Grass and Weed Cutting and Garbage Collection AssessmentsCity of Dubuque
City Council Meeting
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May 17, 2021
ITEM TITLE: Grass and Weed Cutting and Garbage Collection Assessments
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.
SUGGESTED
DISPOSITION:
ATTACHMENTS:
Description
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,
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Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Adopt Resolution(s)
Grass Weed and Garbage Assessments-MVM Memo
City Council Memo
Grass, weeds and garbage resolution
Grass, Weeds and Garbage Public Notice
Grass, weeds and garbage assessment list
Type
City Manager Memo
Staff Memo
Resolutions
Supporting Documentation
Supporting Documentation
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TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
SUBJECT: Grass and Weed Cutting and Garbage Collection Assessments
DATE: May 13, 2021
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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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Cori Burbach, Assistant City Manager
Alexis M. Steger, Housing and Community Development Director
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TO: Michael C Van Milligen, City Manager
Housing and Community Development
350 W. 6th Street, Suite 312
Dubuque, 1A 52001
Office (563) 589-4231
FROM: Alexis M Steger, Housing and Community Development Director
DATE: May 10, 2021
SUBJECT: Grass and weed cutting 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.
INTRODUCTION
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
It is recommended that the grass and weed cutting and 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. The action step is for the City Council to adopt the attached resolution authorizing the
City Clerk to certify the grass and weed cutting 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
Prepared by Alexis Steger, Housing & Community Devel., 350 W. 6th St., Suite 312, (563) 690-6072
Return to Adrienne N. Breitfelder, City Clerk, 50 W. 13th St., Dubuque, IA 52001, (563) 589-4100
IN• • •., •
TITLE 6-4-3A and TITLE 6-8-2 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF
DUBUQUE,• ,,, c.
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
11UBUQUE,•
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 17th day of May, 2021.
Roy D Buol
Mayor
Attest:
Trish L. Gleason
Assistant City Clerk
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
6-4-513 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 6-8-2 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 March 31, 2021, 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 Grass/Weed/Garbage Assessment Schedule have unpaid
grass and weed cutting or garbage 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 Housing and Community
Development Department, 350 W 6th Street, Suite 312, 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 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
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.
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.
Adrienne N. Breitfelder
City Clerk
Grass/Weed/Garbage Assessments
Location
Owner
Parcel #
AMOUNT
CATEGORY
Breitsprecker, Cathleen M
196 Kaufmann Ave
2578 Central
LOT 1-2-237 DAVIS FARM ADD
Dubuque IA 52001
1013376004
$187.83
garbage
Mid -America Property Management
LLC
685 Jefferson
LOT 1-W1/2 OF LOT 17 FARLEYS SUB
PO Box 1572
1024385013
$76.78
garbage
Breitsprecker, Cathleen M
196 Kaufmann Ave
2578 Central
LOT 1-2-237 DAVIS FARM ADD
Dubuque IA 52001
1013376004
$143.55
garbage
Budde, Lance A
7697 N Indian Rdg
2672 Central
S 32'-275 DAVIS FARM ADD EXC E 10'
East Dubuque IL 61025
1013328004
$76.78
garbage
Ganahl, Timothy A
815 Montcrest St
815 Montcrest
LOT 19 & 20 PLEASANT VIEW
Dubuque IA 52001
1023230004
$207.10
garbage
Williams, Kristina & Kelton
2161
LOT 1-86 & S 11.8' LOT 85 L H
2161 Washington St
Washiington
LANGWORTHYS ADD
Dubuque IA 52001
1024334012
$123.55
garbage
Jg Investments LLC
9120 Long Tail Ln
577 W Locust
LOT 17 COX'S ADD
Dubuque IA 52003
1024177027
$123.55
garbage
Moonlit Beaches Investments LLC
816 Vine St
1266 Jackson
S 1/2 LOT 58 & N 1'6"- N 1/2 - LOT 59 EAST D
Maquoketa IA 52060
1024435006
$123.55
garbage
Ulhaq, Irfan & Kwon, Miyeon
995 Mount View CT
1238 Jackson
N 25' - LOT 60 EAST DUBUQUE ADD
Platteville WI 53818-1816
1024435010
$123.55
garbage
Mccarty, Jake L
LOT 2-3, 1-4, & 2-1-5 DUBUQUE HOMES SUB
115 Cherokee Dr
115 Cherokee
#2
Dubuque IA 52003
1026351005
$123.55
garbage
Mckenna, Michael Patrick
6000 S 35th Street
655 Jefferson
LOT 19 FARLEY'S SUB
Mcallen TX 78503
1024385017
$207.10
garbage
576 Locust St Apartments LLC
309 Winnebago Dr
576 W Locust
LOT 12 QUIGLEYS SUB OF 710
Galena IL 61036
1024159008
$131.05
garbage
Brandel, Brian
2304 Jackson St
2415 Jackson
LOT 4 NEW JACKSON SUB
Dubuque IA 52001
1013379028
$338.38
garbage
TOTAL $1,986.32
STATE OF IOWA SS:
DUBUQUE COUNTY
CERTIFICATE OF PUBLICATION
I, Kathy Goetzinger, 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:
05/21/2021 05/28/2021
and for which the charge is 126.68
Subscribed to before me, a"Notary Publi.%and for
Dubuque County, Iowa,
this 28th day of May, 2021
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NotaoPublic in and for Dubuque County, Iowa.
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Ad text : CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA
OFFICIAL NOTICE
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 March 31, 2021, 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 Grass/Weed/Garbage
Assessment Schedule have unpaid grass and weed cutting or
garbage 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 Housing and Community Development Department,
350 W 6th Street, Suite 312, 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 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
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.
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/Trish L. Gleason,
Assistant City Clerk
Schedule of Assessments
Delinquent Grass and Weed Cutting and Garbage Removal Accounts
Location; Owner; Parcel #; Amount; Category
2578 Central; LOT 1-2-237 DAVIS FARM ADD; Breitsprecker,
Cathleen M; 196 Kaufmann Ave Dubuque IA 52001; 1013376004;
$187.83;garbage
685 Jefferson; LOT 1-W1/2 OF LOT 17 FARLEYS SUB; Mid -America
Property Management LLC; PO Box 1572 Dubuque IA 52004-1572;
1024385013; $76.78; garbage
2578 Central; LOT 1-2-237 DAVIS FARM ADD; Breitsprecker,
Cathleen M; 196 Kaufmann Ave Dubuque IA 52001; 1013376004;
$143.55;garbage
2672 Central; S 32'-275 DAVIS FARM ADD EXC E 10'; Budde,
Lance A; 7697 N Indian Rdg
East Dubuque IL 61025; 1013328004; $76.78; garbage
815 Montcrest; LOT 19 & 20 PLEASANT VIEW; Ganahl, Timothy A;
815 Montcrest St Dubuque IA 52001; 1023230004; $207.10;
garbage
2161 Washington; LOT 1-86 & S 11.8' LOT 85 L H LANGWORTHYS
ADD; Williams, Kristina & Kelton; 2161 Washington St Dubuque
IA 52001;1024334012; $123.55; garbage
577 W Locust; LOT 17 COX'S ADD; Jg Investments LLC; 9120
Long Tail Ln Dubuque IA 52003; 1024177027; $123.55; garbage
1266 Jackson; S 1/2 LOT 58 & N 1'6"- N 1/2 - LOT 59 EAST
DUBUQUE ADD; Moonlit Beaches Investments LLC; 816 Vine St
Maquoketa IA 52060; 1024435006; $123.55; garbage
1238 Jackson; N 25' - LOT 60 EAST DUBUQUE ADD; Ulhaq, Irfan
& Kwon, Miyeon; 995 Mount View CT Platteville WI 53818-1816;
1024435010; $123.55; garbage
115 Cherokee; LOT 2-3, 1-4, & 2-1-5 DUBUQUE HOMES SUB #2;
Mccarty, Jake L; 115 Cherokee Dr Dubuque IA 52003; 1026351005;
$123.55; garbage
655 Jefferson; LOT 19 FARLEY'S SUB; Mckenna, Michael
Patrick; 6000 S 35th Street Mcallen TX 78503; 1024385017;
$207. 10; garbage
576 W Locust; LOT 12 QUIGLEYS SUB OF 710; 576 Locust St
Apartments LLC; 309 Winnebago Dr Galena IL 61036; 1024159008;
$131.05; garbage
2415 Jackson; LOT 4 NEW JACKSON SUB; Brandel, Brian; 2304
Jackson St Dubuque IA 52001; 1013379028; $338.38; garbage
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