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Masterpiece on the Mississippi
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: August 12, 2014
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Housing and Community Development Director Alvin Nash is requesting that the City
Council adopt a 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.
I concur with the recommendation and respectfully request Mayor and City Council
approval.
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Mic ael C. Van Milligen
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Attachment
cc: Barry Lindahl, City Attorney
Cindy Steinhauser, Assistant City Manager
Teri Goodmann, Assistant City Manager
Alvin Nash, Housing and Community Development Department Director
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TO: Michael Van Milligen, City Manager
FROM: Alvin Nash, Housing and Community Development Department Director
DATE: August 6, 2014
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 6-6-3C2o of the Code of Ordinances provides that overgrown weeds and grass and
garbage are considered a substandard condition requiring abatement. Title 6-6-4B3 provides
that the City may have the conditions abated and Title 6-6-6B 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.
ACTION TO BE TAKEN
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: Barry Lindahl, City Attorney
RESOLUTION NO. 251-14
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY TO COLLECT DELINQUENT GRASS AND WEED
CUTTING AND GARBAGE COLLECTION CHARGES IN ACCORDANCE WITH TITLE 6-6-
3C2o; TITLE 6-6-4B3 & TITLE 6-6B 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 18th day of August, 2014.
Attest:
Kevin ` Firnstahl, Ci y Cie
Roy D Buol, Mayor
NOTICE OF FILING OF DELINQUENT GRASS AND WEED CUTTING AND GARBAGE
COLLECTION CHARGES IN ACCORDANCE WITH TITLE 6-6-3C2o; TITLE 6-6-4B3 & TITLE
6-6B OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA.
Title 6-6-3C2o of the Code of Ordinances provides that overgrown weeds and grass and
garbage are considered a substandard condition that requires that such conditions be ordered
to be remedied.
Title 6-6-4B3 provides that the City shall have the authority to correct a nuisance that is
"palpably and indisputably such," without notice.
Title 6-6B 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 November 30, 2013, 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 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 City Treasurer's Office,
City Hall, 50 W. 13`h 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 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/Kevin S. Firnstahl
City Clerk
GrassMteed/Garbage Assessments
Location
Owner
1 Parcel #
AMOUNT
CATEGORY
2155 N Main
LOT 1-38 MARSH'S ADD
Chris Gockel
2155 N Main Street
Dubuque IA 520011
1024132005
$53.00
garbage
733 Rose
E 6'9"-3 AND LOT 4 CUMMINS SUB 733-735
ROSE
Fitzgerald, Kyle G
10064 Rio Vista Dr
Dubuque IA 52001
1024355005
$53.00
grass
1552 Locust
S 20'7-S 41'2"-M 1/5 OF CITY LOT 474
Manning, Timothy K
1552 Locust Street
Dubuque IA 52001
1024336005
$104.81
garbage
1916 Grace
LOT 6 GRIGGS SUB "SAME AS W 35' LOT 6
BECAUSE LOT 6 IS 35' WIDE & E 9'10" LOT
5 GRIGGS SUB1914-1916 GRACE
Mason Properties LLC
1726 Overview CT
Dubuque IA 52003
1026181011
$105.00
garbage
232 Cardiff
LOT 1-9 CITY LOT 724
Schellenberg Iowa Holdings LLC
PO Box 2413
Wilsonville OR 97070
1025186004
$110.00
garbage
2407 Stafford
LOTS 4 & 5 KLINGENBERGS SUB 2407-2409
Gerner, Laura A
1770 Garfield Avenue
Dubuque IA 52001
1013454037
$1,225.00
grass, weeds
and garbage
2283 White
E 1/2-N 1/4 -LOT 16P; & E 1/2- S 1/2 -LOT 18 L
H LANGWORTHY'S ADD
Dohanich, Michael D
2283 White Street
Dubuque IA 52001
1024130013
$1,040.64
garbage
695 Kane
LOT 2-1-2 YOUNG PRIMROSE PLACE
Welter, Jeffrey J
4060 Peru Rd
Dubuque IA 52001
1014433014
$730.00
grass
2008 Foye
E 24 OF LOT 22 COX'S ADD
Rans, Jesse J
125 Kayle Drive
Manchester IA 52057
1024177022
$890.00
grass
845 W Locust
LOT 8 WM BLAKES ADD
Data, Cory
2105 Windsor Ave
Dubuque IA 52001
1023278041
$913.00
grass
765 Alpine
LOT 11 BRADSTREET DUB
Bm Properties LLC
8110 Southern Hills Cir
Dubuque IA 52003-8984
1025105025
$178.00
garbage
1661 Lawndale
LOT 7 & N 2'6" OF LOT 6 VOELKERS-
HIGHLAND
Hefel, Frank J
1289 West 5th St
Dubuque IA 52001
1023407024
$914.00
grass
2414 Windsor
S 6' LOT 2 & LOT 3 KLINGENBERGS SUB
Blake, Thomas J & Martha J
115 Skyline Dr
Guttenberg IA 52052
1013454014
$267.00
garbage
1
Grass/Weed/Garbage Assessments
667 W Locust
LOT 3 ELLEN BLAKES SUB 667-669 W LOCUST
ST
Gross, Gavin J
1150 MT Pleasant
Dubuque IA 52001
1024156009
$159.00
grass
1135 Solon
LOT 7 SUB 2 & 3 MRS L H LANGS SUB
Federal National Mortgage
Association
Two Galleria Tower
13455 Noel Rd, Suite 600
Dallas TX 75240
1025159017
$119.00
grass
1553 Alta Vista
LOT 43 LEVENS ADD 1553-1553 1/2 ALTA
VISTA
Behr, Katie M
1553 Alta Vista Street
Dubuque IA 52001
1023477020
$105.00
garbage
880 Pleasant
LOT 4 O TAYLORS SUB & LOT 3 GMEHLES
SUB
Wells Fargo Bank Na
1 Home Campus
Des Moines IA 50328
1013411010
$366.00
grass, weeds
and garbage
25 W 15th
LOT 1 OF WINNER PLACE
Empress Enterprises LLC
199 New Montgomery St #706
San Francisco CA 94105
1024403017
$113.00
garbage
378 W Locust
NW 41'9" OF LOT 14 & LOT 2-15 COOLEY'S
SUB 378-378 1/2 W LOCUST ST
Mk Properties LLC
378-380 W Locust St
Dubuque IA 52001
1024329013
$132.00
garbage
1005 Victoria
LOT 1-1 COOK &ALLEN PLACE
Bermas, Andrea W
1005 Victoria Street
Dubuque IA 52003
1036157013
$1,167.00
grass
501 Obeche
LOT 1 BLK 4 CEDAR LAKE ADD
Gra Reo 2013-1 Inc
15480 Laguna Canyon Rd Suite 100
Irvine CA 92618
1034105001
$440.00
grass
704 Caledonia
N 1/2 OF LOT 1 OF 1 OF 39 IN KELLY SUB
Lincoln, Aaron J
1160a Dove Loop
Springdale AR 72764
1025133023
$60.00
grass
2643 Pinard
LOT 293 GLENDALE ADD #3
Bgk Investments Inc
7445 Topanga Canyon Blvd
Canoga Park CA 91303
1013190002
$569.00
grass, weeds
and garbage
570 Arlington
LOT 1 GOLOMBESKI'S ADDITION
Schneider, Jason M
570 Arlington St
Dubuque IA 52001
1024378023
$81.00
grass
2260 Roosevelt
LOT 2-1-2-2-1-2-2 OF MIN LOT 307
Emerson, Everett E
2260 Roosevelt
Dubuque IA 52001
1107351009
$139.00
grass
2
Grass/Weed/Garbage Assessments
1625 N Algona
LOT 236 WOODLAWN PARK ADD
Benson, Laura A Nka Geiger, Laura
A
1625 N Algona St
Dubuque IA 52001
1023387009
$265.00
grass
1938
Washington
N 33' LOT 21 & THE N 33' LOT 22 E DUBUQUE
ADD
Koos, Raymond A
1938 Washington St
Dubuque IA 52001
1024217003
$166.00
grass, weeds
and garbage
2131 Jackson
N 38'6"-E 1/2 -LOT 38 L H LANGWORTHYS
ADD
Hayes, Casie L & Schumacher, Joey
L
2131 Jackson Street
Dubuque IA 52001
1024208018
$149.00
grass
815 Wilson
LOT 2 KEOGHS SUB 815-817 WILSON
Fidelity Bank & Trust
4250 Asbury Rd
Dubuque IA 52002
1025109045
$75.00
grass
807 Garfield
LOT 2 DREIBILBIES ADD
Canon, Robert J
900 Rush St
Dubuque IA 52003
1013481018
$89.00
grass
1358 Locust
N 1/2 OF M 1/5 OF CITY LOT 476
Husemann, Larry H & Brenda A
18491 W Michelle CT
East Dubuque IL 61025-9403
1024410002
$182.60
garbage
1820 Loras
TSCHIRGI & SCHWINDS SUB LOT 31
Brp Properties LLC
8505 Southern Hills Court
Dubuque IA 52003
1026133003
$75.00
garbage
2568 Jackson
LOT 15 E LANGWORTHYS ADD
Healey Jr, Joseph A & Amanda M
3230 Bittersweet Lane
Dubuque IA 52001
1013335005
$85.00
garbage
90 Alpine
S 1' LOT 1 LOIS ADD & LOT 2 LOIS ADD
Strub, Chase S & Kristi N
90 Alpine Street
Dubuque IA 52001
1025303002
$70.00
grass
1360 Dell
LOT 2-810 A MCDANIELS SUB
Paul, Jacob R
1825 74th Place
Kenosha WI 53143
1024340003
$348.00
grass, weeds
and garbage
1609
Washington
LOT 2-N 33'3" OF LOT 82 EAST DUBUQUE
ADD
Mid-America Property Management
LLC
PO Box 1572
Dubuque IA 52004-1572
1024268020
$100.00
garbage
1122 Center PI
LOT 1-2 MIN LOT 88 & PT 87 & LOT 16 & 2-13
MC NULTY SUB 1118-1122 CENTER PL
Quade, Mark W
13351 Swiss Valley Rd
Peosta IA 52068
1024357006
$53.00
garbage
3
GrassMteed/Garbage Assessments
2528 Jackson
N 1/2 LOT 5 & LOT 2-6 E LANGWORTHYS ADD
Riniker, Anna M & Baumgartner,
Daniel
2528 Jackson Street
Dubuque IA 52001
1013335017
$65.00
garbage
614 Loras
LOT 2-817 A MCDANIELS SUB
Moore, Nancy Jo
803 Grant Court
Maquoketa IA 52060
1024377004
$110.00
grass
2561 Jackson
S 20' LOT 216 & N 20' LOT 217 DAVIS FARM
ADD
Hirschy Companies LLC
15816 Lore Mound Road
Dubuque IA 52002
1013334007
$75.00
grass
925 Garfield
LOT 6 HOOPER'S ADD 925-927 GARFIELD AVE
Garden District Estates Lc
3500 Dodge #387
Dubuque IA 52003
1118353009
$85.00
grass
3100 Lemon
LOT 33 G R WESTS DUBUQUE
Household Finance Industrial Loan
Company Of Iowa
636 Grand Regency Blvd
Brandon FL 33510
1014232007
$123.00
grass
1080 Wilson
LOT 6 CAINS SUB 1080-1082 1/2 WILSON
High Country Estates Lc
3500 Dodge #387
Dubuque IA 52003
1025104001
$70.00
garbage
2559
Washington
S 1/2 LOT 21 & N 1/2 LOT 22 E
LANGWORTHYS ADD
Wonser, Melissa A
2559 Washington Street
Dubuque IA 52001
1013335027
$115.00
grass
TOTAL
4
$12,334.06