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Delinquent Water, Sewer, Refuse and Stormwater AccountsTHE CITY OF Dui Masterpiece on the Mississippi TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members FROM: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager SUBJECT: Delinquent Water, Sewer, Refuse and Stormwater Accounts DATE: April 12, 2010 MCVM:jh Attachment cc: Barry Lindahl, City Attorney Cindy Steinhauser, Assistant City Manager Ken TeKippe, Finance Director Michael C. Van Milligen Dubuque kittd all.melicaCItv 1 ► 2007 Finance Director Ken TeKippe requests City Council authorization to submit delinquent water, sewer, refuse and stormwater collection accounts to the Dubuque County Treasurer in order to establish real property liens for collection of such past due accounts. concur with the recommendation and respectfully request Mayor and City Council approval. Masterpiece on the Mississippi TO: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager FROM: Ken TeKippe, Finance Director SUBJECT: Delinquent Water, Sewer, Refuse and Stormwater Accounts DATE: April 12, 2010 INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND Dubuque AI- Ameria cur 1 2007 The purpose of this memorandum is to request City Council authorization for the attached resolution to submit delinquent water, sewer, refuse and stormwater accounts to the Dubuque County Treasurer in order to establish real property liens for collection of such past due accounts. Section 13 -1 C -4 (D) of the Code of Ordinances authorizes the City to place a lien upon the real property served by the City's water system for all delinquent rates and charges. Section 13 -2C -5 (A) of the Code of Ordinances authorizes the City to levy and collect just and equitable charges, rates or rentals upon all lots, parcels of real estate and buildings that are connected directly or indirectly with the sanitary sewer system. Section 13 -2C- (B) of the Code of Ordinances provides that the City shall have a lien upon the real property served by the sanitary system for delinquent rates and charges. Section 13 -6A -7 (D) of the Code of Ordinances authorizes the City to place a lien against the property benefited or served and shall be collected in the same manner as general property taxes. Section 13 -4 -2 (B) of the Code of Ordinances authorizes the City to levy and collect just and equitable charges, rates or rentals upon all lots, parcels of real estate and buildings that are connected directly or indirectly with the stormwater management system. Section 13 -4 -11 (B) of the Code of Ordinances provides that the City shall have a lien upon the real property served by the sanitary system for delinquent rates and charges. The City makes significant attempts to contact delinquent water, sewer, refuse and stormwater accounts. Customers receive monthly bills. Delinquent customers receive various notices depending on the age and /or amount delinquent. These notices include reminder collections calls, delinquent notices, urgent final notice and finally a tax lien letter. Collection efforts have been successful for most of the City's utility customers. However, the attached accounts have refused payment, and many are accounts with constant collection issues. The following are reasons for placing a lien against the property; a) the customer has been disconnected for non - payment and the unpaid balance continues to increase with monthly minimum bill and penalties, b) the customer is subject to disconnect and has refused City access to the meter, c) the outside stop box is inoperable or serves multiple premises preventing disconnection to delinquent premise, d) the customer has defaulted on payment arrangement, e) the landlord refusing to pay utility bills. This is the eight time the City is turning over delinquent water, sewer, refuse, and stormwater accounts. Plans are to continue filing liens on a quarterly basis. RECOMMENDATION It is recommended that the delinquent water, sewer, refuse and stormwater accounts 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 final schedule of assessments for delinquent utility accounts reflects $22,092.46. This amount includes $575.00 of city administrative fees ($5.00 each). The City will collect funds prior to submitting final schedule to County Treasurer's Office since customers have 30 days to pay after they receive notice of filing of the schedule of assessments from Clerk's office. The City collects some revenue after City Council approval, accordingly the entire amount should not be submitted to the Dubuque County Treasurer. ACTION STEP The Action Step is for the City Council to adopt the attached resolution authorizing the City Clerk to certify the delinquent water, sewer, refuse and stormwater accounts to the Dubuque County Treasurer. Attest: RESOLUTION NO. 106 -10 ADOPTING THE SCHEDULE OF ASSESSMENTS FOR DELINQUENT WATER, SEWER, REFUSE AND STORMWATER ACCOUNTS AND DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO CERTIFY THE SCHEDULE OF ASSESSMENTS TO THE COUNTY TREASURER AND TO 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 delinquent water, sewer, refuse, and stormwater accounts which Schedule of Assessments was filed in the office of the City Clerk on the 12th day of February, 2010, the said Schedule of Assessments be and the same is hereby approved and adopted. That there be, and is herby assessed and levied as a lien upon the real property, the respective sums indicated. That the City Clerk be and 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 not more than fifteen 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 at the Utility Billing Office, City Hall, 50 W. 13 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 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 opposite the name of the property owner. Passed, approved and adopted this 19th day of April, 2010. Jeanne F. Schneider, CMC City Clerk Roy Buol, Mayor NOTICE OF FILING OF THE SCHEDULE OF ASSESSMENTS FOR DELINQUENT WATER, SEWER, REFUSE AND STORMWATER ACCOUNTS TO THE PROPERTY OWNERS OF THE PROPERTIES SHOWN ON THE ATTACHED SCHEDULE OF ASSESSMENTS: You are hereby notified that the attached Schedule of Assessments has been adopted by the City Council of the City of Dubuque, Iowa, and that said Schedule of Assessments has been filed with the County Treasurer of Dubuque County, Iowa. YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED THAT ASSESSMENTS MAY BE PAID IN FULL OR IN PART WITHOUT INTEREST AT THE UTILITY BILLING OFFICE, 50 W. 13 STREET, DUBUQUE, IOWA, 52001, AT ANY TIME WITHIN 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF THIS NOTICE. After 30 days, unpaid special 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 opposite the name of the property owner. This Notice given by direction of the City Council of the City of Dubuque, Iowa, as provided in the Code of Iowa. Jeanne F. Schneider, CMC, City Clerk 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 109 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 110 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 114 51 52 53 54 55 56 Customer Name AMBER COOPER ANTONIO G CONLEY AUTO & TRUCK PARTS INC BEVERLY J MILLER BILL J FINN BON VIVANT LC BON VIVANT LC BON VIVANT LC BRP PROPERTIES LLC CARL D ENGLING CHAD HAGGE CLARA C FINGER COREY E BONNER CRAIG T & LESLIE E BIRCH D W GEIGER DA VINCI'S LLC DALE P KLEINSCHRODT DALLAS M KALMES DANA KISTING DANIEL A DEAN DANIEL J KANE DANIEL J PFEIFFER DAVID 0 LOCHNER DAWN M SNIDER DEAN W MILLER DENNIS A ROTH DON D HEIM DOUG WOLFF ED F DAVIS EQUITY BUILDERS FRENCH MARKET ESTATES LC GARY BERNHARD GARY BERNHARD GARY E & SUSAN M BAY GARY E & SUSAN M BAY GREG B CRAY H & R PROPERTIES HENKEL & COMPANY INC HENKEL & COMPANY INC HIGHLANDS OF DUBUQUE LC J FOHT JACKSON SQUARE ESTATES LC JACQUELINE R KRANTZ JAMES & SUZANNE CALLAHAN JAMES B HANSON JAY A STREINZ JAY C CLOSE JEFF J WELTER JEFFREY J HUSEMAN JEREMY D SHIREMAN JEROD F & SARAH A BENNETT JESSE RANS JESSICA HILL JOEL LEACH JOHN & LORETTA DAVIS JOHN R BARBEE JONATHAN SLAGHT JUANITA K BARRY JULIE LECLERE City of Dubuque Delinquent Water, Sewer, Refuse, Stormwater accounts to County Treasurer April 2010 Service Address 2702 PINARD ST 1104 RIVERVIEW ST 3000 JACKSON ST 1212 MILLER RD 2010 SHELBY ST 560 ALMOND ST 505 ALMOND ST APT 1 453 ALMOND ST APT 1 515 -519 PICKETT ST 2933 BRUNSKILL RD 800 W LOCUST ST 1955 CLARKE DR 1815 W 3RD ST 525 W LOCUST ST APT A 2600 CENTRAL AVE 395 W 9TH ST 421 KAUFMANN AVE 1038 BLUFF ST 702 WILSON ST 418 ALMOND ST 395 NEVADA ST 510 ANGELLA ST 727 HILL ST APT 1 154 W 23RD ST 604 RHOMBERG AVE 963 MT LORETTA AVE 596 UNIVERSITY AVE 2020 ROCKDALE RD 971 BLUFF ST 640 SAPPHIRE CIR 2136 WHITE ST APT 1 1100 ROOSEVELT ST 1110 ROOSEVELT ST 1805 JACKSON ST 1815 JACKSON ST 745 DAVIS ST 1586 WASHINGTON ST 1804 CENTRAL AVE APT 1 1812 CENTRAL AVE APT 3 663 W 11TH ST APT 1 723 PERU RD 1577 WASHINGTON ST 1040 KELLY LN 2521 WINDSOR AVE 2736 ELM ST 1578 WASHINGTON ST 689 W LOCUST ST 695 KANE ST 2390 THEDA DR 2225 ST CELIA ST 750 KELLY LN 2008 FOYE ST 1700 SCENIC VIEW DR 2006 RHOMBERG AVE APT 2 744 NEVADA ST 2ND 3085 OAK VIEW CT 3102 ASBURY RD 1776 N GRANDVIEW AVE 2491 HEMPSTEAD ST 1 Account Admin Balance Fee Balance 40.55 5.00 45.55 43.15 5.00 48.15 216.97 5.00 221.97 247.22 5.00 252.22 40.02 5.00 45.02 33.07 5.00 38.07 21.68 5.00 26.68 100.71 5.00 105.71 25.74 5.00 30.74 112.05 5.00 117.05 195.67 5.00 200.67 32.76 5.00 37.76 94.11 5.00 99.11 27.12 5.00 32.12 321.29 5.00 326.29 260.92 5.00 265.92 107.94 5.00 112.94 181.57 5.00 186.57 33.36 5.00 38.36 132.41 5.00 137.41 66.22 5.00 71.22 86.14 5.00 91.14 412.97 5.00 417.97 159.05 5.00 164.05 122.65 5.00 127.65 108.46 5.00 113.46 91.00 5.00 96.00 100.13 5.00 105.13 109.11 5.00 114.11 106.33 5.00 111.33 111.78 5.00 116.78 181.03 5.00 186.03 72.85 5.00 77.85 254.44 5.00 259.44 344.98 5.00 349.98 324.43 5.00 329.43 200.16 5.00 205.16 440.69 5.00 445.69 208.56 5.00 213.56 150.52 5.00 155.52 181.03 5.00 186.03 390.74 5.00 395.74 347.66 5.00 352.66 160.32 5.00 165.32 35.53 5.00 40.53 120.79 5.00 125.79 191.43 5.00 196.43 193.75 5.00 198.75 210.29 5.00 215.29 191.63 5.00 196.63 124.77 5.00 129.77 84.71 5.00 89.71 109.85 5.00 114.85 19.31 5.00 24.31 93.62 5.00 98.62 509.69 5.00 514.69 50.33 5.00 55.33 159.37 5.00 164.37 99.75 5.00 104.75 Delinquent Water, Sewer, 57 JUSTIN OGLESBY 58 KARA STARKEY 59 KATHERINE A MUNSON 60 KEITH E WELSH 112 KENNETH & ELIZABETH JAEGER 61 KENNETH A GINTER 62 KENNETH E KELLER 63 KENNETH E KELLER 64 KRESS INDUSTRIAL FACILITY LLC 65 LARRY JUNK 66 LAURIE & DAVID VONAH 67 LONNIE L ALLEN 113 LORAS BOGE 68 LORAS BOGE REVOCABLE TRUST 69 MARDI GRAS ESTATES LC 70 MARDI GRAS ESTATES LC 71 MARDI GRAS ESTATES LC 72 MARK A & SUSAN M DUEHR 73 MARSHALLESE HOUSE OF PRAISE 74 MARY A GROSS 75 MICHAEL J SCHETGEN 76 MULLETT ENTERPRISES LC 77 MULLETT ENTERPRISES LC 78 NEW CENTURY LIQUIDATING TRUST 79 NINA K NELSON 80 PATRICK J DUGGAN 81 PATRICK J DUGGAN 82 PERRY D SOPINA 83 PERRY SOPINA 84 PETER V ECK 85 RANDY S WEBER 86 RON RUDIGER 87 RONALD L HOUSELOG 88 RYAN A DOWNS 89 SANDRALEE M SCOTT 90 SCOTLYN PROPERTIES 91 SCOTLYN PROPERTIES 92 SCOTLYN PROPERTIES 93 SCOTT A RUNDE 94 SCOTT A RUNDE 95 SCOTT A RUNDE 96 SCOTT M BRIES 97 SO FOURTH PACIFIC RIM FINANCE 98 STAFFORDSHIRE ESTATES LC 99 STEVE A SARAZIN 100 STEVEN R RUNDE 101 TANYA L AVENARIUS 102 TERRY M KANE 111 THOMAS CUNNINGHAM 103 THOMAS J & MARTHA J BLAKE 104 TIMOTHY K MANNING 105 TOBY KRESS 106 TOM E CONNOLLY 115 VICKIE DRESS 107 VIKKI L VONDRAN 108 WILLIAM FAY City of Dubuque Refuse, Stormwater accounts to County Treasurer April 2010 2205 SAMANTHA DR 246.18 686 NEEDHAM PL 42.60 2904 BALKE ST 130.85 1640 ASHTON PL 206.11 1765 MADISON ST 174.76 2662 OGLE ST 69.07 2054 JACKSON ST # 2 96.99 2054 JACKSON ST # 1 330.87 SEIPPEL RD COMMERCIAL PARK 157.72 2224 SUZANNE DR 76.00 707 LINCOLN AVE 263.48 2565 FRONT ST 155.69 1961 ROCKDALE RD 124.22 1901 ROCKDALE RD 470.76 510E 22ND ST APT 2 12.96 512 E 22ND ST APT 2 30.00 510 E 22ND ST APT 1 30.00 2253 ST JOHN DR 295.26 2155 ROCKDALE RD 305.22 503 ARLINGTON ST 37.15 3922 INWOOD AVE 178.59 1439 BLUFF ST 25.03 1441 BLUFF ST 34.15 475 VALERIA ST 394.57 520 LINCOLN AVE 286.99 2005 SIMPSON ST 271.38 1540 CENTRAL AVE APT 3S 53.08 116 W 13TH ST 1ST FL 27.31 116 W 13TH ST #2 2ND FL 117.75 760 TANZANITE DR 117.13 535 S GRANDVIEW AVE 257.69 590 ANGELLA ST 157.26 716E 22ND ST 189.15 80 YORK ST 56.46 599 W 8TH ST 469.54 35 W 15TH ST 1ST 71.44 37 W 15TH ST APT 1 35.23 37 W 15TH ST #3 5.63 35 W 15TH ST APT 1 54.09 35 W 15TH ST APT 2 44.48 37 W 15TH ST APT 2 1,709.74 735 KIRKWOOD ST 2ND 86.04 2225 KERPER BL 998.14 2416 STAFFORD ST APT 2 169.93 1315 FINLEY ST 188.03 3565 KEY CORNERS 99.73 2015 WASHINGTON ST 1,603.95 2765 ANDREW CT 145.12 1576 LOCUST ST 312.95 2214 JACKSON ST # 2 110.33 1552 LOCUST ST 84.96 3020 N CASCADE RD 83.97 2900 INDIANA AVE 126.90 878 EDISON ST 271.45 2490 GREEN ST 1285 ROCKDALE RD 2 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 127.14 5.00 101.86 5.00 21, 517.46 575.00 251.18 47.60 135.85 211.11 179.76 74.07 101.99 335.87 162.72 81.00 268.48 160.69 129.22 475.76 17.96 35.00 35.00 300.26 310.22 42.15 183.59 30.03 39.15 399.57 291.99 276.38 58.08 32.31 122.75 122.13 262.69 162.26 194.15 61.46 474.54 76.44 40.23 10.63 59.09 49.48 1,714.74 91.04 1,003.14 174.93 193.03 104.73 1,608.95 150.12 317.95 115.33 89.96 88.97 131.90 276.45 132.14 106.86 22,092.46