Grass and Weed Cutting and Garbage Collection AssessmentsCity of Dubuque
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August 2, 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.
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 Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Adopt Resolution(s)
DISPOSITION:
ATTACHMENTS:
Description Type
Grass and Weed Cutting and Garbage Collection
Assessments-MVM Memo
City Council Memo
Grass, weeds and garbage resolution
Grass, weeds and garbage notice
Grass, weeds and garbage assessment list
City Manager Memo
Staff Memo
Staff Memo
Staff Memo
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: July 26, 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: July 21, 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. 60 St Suite 312 (563) 690-6072
Return to Adrienne N. Breitfelder, City Clerk, 50 W. 13t1 St., Dubuque, IA 52001, (563) 589-4100
RESOLUTION NO. 266-21
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, 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 2nd day of August, 2021.
L
Roy D Buol
Mayor
Attest:
Adrienne N. Breitfelder
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 June 30, 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 61h 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
Behning, Karl L
LOT 2-1 CITY LOT 569 & LOT 2-1 CITY LOT
309 Jones St
309 Jones
570
Dubuque IA 52001
1025285007
$234.60
garbage
Mcmahon Real Estate Rentals LLC
2380 Samantha Dr
2940 Central
S 1/2 OF W 170' OF 301 DAVIS FARM ADD
Dubuque IA 52002
1013152009
$125.55
garbage
Bettcher Properties LLC
511 Washington St
920 Center PI
LOT 2 MCKAY PLACE
Epworth IA 52045
1025103004
$275.88
garbage
Brown, Phillip M & Diane M
1765 White St
1765 White
LOT 1-2 OF NM 1/5 OF CITY LOT 435
Dubuque IA 52001
1024261011
$197.83
garbage
All Around Rentals LLC
1210 MT Loretta Ave
1789 Universrity
LOT 1-5-1 & 2-2 TSCHIRGI & SCHWIND'S SU
Dubuque IA 52003
1026208011
$138.55
garbage
Olson, Steven D
N 56 1 /2'-W 1/2-LOT 23A L H
2330 White St
2330 White
LANGWORHTY'S ADD
Dubuque IA 52001
1013384004
$172.83
garbage
TOTAL $1,145.24
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:
08/06/2021 08/13/2021
and for which the charge is 100.25
Subscribed to before me, a Notary Pu 'c in and for
Dubuque County, Iowa,
this 16th day of August, 2021
Notary blic 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 64-3A;
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 June 30, 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 Develop-ment 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 Treasurers 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/Adrienne N. Breitfelder, City Clerk
Schedule of Assessments
Delinquent Grass and Weed Cutting and Garbage Removal Accounts
Location; Owner;
Parcel #; Amount; Category
309 Jones St., Lot 2-1 City Lot 569 & Lot 2-1 City Lot 570;
Behning, Karl L, 309 Jones St. Dubuque IA 52001; 1025285007;
$234.60;garbage
2940 Central Ave., S 1/2 Of W 170' Of 301 Davis Farm Add;
Mcmahon Real Estate Rentals LLC, 2380 Samantha Dr Dubuque IA
52002; 1013152009; $125.55; garbage
920 Center Pl., Lot 2 Mckay Place; Bettcher Properties LLC,
511 Washington St. Epworth IA 52045; 1025103004; $275.88;
garbage
1765 White St., Lot 1-2 Of NM 1/5 Of City Lot 435; Brown,
Phillip M & Diane M, 1765 White St. Dubuque IA 52001;
1024261011; $197.83; garbage
1789 University Ave., Lot 1-5-1 & 2-2 Tschirgi & Schwind's
Sub; All Around Rentals LLC, 1210 MT Loretta Ave. Dubuque IA
52003; 1026208011; $138.55; garbage
2330 White St., N 56 1/2'-W 1/2-Lot 23a L H Langworhty's
Add; Olson, Steven D, 2330 White St. Dubuque IA 52001;
1013384004;$172.83; garbage
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