Dream LLC
3060 Pennsylvania Ave
338 Kaufmann E 1/2 OF LOT 6 SIEGES SUB Dubuque IA 52001 1024131002 $67.00 garbage
Robey, Delbert R
2776 Central Ave
2776 Central W 170'- 284 DAVIS FARM ADD Dubuque IA 52001 1013308001 $65.00 garbage
ammeran ye E & Melissa
2241 LOT 1-S 39.40'-LOT 80 L H LANGWORTHYS 19701 Kruse Ln
Washington ADD Sherrill IA 52073 1024203011 $115.00 garbage
Ley, John
799 Rush St
799 Rush LOT 1-2-S 165'-190 UNION ADD Dubuque IA 52003 1025455011 $96.00 garbage
Boen, Michael S
LOT 2-70, W 20.1' OF LOT 1-69 & E 13.1' OF 1321 Lincoln Ave
520 Edith LOT 1-70 O'NEILLS RIVERVIEW Dubuque IA 52001 1013127006 $96.00 garbage
Tri-State Property Management LLC
2245 Wedgewood Dr
641 W 11th IS 100' -W 61' - S 1/2 - LOT 822 A MCDANIEL Asbury IA 52002 1024381018 $182.35 garbage
Perry, Jodie L
375 Dorgan PI
375 Dorgan LOT 6 DORGANS SUB Dubuque IA 52001 1024180026 $315.91 garbage
Engelken, Thomas A
S 57'- N 107'- E 1/2 OF CITY LOT 746 1659- 2022 Camelot Dr
1659 Iowa 1677 IOWA Allen TX 75013 1024254008 $67.00 garbage
Gladwin, Kevin
BAL - N 70' - LOT 8 J P PORTERS ADD 590 590 Clarke Dr
F590Clarke 1590 1/2 CLARKE DR Dubuque IA 52001 1024153009 $70.00 garbage
TOTAL $2,264.14
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STATE OF IOWA {SS:
DUBUQUE COUNTY
CERTIFICATION OF PUBLICATION
I, Suzanne Pike, 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: August 25 & September 1, 2017, and for which the charge is $78.33.
Subscribed to before me, a Mary Public in and for Dubuque County, Iowa,
this £' day o
,20 /7 .
Notary Public in and for Dubuque County, Iowa.
MARY K WESTERMEYER
Commission Number 154885
My Commission Exp. Feb. 1, 2020
OFFICIAL,
' PUBLICATION
O ,;FICIAL NOTICE
CE OF, FILING
QUENT GAR- ,
'COLLECTION
.,Ort y
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IR $U+i14'IOA.
Title, 6-413 ' of the'
Code that
i;naflces'
provides that garbage
is considered a public
ndisance that requires.)
that, such conditions be: I
ordered to be reme
died
Title 6-4-5A provides.
that'the City shall. have
fhe aittharityto correct
nuisance,`that is 1,
palpably: and indispu-
tably :such,' without
notice;' _.:
Title°.,6;,4-5B. 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 Trea-
surer and it shall then
constitute ' a lien
against said ; property
and be .collectedy'��_.�ithr.1
and in: the's8rrie1nlarl,
ner-asieneraltaxes on
said roperties. , c'
gf, April 30; 2037
dz costs for < a
htrisahce' that -are
"palpably and indispu-
tably. -such," .. such ., as
del,inquentgarbage col-„
' lection charges, shall
be certified by the City
,to, the Dubuque„
Countylreasure`-for.
collectionith, and in
'the 'sarbe' manner as;
general property taxes.
Th'eapersons listed.on.:
the -,attached 'Garbage;
Assessment;_ Sehedule''
have:: unpaid ""garbage
assessments in, the
amount set out and
s ,;.„.charges, are
1-10
.'.00t.I-
is'sessments'may:,
h ipfui,l;°pr:7h° part
tjip(it „iotorest: at;tlie;;
City Treasurer's Office{
City, , Hall, 50' ,W: 13th i'
.'%Street, Dubuque,,,
: s
i days 'a#e`r the'date of
r
-the first' publication of,
.the notice of the filing,?.
the' Schedule of",'
Assessments with the.”
,County Treasurer.
:30=i: `hays;` .unpaid.',
2�'er7..assessments are pay
:'able >at:: the County'^
Treasurer's Office, Du
buque County Court- I
house, 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 note,
fled 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 onthe
attached Garbage As-
sessmentSc hedule are
.delinquent' in' the
payment t;of garbage
collection charges',, in
the amoUnt'set aside of
tlie, :respective . names,
and; that:_sald; amounts
Sh li be collected in
the same m'ahner
general'p;r'operty specti-taxes
ve
aatjainst the re
parcels of property set
opposite the names of
the. owner.
This notice given by
direction of the City
Council of the City of
Dubuque, Iowa, as 1
provided - in Section
384.60 of. the Code, of
Iowa.
/s/Kevin S. Firnstahl,
CIVIC, • City Clerk
Schedule of
Assessments
Delinquent Garbage,
Collection Charges,
Location„ Legal Des-
cription; Owner/Ad-
dress; Parcel - #;',
Amount;. Category
1449 Jackson;..5.1/2 -
M 1/5-of'Cit.Lot 494;''
Volz, - Scott 14491
,
Jackson St:, Dubuque 1
IA. 52001; 1024409011;',
$1,077.88;- garbage
1853White;,S 26'-M
1/5 - City Lot 436;
Dubuque Main Street
Ltd, 1069 Main St.
Dubuque IA 52001;
1024256005; $112.00;
garbage,
338 Kaufmann; E 1/2
of Lot 6 Sieges Sub;
Home Dream, LLC, 3060
Pennsylvania Ave.,
Dubuque IA 52001;
1024131002;. $67.00;
garbage
• 2776 Central; W 170'-
284 Davis Farm Add;
Robey, Delbert R. 2776
Central Ave.' Dubuque
IA 52001; 1013308001;
$65.00; garbage
2241 Washington; Lot
1-S 39.40' -Lot 80 L H
Langworthy's Add;
Hamnierand, Lyle E &
Melissa B.,19701 Kruse '
Ln.,; Sherrill IA 52073;
,1024203011; $115.00;
garbage "'
799 Rush; Lot 1-2,,S
165'-190 Union Add;
Ley, John 799 Rush St.,
Dubuque', IA 52003;
1025455011;, '$96.00;
garbage
520 Edith; Lot 2-70, W
20.1' of Lot 1-69 & E
13.1' of Lot 1-70
O'Neill's Riverview;
Boen; Michael S. 1321
Lincoln Ave., Dubuque
IA 52001; 1013127006;;
$96.00; garbage
641 W 11th 5:100' - ,W l
Lot 822'0,
MCDaniei s Sub 641-649,
W liths Tri-State,
Property ?ManagemenC
LLC, 2245 :Wedgewood
Dr., Asbury IA 52002;,
1024381018; $182.35;1
garbage ., 1
375 Dorgan; L046
6
Dorgan s Sub; perry,,::
Jodie L375 Dorgan Pl.,
Dubuque lA 52001;,.1
1024189,026;-
garbage
0241801026; garbage
1659 _lowa; S 57'4' N
10.7'- E 1/2.of:City Lot
746: :1659-1677 Iowa;
Engelken, .Thomas A.,
2022 Camelot, Dr., Allen'
TX . 75018;-1624254098;
$67.00; garbage
590 Clarke; BAL N'70'
-Lot 8 J P Porters Add
590-590 1/2 :Clarke Dr.;
Gladwin, Kevin 590
Clarke Dr.; Dubuque IA
52001; - 1024153009;I
$70.00; garbage
2t 8/25,9/1