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Grass and Weed Cutting Assessments
Dubuque THE CITY ©F A~-AmalcaCiiY SUB E 1 Masterpiece on the Mississippi 2007 TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members FROM: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager SUBJECT: Grass and Weed Cutting Assessments DATE: May 21, 2009 Housing and Community Development Department Director David Harris is recommending authorizing the City to certify grass and weed cutting 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/jh Attachment cc: Barry Lindahl, City Attorney Cindy Steinhauser, Assistant City Manager David Harris, Housing and Community Development Department THE CITY OF ~ubuq~le T TR V L E A~ ~nerica CSI ~~ ;~~,. ~~.~3 Mc~Sterpiece ~rz the Mississippi ~~ ';, :~, ,~ 2007 DATE: May 20, 2009 TO: Micha I an Milligen, City Manager FROM: David~is, Housing and Community Development Department SUBJECT: Grass and weed cutting 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 charges to the Dubuque County Treasurer in order to establish real property liens for collection of such charges. DISCUSSION Section 26-3.(c)(2)o. of the Code of Ordinances provides that overgrown weeds and grass are considered a substandard condition requiring abatement. Section 26-4.(b)(3) provides that the City may have the conditions abated and Section 26-6.(b) 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 taxes on said properties. RECOMMENDATION It is recommended that the grass and weed cutting 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 STEP The action step is for the City Council to adopt the attached resolution authorizing the City Clerk to certify the grass and weed cutting charges to the Dubuque County Treasurer. cc: Barry Lindahl, City Attorney RESOLUTION NO. 173-09 ADOPTING THE SCHEDULE OF ASSESSMENTS FOR GRASS CUTTING CHARGES SPECIFYING THE NUMBER OF ANNUAL INSTALLMENTS INTO WHICH ASSESSMENTS ARE DIVIDED, THE INTEREST ON ALL UNPAID INSTALLMENTS, THE TIME WHEN THE ASSESSMENTS ARE PAYABLE AND DIRECTING THE CLERK TO CERTIFY THE SCHEDULE OF ASSESSMENTS TO THE COUNTY TREASURER AND PUBLISH NOTICE THEREOF. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA: That after full consideration of the Schedule of Assessments attached hereto for grass cutting charges, was filed in the office of the City Clerk on the 1st day of .Tune , 2009, the said Schedule of Assessments be and the same is hereby approved and adopted. That there be, and is hereby assessed and levied as a special tax against and upon each of the lots, the respective sums indicated. That the City Clerk be and she is hereby directed to certify said schedule to the County Treasurer of Dubuque County, Iowa, and to publish notice of said certification once each week for two consecutive weeks in the manner provided in Iowa Code §362.3, the first publication of which shall be for not more than 15 days from the date of filing of the final schedule. On or before the date of the second publication of the notice, the City Clerk shall also mail a copy of said notice to property owners whose property is subject to assessment, as provided and directed in Iowa Code §384.60. The assessments may be paid in full or in part without interest at the office of the City Treasurer, City Hall, 50 W. 13t" Street, 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 of $100.00 or more are payable in 10 annual installments, at the County Treasurer's Office, Dubuque County Courthouse, 720 Central Avenue, Dubuque, Iowa, and will draw annual interest at nine (9) percent (commencing on the date of acceptance of the work), computed to December 1 next following the due dates of the respective installments as provided in Section 384.65 of the Code of Iowa. Each installment will be delinquent from October 1 following its due date on July 1 of each year. Property owners may elect to pay any annual installments semiannually in advance. Passed, approved and adopted this 1st day of June, 2009. Joyce E. Connors, Mayor Pro-Tem Attest: Jeanne F. Schneider, CMC City Clerk NOTICE OF FILING OF DELINQUENT GRASS AND WEED CUTTING CHARGES IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 26-3.(c)(2)o. AND SECTION 26-4.(b)(3) OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA. Section 26-3.(c)(2)o. of the Code of Ordinances provides that overgrown weeds and grass are considered a substandard condition that requires that such conditions be ordered to be remedied. Section 26-4.(b)(3) provides that the City shall have the authority to correct a nuisance that is "palpably and indisputably such," without notice. Section 26-6.(b) 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 May 1, 2009, the costs for a nuisance that are "palpably and indisputably such," such as delinquent grass and weed cutting 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 hereinafter named, owning the following described property, have unpaid grass and weed cutting charges in the amount set out and said charges are delinquent. NAME AND ADDRESS PROPERTY DESCRIPTION AMOUNT Nathan Boyes 14130 Cypress Point Dubuque IA 52002 Monahan-Smith, Kristy A 2521 Stafford Street Dubuque IA 52001 RJK Investments LLC 3250 Kennedy Circle Dubuque IA 52002 French Market Estates Lc 3500 Dodge St #387 Dubuque IA 52003 Terrance J Maiers 3090 Castle Woods Lane Dubuque IA 52001 Miracle Holdings LLC 6109 Peabody Street Long Beach CA 90808 10-13-487-003 $406.00 NE 1/2 OF LOT 52 COOKS ADD 10-13-410-024 $165.00 LOT 2-1 & E 1/2 OF 4-2 GEIGERS 10-24-208-006 $695.00 LOT 2-N 58'-W 1/2-LOT 39 L H LANGWORTHY'S ADD 10-24-208-004 $745.00 N 1/2-W 1/2-LOT 38 L H LANGWORTHY'S ADD 2136- 2136 1/2 WHITE 10-24-385-003 $220.00 N 68' OF LOT 15 N 68'-W 36' OF LOT 16 PARLEYS SUB (INCLUDES 1030) WALNUT 10-24-385-012 $150.00 E. 14' OF LOT 16 & LOT 2- W 1/2 - 17 PARLEYS SUB NAME AND ADDRESS PROPERTY DESCRIPTION AMOUNT Jerryl Lee Gesie 10-24-128-001 $180.00 21384 Crystal Drive LOT 1-130 L H LANGS ADD Dubuque IA 52001 Steven J Gudenkauf 10-24-340-023 $168.00 11226 Robinhood Dr S 1/2 LOT 769A A MCDANIELS SUB 1353-1353 1/2 Dubuque IA 52001 BLUFF Faith Investment Group LLC 10-24-267-002 $125.00 1400 West Devon Avenue #354 N 1/2 NM 1/5 OF CITY LOT 485 Chicago IL 60660 Nadine M Banfield 10-13-434-020 $ 65.00 932 Merz Street LOT 17 A STINES SUB Dubuque IA 52001 John E & Cheryl J Whalen 10-24-376-005 $130.00 1105 Highland Place N62' & S38'-E100' OF LOT 782 & S12'-E100' -LOT 783 A Dubuque IA 52001 MCDANIELS 1349-1349 1/2 PRAIRIE Citifinancial Inc 10-26-279-013 $195.00 7467 New Ridge Road Suite 222 LOT 16 T S NAIRNS DUBUQUE Hanover MD 21076 Clara Craig Finger 10-23-329-021 $110.00 1955 Clarke Dr LOT 2-1-1-1-1 SMYTHS SUB Dubuque IA 52001 Thomas J & Martha J Blake 10-24-203-023 $125.00 115 Skyline Drive E 35'-LOT 84 L H LANGWORTHY'S ADD 215-217 E 22ND Guttenberg IA 52052 ST Mullett Enterprises LLC 10-24-338-010 $172.50 14858 West Ridge Lane Suite 1 LOT 2-1 OF CITY LOT 667 1439-1441 BLUFF ST Dubuque IA 52003 Dbl Properties LLC 10-24-268-016 $255.00 2850 Argyle Street LOT 1-1-83 EAST DUB ADD Dubuque IA 52001 Gary E & Susan M Bay 80 West Dewey Platteville WI 53818 Mardi Gras Estates Lc 3500 Dodge Street #387 Dubuque IA 52003 10-24-257-017 $ 50.00 S 1 /2 S 1 /5 CITY LOT 490 10-24-203-021 $300.00 W 33'-W65'-LOT 84 L H LANGWORHTY'S ADD 209-211 E 22ND ST NAME AND ADDRESS PROPERTY DESCRIPTION AMOUNT Matthew J Lacrone 10-24-255-010 1925 Washington Street LOT 6 OF MIN LOT 100 Dubuque IA 52001 Robert J & Maribeth P Devereaux 10-24-430-009 PO Box 684 S 1/2 LOT 56 EAST DUBUQUE ADD Elk Grove Village IL 60009 BRP Properties LLC 8505 Southern Hills Ct Dubuque, IA 52003 10-24-439-006 LOT 1-1-S 1/5 OF CITY LOT 480 Kenny J Birch 1414 Washington St Dubuque IA 52001 Queck Properties LLC C/O Todd M Queck PO Box 762 Dubuque IA 52004 William F Freiburger 13763 - 400th Avenue Bellevue IA 52031 French Market Estates 3500 Dodge Street #387 Dubuque IA 52003 Scott A Runde PO Box 704 Cuba City WI 53807 Elm Street Development LLC 137 Main St Ste 400 Dubuque IA 52001 Joshua J Sundstrom & Theresa M Weber 505 Merchants Lane Dubuque IA 5200 Jesse J Rans 125 Kayle Drive Manchester IA 52057 10-24-427-007 LOT 2-121 EAST DUBUQUE ADD $ 90.00 $ 90.00 $385.00 $ 75.00 10-24-209-022 $ 75.00 N 24'-N26'-LOT 91 & E 54'-S 2' -91 L H LANGWORTHY'S ADD 10-24-267-004 M 1 /5 OF CITY LOT 485 $235.00 10-13-379-030 $ 50.00 LOT 2 NEW JACKSON SUB 2409-2411 JACKSON 10-24-403-009 $ 70.00 E 1 /2-S 88'-E 1 /2-S 2/5 OF CITY LOT 454 35-35 1 /2 W 15TH ST 10-24-437-002 $130.00 S 1/3 LOT 197 EAST DUBUQUE ADD & N 1/3 LOT 198 EAST DUB ADD 1280-1286 ELM 10-24-153-007 $130.00 BAL - E 5' -LOT 10 &BAL -LOT 11 PORTERS ADD 10-24-177-022 $100.00 E 24' OF LOT 22 COX'S ADD NAME AND ADDRESS PROPERTY DESCRIPTION AMOUNT Thomas A Engelken 10-25-107-013 $415.00 2022 Camelot Drive LOT 38 OXFORD HGTS LOT 2-39 & LOT 2-36 OXFORD Allen TX 75013 HGTS Glasson Investments Inc 10-13-460-014 $310.00 9503 West Furlong Road s 1/2-W 100'-S 55'-LOT 1 -105 L H LANGWORTHY'S ADD Galena IL 61036 BRP Properties LLC 10-26-232-003 $200.00 8505 Southern Hills Ct LOT 1-58 IN S M LANGWORTHYS ADD 1158-1160 Dubuque, IA 52003 UNIVERSITY Judge Properties 10-24-457-019 $ 55.00 605 Bluff Street #132 LOT 7 - E 1/2 -CITY LOT 655 1003-1005 BLUFF Dubuque IA 52001 Blake R & Linda A Schellenberg 10-24-457-016 $ 60.00 31170 Southwest County View E 1 /2 LOT 5 OF E 1 /2 OF CITY LOT 655 Wilsonville OR 97070 Harry & Barbie Trautwein 10-24-409-010 $ 70.00 1461 Jackson Street N 1/2 M 1/5 OF CITY LOT 494 Dubuque IA 52001 Kenneth John Moore 10-24-378-009 $145.00 803 Grant Court A MCDANIELS SUB W 15' S1/2 LOT 796 A MC DANIELS Maquoketa IA 52060 SUB E 15' S1/2 LOT 797 Rick Steuer 10-25-130-002 $446.00 D/B/A Steuer Construction E 1/2 - N 1/2 -LOT 12 KELLY'S SUB 450 Kaufmann Ave Dubuque IA 52001 Dick R & Connie J Howell 10-24-278-007 $ 70.00 1608 Washington Street S 1/2 OF LOT 111 EAST DUBUQUE ADD Dubuque IA 52001 BRP Properties LLC 10-24-332-023 $495.00 8505 Southern Hills Ct LOT 1-1-3 & LOT 2-1-4 YATES & PICKETTS 515-519 Dubuque, IA 52003 PICKETT Tri-State Property Management LLC 10-24-332-022 $320.00 18186 Williamsburg Court LOT 2-1-E 65'-5, LOT 2-E 65'- 6, LOT 2-N 26'-E 65'-7 ALL Durango IA 52039 IN HENION &BAIRDS SUB.; ALSO, LOT 1-1-4 IN YATES & PICKETT 529-535 PICKETT Tri-State Property Management LLC 10-24-332-021 $310.00 18186 Williamsburg Court LOT 1-1-E 65'-5, LOT 1-E 65'- 6, LOT 1-E 65'-N 26'-7, ALL Durango IA 52039 IN HENION &BAIRDS NAME AND ADDRESS PROPERTY DESCRIPTION AMOUNT BRP Properties LLC 8505 Southern Hills Ct DubuquelA 52003 Bourbon Street Estates LC 3500 Dodge Street #387 DubuquelA 52003 10-24-332-024 $110.00 LOTS 1 & 2 YATES & PICKETTS 1485-1485 1/2 CORNELL 10-24-155-032 LOT 2-10 BUETTELS SUB $190.00 Tri-State Property Management LLC 10-24-381-018 $135.00 1886 Williamsburg Court S 100' - W 61' - S 1/2 -LOT 822 A MCDANIELS SUB 641- Durango IA 52039 649 W 11TH ST BRP Properties LLC 8505 Southern Hills Ct Dubuque IA 52003 BRP Properties LLC 8505 Southern Hills Ct Dubuque IA 52003 Jackson Square Estates LC 3500 Dodge Street #387 Dubuque IA 52003 Timothy J & Sara F Flynn 530 English Lane Dubuque IA 52003 Janet Udelhofen 2403 Broadway Dubuque IA 52001 Alexander K Baier & Amber M Cooper 2702 Pinard Street Dubuque IA 52001 Richard A & Mary E Fondell 2371 Jackson St #2 Dubuque IA 52001 Maurice A Kirchberg 1576 Locust Street Dubuque IA 52001 Dubuque Property Management 8505 Southern Hills Ct Dubuque IA 52003 10-24-385-001 $240.00 N 1/2 OF LOT 13 N 1/2 OF LOT 14 PARLEY SUB 10-24-403-007 $ 45.00 S 20'-S 47'-W 1/2-S 2/5 OF CITY LOT 454 10-24-281-009 $200.00 LOT 2 OF N 1/2 OF 80 & 2-81 EAST DUBUQUE ADD 10-36-128-011 LOT 5 BROCKMAN'S SUB $ 65.00 10-24-135-003 $ 80.00 E77'4"-S35'-N50' LOT6 & LOT 2-W122'8"-S35' -N50' LOT 6 ALL IN L H LANGWORTHY'S ADD 10-13-184-014 $155.00 E 41' OF LOTS 1, 2, 3 & 4 WESTVIEW SUB 10-13-376-017 $ 50.00 LOT 2 OF N 35' OF W 170' OF LOT 227 DAVIS FARM ADD 10-24-435-011 $ 70.00 S 26.2' LOT 60 EAST DUBUQUE ADD 10-24-336-004 $ 90.00 N 20'5" -S 41'2" OF M 1/5 OF CITY LOT 474 NAME AND ADDRESS PROPERTY DESCRIPTION AMOUNT BRP Properties LLC 10-25-106-004 $ 90.00 8505 Southern Hills Ct LOT 1-1-46 OXFORD HGTS Dubuque IA 52003 D D & J LLC 10-24-430-004 $ 80.00 PO Box 494 S 1/2 LOT 53 EAST DUBUQUE ADD Lansing IA 52151 Eunice Newman 10-24-426-020 $895.00 1433 Washington Street LOT 73 EAST DUBUQUE ADD Dubuque IA 52001 Lawrence A Vize & 10-24-409-008 $ 76.00 Margaret A Widmyer-Vize LOT 1 - N 1/2 - NM 1/5 OF CITY LOT 494 1857 North Main Street Dubuque IA 52001 James L McMahon 10-24-254-012 $290.00 2799 Oak Crest Drive LOT 1 OF S 1/5 OF CITY LOT 489 DubuquelA 52001 Greg A Prehm 10-24-381-006 $190.00 8505 Southern Hills Ct LOT 4 M A MCDANIELS SUB 574-576 CHESTNUT Dubuque IA 52003 Corey D Lansing 10-24-129-028 $170.00 18185 Kaune Ln LOT 6 TIVOLI ADD Dubuque IA 52002 Danny L & Johanna D Creger 10-24-129-025 $ 70.00 27670 389th Street N 1 /2 OF LOT 8 TIVOLI ADD Lamotte IA 52054 Bourbon Street Estates LC 10-24-155-038 $120.00 3500 Dodge Street #387 LOT 62 COXS ADD 539-541 ALMOND Dubuque IA 52003 Kirk L Anderson 11-18-179-001 $100.00 1790 Garfield Avenue LOT 138 HAMS ADD Dubuque IA 52001 Edward G Sr & Luzmila Z Karwoski 10-24-281-005 $130.00 1504 Jackson Street N 1/2 LOT 45 EAST DUBUQUE ADD Dubuque IA 52001 BRP Properties LLC 10-25-178-008 $100.00 8505 Southern Hills Ct LOT 4 GEO MARTINS SUB 754-754 1/2 W 5TH ST Dubuque IA 52003 NAME AND ADDRESS PROPERTY DESCRIPTION AMOUNT CNI Properties LLC 10-24-336-002 $135.00 C/O Dubuqueland Properties S 1/2 OF N 1/5 OF CITY LOT 474 & N 3' OF NM 1/5 OF PO Box 61 CITY LOT 474 Dubuque IA 52004-0061 Dubuque Property Management 10-27-279-018 $350.00 LLC C/O Scott Neuwoehner LOT 8 LENOX ADD 2635-2635 1/2 UNIVERSITY 18186 Williamsburg Court Durango IA 52039 Ivan Divino 10-24-454-005 $105.00 C/O Dubuqueland Properties M 1/5 OF S 2/5 OF CITY LOT 478 PO Box 61 Dubuque IA 52004-0061 Michael J Jones 1525 Washington Street Dubuque IA 52001 Kevin Jay & Kathy A Weber 1466 Jackson Street Dubuque IA 52001 William J & Joyce M Glasson 9503 West Furlong Road Galena IL 61036 Dubuque Properties LLC 1805 State Street Suite 103 Bettendorf IA 52722 Gavin J & Shannon R Gross 1150 Mount Pleasant St DubuquelA 52001 10-25-129-039 $ 70.00 LOT 1 HOPPMAN PLACE 835-837 AIR HILL 10-24-426-006 $232.00 S 1/2 LOT 48 EAST DUBUQUE ADD 10-13-413-009 $ 50.00 LOT 72 E LANGWORTHYS ADD 2512-2514 ELM 10-24-215-001 $ 60.00 W 59' OF S 42' OF LOT 1-97 L H LANGWORTHY'S ADD 2076-2078 WASHINGTON 10-24-156-009 $220.00 LOT 3 ELLEN BLAKES SUB 667-669 W LOCUST ST You are hereby notified that the City Clerk be and she is hereby ordered and directed to certify to the County Treasurer of Dubuque County, Iowa, that the persons named hereinbefore are delinquent in the payment of grass and weed cutting 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/Jeanne F. Schneider, CMC City Clerk