Delinquent Grass and Weed Cutting and Garbage Collection Charges_Housing Department Copyrighted
November 19, 2018
City of Dubuque Consent Items # 21.
ITEM TITLE: Delinquent Grass and Weed Cutting and Garbage
Collection Charges - Housing Department
SUMMARY: City Manager recommending adoption of a resolution
authorizing the City Clerk 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, lowa
SUGGESTED DISPOSITION: Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Adopt
Resolution(s)
ATTACHMENTS:
Description Type
Grass/Weed Removal and Garbage Collection City Manager Memo
Assessments-NNM Memo
Staff Memo Staff Memo
Grass, Weeds and Garbage Resolution Resolutions
Grass, Weeds and Garbage Notice Supporting Documentation
Grass, W eeds and Garbage Assessment List Supporting Documentation
THE CITY OF Dubuque
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TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
SUBJECT: GrassM/eed Removal and Garbage Collection Assessments
DATE: November 13, 2018
Housing and Community Development Director Alexis Steger recommends the City
Council adopt a resolution authorizing the City Clerk 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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cc: Crenna Brumwell, City Attorney
Teri Goodmann, Assistant City Manager
Cori Burbach, Assistant City Manager
Alexis M. Steger, Housing and Community Development Director
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TO: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
FROM: Alexis M. Steger, Housing and Community Development Director
DATE: November 5t", 2018
SUBJECT: Grass/Weed Removal 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.
DISCUSSION
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
I respectfully request the City Council adopt the attached resolution authorizing the City Clerk to
certify the grass/weed removal 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
RESOLUTION NO. 341-18
AUTHORIZING THE CITY TO COLLECT DELINQUENT GRASS AND
WEEDCUTTING 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 19th day of November 201
Attest:
Kevin S, irnstahl, ity Clerk
Roy D Buol, Mayor
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 20, 2017, 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 GrassMleed/Garbage Assessment Schedule have unpaid
grass and weed cutting 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 City Treasurer's Office,
City Hall, 50 W. 13'h Street, Dubuque, lowa, 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, lowa, 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, lowa, that the persons named on the attached
GrassMleed/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, lowa, as provided in
Section 384.60 of the Code of lowa.
/s/Kevin F Firnstahl, CFC
City Clerk
Grass/Weed/Garbage Assessments
Location Owner Parcel # AMOUNT CATEGORY
Healey, Joseph A&Janice
804 Rose St
1936 Ellis W 130' OF LOT 47 COXS ADD Dubuque IA 52001 1024180009 $211.00 garbage
2435 Queen LLC
548 W 7th St
2435 Queen LOT 1-2 BRUSH CLIFF SUB Dubuque IA 52001 1013452046 $1,536.51 garbage
Engelken, Thomas A
LOT 38 OXFORD HGTS LOT 2-39 & LOT 2- 2022 Camelot Dr grass, weeds
640 Alta Vista 36 OXFORD HGTS Allen TX 75013 1025107013 $158.00 and garbage
Marsh, Patrick R
158 Bluff St grass, weeds
158 Bluff N 1/2 - S 1/2 OF CITY LOT 123 Dubuque IA 52001 1025280006 $367.30 and garbage
Metx LLC
988 W 3rd St 108
1740 Elm S 1/2 OF LOT 174 EAST DUBUQUE ADD Dubuque IA 52001 1024277006 $125.00 garbage
Ulhaq, Irfan & Kwon, Miyeon
995 Mount View CT grass, weeds
1238 Jackson N 25' - LOT 60 EAST DUBUQUE ADD Platteville WI 53818-1816 1024435010 $503.00 and garbage
Duggan, Patrick J
2537 Willow Brook Dr
1540 Central N 30'6"- M 1/5 OF CITY LOT 442 Asbury IA 52002 1024404003 $204.00 garbage
Oertel, Gregory
1358 Thomas PI
1358 Thomas NE 10' OF LOT 2 OF B OF 96 & LOTS 1 &2 O Dubuque IA 52001 1118302001 $475.00 grass
Red Owl Investments LLC
656 Lowell St grass, weeds
1040 Wilson N 1/2 LOT 5 CAINS SUB Dubuque IA 52001 1025104002 $148.00 and garbage
Swank, Garry R & Rose M
PO Box 1173
981 High Bluff NE 48.8'-E 1/2-LOT 37 HOOPER'S ADD Dubuque IA 52004-1173 1013437013 $165.00 grass
Tri-Corner Properties LLC
LOTS 767 &768A BOTH IN A MC DANIELS 3090 Castle Woods Ln
1293 Bluff SUB 1293-1299 BLUFF ST Dubuque IA 52001 1024340027 $105.00 grass
Thielen, Janice J
2033 303 Jefferson St
Washington LOT 22 STEINER'S ADD 2033-2035 WASHINGT Bellevue IA 52031 1024214017 $290.00 grass
Empress Enterprises LLC
199 New Montgomery St#706
25 W 15th LOT 1 OF WINNER PLACE San Francisco CA 94105 1024403017 $60.00 garbage
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Grass/Weed/Garbage Assessments
Mid America Property Management
LLC
PO Box 1572
526 Rhomberg LOT 26 HIGH ST SUB Dubuque IA 52004-1572 1024230003 $60.00 garbage
Mid-America Property Management
LLC
PO Box 1572
1091 Center N 32' OF LOT 6 NEWBURGHS SUB Dubuque IA 52004-1572 1025102002 $65.00 grass
You, Banwei
2274 2002 West Field Dr
Washington LOT 1 WARREN & ROBIN AMLING'S SUB Augusta GA 30909 1013460029 $70.00 garbage
Adams, Gregory J & Nancy T
6411 Sandwedge CT
2146 Roosevelt LOT 610 HAMS ADD Dubuque IA 52002 1118129010 $265.00 grass
Merrick Investment Group LLC
3518 Eclipse Cir
1120 Race LOT 2-13 &S 36' LOT 14 CUMMINS SUB Dubuque IA 52003 1024379006 $355.00 grass
Bernhard, Gary
1100 Roosevelt St Grass, weeds
1100 Roosevelt LOT 4 WERSINGER SUB Dubuque IA 52001 1012201003 $182.00 and garbage
Ramirez, Emiliano
89 Southern Ave grass, weeds
2410 Queen N 30' LOT 39 STAFFORDS ADD Dubuque IA 52003 1013453011 $81.00 and garbage
TOTAL $5,425.81
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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:
November 23 & 30, 2018,
and for which the charge is $144.56
R.12,
Subscribed to before me, a Notary Public in and for
Dubuque County, Iowa,
this day of .,a-� � ,20/'.
Notary
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My Commission Exp• Feb. 1,2020
ty, Iowa.
CITY OF DUBUQUE
OFFICIAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF FILING
OF DELINQUENT
GRASS AND WEED.
CUTTING AND GAR-
BAGE COLLECTION'
CHARGES IN ' ACCOR-
DANCE WITH TITLE 6-
4-3A; TITLE 6-4-5A &
TITLE 6-4-56:` OF THE
CODE OF ' ORDI-
NANCES OF THE CITY
OF DUBUQUE, IOWA
Title 6,-4,-3A, of the
Code of ;'Ordinances
provides that :garbage.
is bonsidere'd a public
nuisance that 'requires
that such conditions.be
ordered to be reme
dieda '-
Title 6-8-2 provides
that the City shall have
the authority to correct I
a nuisance that is "pal-
pably and indisputably
such," without notice
and provides that the,;
City Clerk shall certify
such cost for the I
abatement of situa-
tions where the nui-
sance, IS palpablyand
indisputably' SuCfr to
the County Treasurer"
and itrshall then consti-
tute a' lien against said;-,
property and -'be -
lected with an,d,in,-the
samemanneras'gener-
col
al taxes on said proper-
As of December 20,
2017, the costs for a 1
nuisance that are "pal-
pably and, indisputably
such," such' as delin-
quent grass and weed
cutting and garbage
collection charges,
shall be certified by the
City Clerk to the :1
Dubuque county Trea-
surer for collection
with, and in the same
manner 'as, general
propertytaxes.
The persons listed on
the attached Grass/
Weed/Garbage Assess-
ment Schedule have
unpaid grass and weed
cutting Charges in the
amount set out and
.said charges are delin-
quent.
The assessments may
be paid in full or in part
without interest at the
City.Treasurer's Office,
y'rHall, W.
StreC�tet, Dubu50que, Iowa13th,
"any -me'u✓n 30f
days-: after: the date 0
tad
firsttipublicationithiof
the notice of the filing
of the Schedule of. As-
sessments with the
County; Treasurer. Af-
ter 30 days, unpaid as-
sessments are payable
at the County Treasur-
er's Office•, Dubuque
County Courthouse,
720 Central Avenue,
Dubuque, Iowa, and
charges shall be col-
lected'`; in the same
manner as general
property taxes against
the respective parcels
of the property set
forth on the .attached
schedule..
You are hereby noti
fied that the City Clerk
be and is hereby or-
dered 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 =delin-
quent in the payment
of grass and weed cut-
ting and garbage` col-
lection charges in the
amount set aside of the
respective names, and
that said amounts shall
be collected ins the
same manner as gener-
al property taxes
against=the respective
parcelsof property set,
opposite" the names of
the owners.
This notice given by
direction of the' City
Council of the City' of
Dubuque, Iowa, as pro-
1
ro 1 vided in Section 384.60
of the Code of Iowa.
/s/Kevin S Firnstahl,
CMC, City Clerk
SCHEDULE' OF
ASSESSMENT
DELINQUENT
WEED/GRASS;
cUTrING and
GARBAGE REMOVAL
ACCOUNTS:' "
NOVEMBER 19, 2018
Location; "Owner.;;
Parcel #;;, ;Amount;
Category '
1936 Elks, W 130 of
Lot 47 Coxs Add;
Healey, JosephA & Jan-
ice; `'$04 'Rose - St;
Dubuque IA 52001;
1024180009; $211.00;
Garbage
2435 Queen; Lot 1-2
Brush Cliff Sub; 2435
'Queen LLC; 548 W1 7th
St; Dubuque IA 52001;
1013452046; $1,536.51;
Garbage
640 Alta Vista; Lot 38
Oxford Hgts Lot 2-39 &
Lot 2-36 Oxfprd Hgts;
Engelken, Thomas A;
2022 Camelot Dr; Allen
TX 75013; 1025107013;
$158.00; Grass, Weeds
and Garbage
158 Bluff; N 1/2 - S 1/2
Of City Lot 123 Marsh,
Patrick, R; 158 Bluff St;
Dubuque IA 52001;
'1025280006;, $367.30;
Grass, Weeds and Gar-
bage,`
1740 Elm; S 1/2 Of Lot
174 East Dubuque Add;
Metk LLC; 988 W; 3rd St
108; Dubuque IA 52001;
1024277006; $125.00;
Garbage
1238 Jackson; N 25' -
Lot 60. East Dubuque
Add; Ulhaq, Irfan &
Kwon, Miyeon; 995
Mount View Ct; Plat-
teville:Wi 53818-1816; !
1024435010; $503.00;
Grass, Weeds and
Garbage
1540 Central; N 30'6"
M ,1/5 Of City Lot 442;.
Duggan, Patrick 1;`2537 1
Willow ;Brook Dr; As-
btlry . IA, 52002;
104404003$20400
Ga,bage`
1358 Thomas; Ne 10'
Of, Lot 2 Of B Of 96 &
Lots 1&2Of8Of97
McCraney's 1st Add;
Oertel; ; Gregory; 1358
Thomas' PI; Dubuque IA
52001; ` 1118302001;';
$475.00; Grass
1040 Wilson; N 1/2 Lot
5 Cain's Sub; Red Owl
Investments LLC; 656
Lowell `St Dubuque IA;
52001; 1025104002;
$148.90;;! Grass Weeds
kf"
and Garl1ae
981 High;',Bluff;
48:8'-E -1 1/2 Lot,,
E;; Hopper's Add; Swank,
Garry ;R &. Rose M;; Po
Box 1173; Dubuque` IA'
5200;4 11..7;13;;
1013437013, $165.00;
Grass:
1293 Bluff; • Lots 767 &
768a Both in A Mc
Daniels Sub 1293-1299
Bluff " St; Tri -Corner
Properties LLC; 3090
Castle ": Woods, Ln;
Dubuque` IA 52001;
1024340027; $105.00;
Grass
2033 Washington;.Lot
22" Steiner's `Add '2033- 1
2035 Washington; Thie-
len, Janice J; 303 Jeffer-
son St; Bellevue IA
52031 1024214017;
$290.00; Grass
25' W 15th; Ldt 1 Of
Winner Place Ernpress
Enterprises LLC;' 199
New' Montgomery St
#706;. San Francisco Ca
94105; 1024403017;
$60.00; Garbage
526 Rhomberg; Lot 26
High St SUb; Mid Amer-
ica Property. -Manage-
ment LLC, Po Boa 1572
Dubuque IA- 52004-
1572; 1024230003;
$60.00; Garbage.j
1091 Center N:32' Of
Lot 6 Newburgh's Sub;
Mid-America " Property .'
Management LLC; Po
Box 1572; Dubuque IA
52004-1,57"2;
1025102002; ; $65.00;
Grass "
2274 Washington;, Lot
1 Warren & Robin Am
ling s Sub; You, Ban-
we1 2002 West yield
Dr; Augusta Ga 30909;
1013460029; $70.00;
Garbage
2146 Roosevelt; Lot
610'Ha"ms Add; Adams,
Gregory J & Nancy T;
6411 SandWedge"Ct;
Dubuque_ IA 52002;
1118129010;„ $265.00;
Grass
1120 Race; Lot 2-13 &
S 36' Lot:; 14 Cummins
Sub; Merrick Invest-
ment Group LLC; 3518
Eclipse;Cir;Dubuque IA
52003; 1024379006;
$355.00; Grass
1100. Roosevelt; Lot 4
Wersinger Sub; Bern-
hard,- Gary;; 1100 Roo-
sevelt St; Dubuque IA
.52001; 1 1012201003;
$182.00; -Grass, Weeds
and Garbage
2410 Queen; N 30' Lot
39 " Staffords Add;
`Ramirez, Emiliano;' 89
Southern: Ave; Dubuque
IA 52003; 1013453011;
$81.00; Grass, Weeds
and Garbage
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