Delinquent Garbage Collection Charges (Housing Department) Copyright 2014
City of Dubuque Consent Items # 12.
ITEM TITLE: Delinquent Garbage Collection Charges (Housing
Department)
SUMMARY: City Manager recommending approval of a resolution
authorizing the City to certify 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
garbage collection charges in accordance with Title 6-6-
3C2o; Title 6-6463 & title 6-613 of the Code of Ordinances
of the City of Dubuque, Iowa
SUGGESTED DISPOSITION: Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Adopt
Resolution(s)
ATTACHMENTS:
Description Type
Garbage Collection Assessments-MVM Memo City Manager Memo
Staff Memo Staff Memo
Resolution Resolutions
Public Notice Supporting Documentation
Schedule of Assessments Supporting Documentation
THE CITY OF Dubuque
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TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
SUBJECT: Garbage Collection Assessments
DATE: October 24, 2016
Housing and Community Development Department Director Alvin Nash recommends
City Council approval of a resolution authorizing the City to certify 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
MCVM:jh
Attachment
cc: Crenna Brumwell, 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: October 19, 2016
SUBJECT: Garbage collection assessments
INTRODUCTION
The purpose of this memorandum is to request City Council to adopt the attached resolution
authorizing the City to certify 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 garbage is considered a public nuisance
requiring abatement. Title 6-4-5A provides that the City may have the conditions abated and
Title 6-4-513 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 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 garbage collection charges to the Dubuque County Treasurer.
Prepared by: Tami Ernster, Permit Clerk
cc: Barry Lindahl, City Attorney
Service People Integrity Responsibility Innovation Teamwork
RESOLUTION NO. 372-16
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY TO COLLECT DELINQUENT 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 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 Garbage Assessment Schedule
are delinquent in the payment of 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
Garbage Assessment Schedule are delinquent in the payment of 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 7th day of November, 2016
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Attest:
Roy D Buol, Mayor
NOTICE OF FILING OF DELINQUENT GARBAGE COLLECTION CHARGES IN
ACCORDANCE WITH TITLE 6-6-3C2o; TITLE 6-6-4133 & TITLE 6-613 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 6-4-5A provides that the City shall have the authority to correct a nuisance that is "palpably
and indisputably such,"without notice.
Title 6-4-513 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 May 1, 2016, the costs for a nuisance that are "palpably and indisputably such," such as
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 Garbage Assessment Schedule have unpaid garbage
collection 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 anytime 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
Garbage Assessment Schedule are delinquent in the payment of 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
Snow/Ice/Garbage Assessments
Location Owner Parcel # AMOUNT CATEGORY
Jg Investments LLC
LOT 1 OF THE SUB OF LOTS 1 &2-2; AND 9120 Long Tail Ln
2401 Windsor LOT 1-2 BOTH IN WINDSOR AVE SUB Dubuque IA 52003 1013453029 $124.00 garbage
Moonlit Beaches Investments LLC
S 1/2 LOT 58 EAST DUBUQUE ADD & N 1'6" 816 Vine St
1266 Jackson N 1/2 - LOT 59 EAST DUBUQUE ADD Maquoketa IA 52060 1024435006 $100.00 garbage
Cooper, Daniel L
2320 Jackson St
2320 Jackson LOT 65 L H LANGWORTHY'S ADD Dubuque IA 52001 1013459006 $110.00 garbage
Specht, Timothy L
N 23.2' OF M 1/5 OF CITY LOT 451 1555- 8760 Kemp CT
1555 Central 1555 1/2 CENTRAL AVE Dubuque IA 52003 1024403013 $80.00 garbage
Moore, Kenneth John A/K/A
Kenneth J Moore
E 85' OF E 170' OF LOT 346 DAVIS FARM 803 Grant CT
2901 Jackson IADD 2901-2903-2905 JACKSON Maquoketa IA 52060 1013153020 $124.00 garbage
Empress Enterprises LLC
199 New Montgomery St#706
25 W 15th LOT 1 OF WINNER PLACE San Francisco CA 94105 1024403017 $355.00 garbage
Robey, Delbert R
2776 Central Ave
2776 Central W 170'-284 DAVIS FARM ADD Dubuque IA 52001 1013308001 $65.00 garbage
Hodder, Walter W& Dorothy D
1358 Locust St
1358 Locust IN 1/2 OF M 1/5 OF CITY LOT 476 Dubuque IA 52001 1024410002 $165.00 garbage
Davis, Kevin C& Lenora L
1997 Jackson St
1997 Jackson S 52'5" N 2/5 OF CITY LOT 489 Dubuque IA 52001 1024254008 $140.00 garbage
High Performance Properties LLC
E 1/2-S 88'-E 1/2-S 2/5 OF CITY LOT 454 35- 8505 Southern Hills CT
35 W 15th 35 1/2 W 15TH ST Dubuque IA 52003 1024403009 $75.00 garbage
Perry, Jodie L
375 Dorgan PI
375 Dorgan LOT 6 DORGANS SUB Dubuque IA 52001 1024180026 $617.00 garbage
Engelken, Thomas A
LOT 38 OXFORD HGTS LOT 2-39 & LOT 2-36 2022 Camelot Dr
640 Alta Vista OXFORD HGTS Allen TX 75013 1025107013 $96.00 garbage
-
65'-7 ALL IN HENION &BAIRDS SUB.; ALSO, Nottingham Properties LLC
LOT 1-1-4 IN YATES & PICKETT 529-535 485 Locust St
529 Pickett PICKETT Dubuque IA 52001 10243320221 $175.00 garbage
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Snow/Ice/Garbage Assessments
Nottingham Properties LLC
LOT 1-1-E 65'-5, LOT 1-E 65'- 6, LOT 1-E 65'-N 485 Locust St
539 Pickett 26'-7, ALL IN HENION & BAIRDS Dubuque IA 52001 1024332021 $155.00 garbage
Crooks, Anna K& Richard
2516 Queen St
2516 Queen LOT 50 STAFFORDS ADD Dubuque IA 52001 1013414001 $447.50 garbage
Tri-Corner Properties LLC
LOTS 767 &768A BOTH IN A MC DANIELS 1008 Walnut St
1293 Bluff SUB 1293-1299 BLUFF ST Dubuque IA 52001 1024340027 $155.00 garbage
Kammiller, Fredrick J III Aka
Fredrick Joseph Kammiller Living
Revocable Trust
LOT 1-3 BUETTELL& LANGS 308 HILL&993 17470 Kammiller Ln
308 Hill W 3RD ST IDurango IA 52039 1 10251770131 $96.00 garbage
TOTAL $3,079.50
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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: November 11 & 18, 2016, and for which the charge is $132.95.
Subscribed to before me Notary Public in nd for Dubuque County, Iowa,
this 4.3,84,day of , 20 /6 .
Notary Public in and for Dubuque County, Iowa.
CITY OF DUBUQUE,
IOWA
OFFICIAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF FILING
OF DELINQUENT GAR-
BAGE COLLECTION
CHARGES IN AC-
CORDANCE WITH TI-
TLE 6-6-3C2o; TITLE
6-6-463 & TITLE 6-6B
OF THE CODE OF OR-
DINANCES 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 suchconditions be
ordered to be ':rem-
edied.
Title 6-4-5A provides
that the City shall have.
the authority to correct
a nuisance that is,"pal-
pably and indisputably
such," without notice.
Title 6-4-5B provides
that the City Clerk shall
certify such cost for
the abatement of situa-
tions where the nui-
sance is "palpably and
indisputably such" to
the County Treasurer
and it shall then consti-
tute a lien, against said
property and be col-
lected with and in the
same manner as gen
eral taxes on said prop-
erties.
rop erties.
As of May 1, 2016, the jl
costs for a nuisance
that are "palpably and
indisputably such,"
such as garbage col-
lection charges, shall .i
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 Garbage
Assessment Schedule
have unpaid .garbage,
collection', charges in
the amount set out and
said charges are delin-
quent.
The assessments may
be paid in full or in part
'without interest at the
City Veasurer's Office,
City Hall, 50 W. 13th
Street, Dubuque, Iowa,
at any time within 30
days after the date of l
the first. publication of
the notice of the filing
of the Schedule of As-
sessments, with the
County Treasurer.
ter 30 days, unpaid as-
sessments are payable
at the County Treasur-
er's Office, Dubuque
County Courthouse, 1
720 Central Avenue,
Dubuque, Iowa, and
charges shall be col-
lected in • the same
manner as general
property taxes against
the respective parcels
of the property set
forth on the attached
schedule.
You are hereby noti-
fled that the City Clerk
be and is hereby or-
dered and directed to
certify' to the County
Treasurer' of Dubuque
County, Iowa, that the
persons named on the
attached, Garbage As-
.
sessment Schedule are
delinquent in the , pay-
,' ment nfo-garbageeobl-
r-.letrohVehargew lirv=the
nafHbuntlset aside drthe
respective names, and
that said amounts shall I
be collected in ;,the
same manner as gen-
eral property taxes
against the respective
parcels of property set
opposite the names of I
the owners. - I
This notice given by
direction of the City
Council of the City of
Dubuque, Iowa, as pro
vided in Section 384.60
of the Code of Iowa.
Kevin S. Firnstahl,
City Clerk'
SCHEDULE OF:
ASSESSMENTS
DELINQUENT
GARBAGE
COLLECTION
CHARGES
NOVEMBER 11, 2016
Location, Legal De-
scription Owner,
Parcel #, Amount,
Category
2401 Windsor, LOT 1
OF THE SUB OF LOTS 1
& 2-2; AND LOT 1-2
BOTH IN WINDSOR AVE
SUB, JG Investments
LLC; 9120 -: Long Jail Ln;
Dubuque ` IA 52003,
1013453029, $124.00,
garbage
1266 Jackson, S 1/2
LOT 58 EAST DUBUQUE
ADD & N 1'6" - N 1/2 -
LOT 59 EAST DUBUQUE.
ADD, Moonlit Beaches
Investments LLC; 816
Vine St; Maquoketa IA
52060, ..1024435006,
$100.00, garbage
2320 Jackson, LOT 65
L H LANGWORTHY'S
ADD, Cooper, Daniel L;
2320 Jackson St; Dubu-
que IA 52001,
1013459006, $110.00,
garbage
1555 Central, N 23.2'
OF M 1/5 OF CITY LOT
451 1555-1555 1/2 CEN-
TRAL AVE, Specht,
Timothy L; 8760 Kemp
CT; pubuque IA 52003,
1024403013, $80.00,
garbage
2901 Jackson, E 85' OF
E 170' OF LOT 346 -DA -
VIS FARM ADD 2901-
2903-2905 JACKSON,
Moore, Kenneth --John.
A/K/A Kenneth J
Moore; 803 Grant . CT;
Maquoketa IA 52060,
1013153020, $124.00, I
garbage ' I
25 W 15th, LOT 1 OF I
WINNER PLACE, Em-
press Enterprises LLC;
199 New Montgomery
St #706 San Francisco
CA 94105, 1024403017, .I
$355.00, garbage
2776 Central, W 170'-
284 DAVIS FARM ADD,
Robey, Delbert R; 2776
Central Ave; Dubuque
IA 52001,-1013308001,
$65.00, garbage
1358 Locust, N 1/2 OF
M 1/5 OF CITY LOT 476,
Hodder, Walter W ,&
Dorothy D; 1358 Locust
St; Dubuque IA 52001,
1024410002, $165.00,
garbage
1997 Jackson, S 52'5
N 2/5 OF CITY LOT 489,
Davis, Kevin C & Le-
nora L; 1997\ Jackson
St; Dubuque IA 52001,
1024254008, $140.00,
garbage
35 W 15th E 1/2-S 88'-
E 1/2-S 2/5 OF CITY
LOT 454 35-35 1/2 W
15TH ST, High Perform-
ance Properties LLC;
8505 Southern Hills CT;
Dubuque IA 52003,
1024403009, $75.00,
garbage
375 Dorgan, LOT 6
DORGANS SUB, Perry,
Jodie L; 375 Dorgan PI;
Dubuque IA 52001,
1024180026, $617.00,
garbage
640 Alta Vista, LOT 38
OXFORD HGTS LOT 2-
39 & LOT 2-36 OXFORD
HGTS, Engelken, Tho-
mas A; 2022 Camelot',
Dr; Allen TX 75013,
1025107013, $96.00,
garbage
529 Pickett, LOT 2-1-E
65'-5, LOT 2-E 65'- 6,
LOT 2-N 26'-E 65'-7 ALL
IN HENION & BAIRDS
SUB.; ALSO, LOT 1-1-4
IN YATES .& PICKETT
529-535 PICKETT, Not-
tingham - Properties
LLC; 485 Locust St; Du-
buque IA 52001,
1024332022, $175.00,
garbage
539 Pickett, LOT 1-1-E
65'-5, LOT 1-E 65'- 6,
LOT 1-E 65'-N 26'-7, ALL
IN HENION & BAIRDS,
Nottingham Properties
LLC, 485 Locust St; Du-
buque IA 52001,
1024332021, $155.00,
garbage
2516 Queen, LOT 50
STAFFORDS ADD,
Crooks, Anna K & Ri-
chard; 2516 Queen St;
Dubuque IA 52001,
1013414001, $447.50,
garbage
1293 Bluff, LOTS 767 &
768A BOTH IN A MC
DANIELS SUB 1293-1299
BLUFF ST, Tri -Corner
Properties ' LLC; : 1008
Walnut St; Dubuque IA
52001, 1024340027,
$155.00, garbage
308 Hill, LOT 1-3
BUETTELL & LANGS 308
HILL & 993 W 3RD ST,
Kammiller,`Fredrick J 111
Aka Fredrick, Joseph
Kammiller Living Revo-
cable
evo cable Trust; 17470
Kammiller,: Ln; Durango
IA 52039, .'1025177013,1
$96.00, garbage
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