2011 Weed, Junk, Garbage Enforcement ProgramTHE CITY OF
Dui
Masterpiece on the Mississippi
TO Michael C Van Milligen, City Manager
FROM Mary Rose Corrigan, RN, Public Health Specialist
DATE November 21, 2011
S U BJ ECT 2nd half of 2011 Wee d /Garbage /Junk Liens
Dubuque
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All-America City
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2007
INTRODUCTION
The enclosed material provides for the levy of special assessments for the second half of the 2011 Weed /Junk/Garbage
Enforcement Programs This project reflects areas inspected from July 16, 2011 to November 22, 2011
BACKGROUND
The City received compliance from the majority of the property owners who received notices Eight (0) property owners did
not comply with the notice to cut weeds or remove garbage /unk
In such situations, the policy of the City is to correct the defects and levy the costs against property owners in the form of a
special assessment, including the costs of a contractor performing the work and a $25 administrative charge The City hired
a pnvate contractor as provided for in State statute
The total amount of the assessments is $067 50, which is being levied against eight separate parcels of property
RECOMMENDATION
I would recommend that the City Council approve the attached final assessment schedule
ACTION TO BE TAKEN
The City Council is requested to adopt the attached resolution establishing the final assessment schedule
Prepared by
Chris Johnson
Masterpiece on the Mississippi
TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
SUBJECT: 2nd Half of 2011 Weed /Garbage /Junk Liens
DATE: November 26, 2011
Dubuque
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All- America City
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2007
Public Health Specialist Mary Rose Corrigan is recommending the levy of special
assessments for the second half of the 2011 Weed /Junk/Garbage Enforcement
Programs in the total amount of $867.50, which is being levied against eight separate
parcels of property.
I concur with the recommendation and respectfully request Mayor and City Council
approval.
Michael C. Van Milligen
MCVM:jh
Attachment
cc: Barry Lindahl, City Attorney
Cindy Steinhauser, Assistant City Manager
Mary Rose Corrigan, RN, Public Health Specialist
RESOLUTION NO. 398 -11
ADOPTING THE SCHEDULE OF ASSESSMENTS FOR SECOND HALF OF
2011 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
weed /grass cutting and junk/garbage removal tax assessments which Schedule of
Assessments was filed in the office of the City Clerk on the 2nd day of December, 2011,
the said Schedule of Assessments be and the same is hereby approved and adopted.
That there be, and is hereby assessed and levied as a lien upon the : real
property, the respective sums indicated.
That the Acting 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 without interest at the Utility Billing
Office, City Hall, 50 W. 13th 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 5th day of Decemb r, 2011
Kevi ' Firnstahl
City Clerk
Roy D. uol, Mayor
Legal Notices
RESOLUTION
NO. 398-11
ADOPTING THE
SCHEDULE OF
ASSESSMENTS FOR
SECOND HALF OF
2011 AND DIRECTING
THE CITY CLERK TO
CERTIFY THE SCHE-
DULE OF ASSESS-
MENTS 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 Assess-
ments attached hereto
for weed /grass cutting
and junk/garbage
removal tax assess-
ments which Schedule
of Assessments was
filed in the office of the
City Clerk on the 5th
day of December, 2011,
the said Schedule of
Assessments be and
the same is hereby
approved and adopted.
That there be, and is
hereby . 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 con-
secutive 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
without interest at the
Utility Billing Office,
City Hall, 50 W. 13th
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 pay-
able at the County
Treasurer's Office,
Dubuque County Court-
house, 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 5th day of
December, 2011.
Roy D. Buol, Mayor
Attest: Kevin Firnstahl,
City Clerk
NOTICE OF FILING OF
THE SCHEDULE OF
ASSESSMENTS
FOR WEED /JUNK/
GARBAGE
ENFORCEMENT
PROGRAMS
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. 13TH
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 Of-
fice, Dubuque County
Courthouse, 720 Cen-
tral 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.
Kevin Firnstahl,
City Clerk
Schedule of
Assessments
2nd Half of 2011
Weed /Grass/
Garbage /Junk Liens
Location; Owner;
Parcel #; Amount;
Category
1213 Rhom berg Ave.;
Kathy Fishnick, 1736
Heeb St # 1, Dubuque
IA 52001; 1118310018;
$110.00; weeds /gar-
bage
523 Southern Ave.;
Paul B Breitbach, 523
Southern Avenue,
Dubuque IA 52003;
1036252011; $185.00;
weeds /garbage
1890 Audubon St.;
Anthony Trentz & Ti
Krapfl, 1890 Audubon,
Dubuque IA 52001;
1023404007; $77.50;
Weeds
2169 Elm St; Sara
Hines, 2169 Elm Street,
Dubuque IA 52001;
1024210017; $110.00;
Garbage
Lot north of 2877 N
Grandview; ,
Grandview Etates LLC,
139071 Whistlewind
Lane, Dubuque IA
52002; 1014155035;
$95.00; Weeds
410 Kaufmann Ave.;
Sarah Bohlen &
Kathryn Schrauth,
18307 St Hwy P, Canton
MO 63435; 1024106001;
$112.50; Weeds
1203 Rhomberg Ave.;
Rob Coker, 1203
Rhomberg Ave.,
Dubuque IA 52001;
1118310023; $100.00;
Weeds /garbage
543 N Booth, 543;
Joshua & Lisa Stotts,
543 N Booth St.
Dubuque IA 52001;
1026236016; $77.50;
weeds
2t 12/8,15
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: December 08 & 15, 2011, and for which the charge is $103.25.
Subscribed to before me, a Notary Public in and for Dubuque County, Iowa,
this l day of ece_m_/, J,_jj , 20 // .
Notary Public in and for Dubuque County, Iowa.
uo.y' f i0'd,nYK.V.l�c1�Ra >. - =. - -,
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NOTICE OF FILING OF THE SCHEDULE OF
ASSESSMENTS
FOR
WEED /JUNK/GARBAGE ENFORCEMENT PROGRAMS
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. 13TH
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.
/ ,
Kevi r Fi nstahl, Ci y Cler
2nd Half of 2011
Weed /Grass /Garbage /Junk Liens
Location
Owner
Parcel #
AMOUNT
CATEGORY
Rhomberg,
1213
Kathy Fishn ck
1736 Heeb St # 1 Dubuque
IA 52001
1118310018
$110 00
weeds /garbage
Southern Ave,
523
Paul B Breitbach
523 Southern Avenue
Dubuque IA 52003
1036252011
$185 00
weeds /garbage
Audubon, 1890
Anthony Trentz & Ti Krapfl
1890 Audubon Dubuque
IA 52001
1023404007
$77 50
Weeds
Elm St, 2169
Sara Hines
2169 Elm Street Dubuque
IA 52001
1024210017
$110 00
Garbage
Lot north of
2877 N
Grandview
North Grandview Estates LLC,
139071 Whistlewind Lane,
Dubuque IA 52002
1014155035
$95 00
Weeds
Kaufmann, 410
Sarah Bohlen & Kathryn
Schrauth, 18307 St Hwy P
Canton MO 63435
1024106001
$112 50
Weeds
Rhomberg,
1203
Rob Coker
1203 Rhomberg Ave Dubuque
IA 52001
1118310023
$100 00
Weeds /garbage
N Booth, 543
Joshua & Lisa Stotts,
543 N Booth St
Dubuque IA 52001
1026236016
$77 50
weeds
TOTAL
$867.50