Delinquent Water, Sewer, Refuse and Stormwater AccountsTHE CITY OF
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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
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cc: Barry Lindahl, City Attorney
Cindy Steinhauser, Assistant City Manager
Ken TeKippe, Finance Director
Michael C. Van Milligen
Dubuque
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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