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Council Agenda Item 5
MEETING DATE: June 3, 2010
AGENDA ITEM: Public Hearing, Delinquent Accounts
SUBMITTED BY: Finance
BOARD /COMMISSION /COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION: N/A
PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION: None
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: Minnesota Statute 429.101 allows local governments to assess unpaid
fees for special charges noted in the City Ordinances. These charges may include weed cutting, snow
removal, street sweeping, tree trimming, utility bills, operation of street lighting systems, special fire
service fees, compliance fees, etc. Installments can be paid in one installment up to 10 equal
installments. City's policy has been one installment due to the relatively small balances that remain.
The City may also charge fees incurred by the City to assess the benefited properties.
The attached listing includes addresses over two months delinquent on their city bills. The property
owners have not made arrangements with the City to pay their bills. The charges being assessed for
weed notices are those that occurred after the City certified the delinquent accounts in October 2009.
Annually the City will be certifying delinquent accounts twice so that as properties change hands
outstanding invoices can be collected at that same time. This also avoids certifying charges a year after
they occur.
The process for adopting delinquent accounts is the same process used for assessments for street
projects. Only in this case the assessments are attached for a single payment and interest is not added.
The certification fee replaces that. A resolution must be passed by the Council to certify the delinquent
accounts.
A 14 -day notice of the pending assessment and June 3, 2010 public hearing has been given to the
affected property owners. The public hearing notice was also placed in the St. Joseph Newsleader.
Other collection measures have been taken prior to collection under MN § 429.101.
The property owners will be given until July 7, 2010 at 4:30 pm to pay their delinquent invoices prior to
sending the assessment to Stearns County for collection. The $35 assessment fee will be waived if the
delinquent balance is paid in full before this date.
BUDGET /FISCAL IMPACT: $ 8,721.10
ATTACHMENTS:
Request for Council Action 5:1
Hearing Notice 5:3
Delinquent Accounts — Weed Cutting 5:4
Delinquent Accounts — Utility 5:5
Resolution 2010 -012 — Adopting Assessment Roll 5:6
REQUESTED COUNCIL ACTION: Authorize the Mayor and Administrator to execute Resolution 2010-
012 adopting the final assessment causing the same to be certified to the Stearns County Auditor for
Collection.
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CITY OF ST. JOSEPH
PUBLIC HEARING
Notice is hereby given that the Council will meet at 7:00 pm on June 3, 2010 in the City Hall
Administrator Council Chambers to consider, and possibly adopt, the proposed assessment for delinquent
Judy DUeyrens City invoices. Adoption by the Council of the proposed assessment may occur at the hearing.
The proposed assessment role is on file for public inspection at the City Clerk's Office. The
total amount of the proposed assessment is $ 8,721.10. Written or oral objections will be
Mayor considered at the meeting. No appeal may be taken as to the amount of an assessment unless a
Al Rassier written objection signed by the affected property owner is filed with the City Clerk prior to the
assessment hearing or presented to the presiding officer at the hearing. The Council may upon
Councilors such notice consider objection to the amount of a proposed individual assessment at an
Steve Frank adjourned meeting upon such further notice to the affected property owners, as it deems
Bob Loso advisable.
Renee Symanietz An owner may appeal an assessment to district court pursuant to Minn. Stat. 429.081 by
Dale Wick serving notice of the appeal upon the mayor or clerk within 30 days after the adoption of the
assessment and filing such notice with the district court within ten days after service upon the
mayor or clerk.
Judy Weyrens
Administrator
Publish: May 21, 2010
zs College Avenue North • PO Box 668 . Saint Joseph, Minnesota 56374
Phone 320.363.7zoi Fax 3zo.363.034z 5:3
City of St. Joseph
Delinquent Invoice Assessment Summary - June 3, 2010 Public Hearing
for Payable 2011
PIN
Property Address
Service
$ Fee Due
Asmt Fee
Total
CSJ Invoice
84.53533.0027
530 Graceview Loop
Weed cutting
$111.14
$35.00
$146.14
20090110
84.53533.0028
528 Graceview Loop
Weed cutting
$111.14
$35.00
$146.14
20090110
84.53533.0029
526 Graceview Loop
Weed cutting
$111.14
$35.00
$146.14
20090110
84.53533.0097
540 Graceview Loop
Weed cutting
$111.13
$35.00
$146.13
20090110
84.53533.0098
538 Graceview Loop
Weed cutting
$111.13
$35.00
$146.13
20090110
84.53533.0099
536 Graceview Loop
Weed cutting
$111.13
$35.00
$146.13
20090110
84.53533.0100
534 Graceview Loop
Weed cutting
$111.13
$35.00
$146.13
20090110
84.53533.0101
515 Faith Lane
Weed cutting
$111.13
$35.00
$146.13
20090109
84.53533.0102
517 Faith Lane
Weed cutting
$111.13
$35.00
$146.13
20090109
84.53533.0103
519 Faith Lane
Weed cutting
$111.14
$35.00
$146.14
20090109
84.53533.0104
521 Faith Lane
Weed cutting
$111.14
$35.00
$146.14
20090109
84.53883.0010
29 Minnesota St E
Weed cutting
$111.13
$35.00
$146.13
20090106
84.53524.0000
117 - 4th Ave SE
Weed cutting
$111.13
$35.00
$146.13
20090107
84.53676.0000
217 Able Street E
Weed cutting
$111.13
$35.00
$146.13
20090111
$1,555.87
$490.00
$2,045.87
Letters mailed 5 -11 -10
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City of St. Joseph
Delinquent Utilit Accounts
Final Assessment Hearing - Collection in 2011
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Storm
Property Address
UB Account
Water
Sewer
Refuse
Sewer
Total
600 - 4TH AVE NE
03- 00000632 -00-6
$205.14
$26.46
$4.38
$235.98
809 Morningside Loop
09- 00000643 -00-6
$745.97
$444.31
$205.59
$32.63
$1,428.50
27 - 2nd Ave SE
04- 00000546 -00 -7
$151.12
$29.98
$127.90
$21.18
$330.18
604 Graceview Loop
09- 00000614 -00 -8
$126.08
$109.06
$246.71
$40.60
$522.45
513 Graceview Drive
09- 00000562 -00-4
$145.78
$16.56
$56.28
$11.01
$229.63
221 Birch St W
01- 00000589 -00 -9
$211.77
$68.87
$262.55
$35.95
$579.14
325 Cypress Drive
01- 00000593 -00 -6
$151.07
$30.07
$129.67
$21.44
$332.25
513 Able St E
04- 00000685 -00 -5
$141.93
$0.03
$2.35
$0.38
$144.69
217 Able St E
04- 00000596 -00 -2
$214.14
$56.35
$252.43
$37.78
$560.70
213 - 20TH AVE SE
06- 00000848 -00 -2
$142.57
$13.61
$103.25
$259.43
117 - 4th Ave SE
04- 00000626 -00 -8
$695.00
$224.44
$259.53
$72.16
$1,251.13
29 Minnesota St E
02- 00000520 -00 -3
$271.64
$115.33
$384.99
$29.19
$801.15
$3,202.21
$1,108.61
$1,954.46
$409.95
$6,675.23
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Resolution 2010 -012
City of St. Joseph
Resolution Adopting Assessment
Liberty Pointe
WHEREAS, pursuant to proper notice duly given as required by law, the council has met and heard and
passed upon all objections to the proposed assessment for the outstanding fees relating utility and weed
cutting services.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF ST. JOSEPH, MINNESOTA:
1. Such proposed assessment, a copy of which is attached hereto and made a part hereof, is hereby
accepted and shall constitute the special assessment against the lands named therein, and each tract
of land therein included is hereby found to be benefited by the proposed improvement in the amount
of the assessment levied against it.
2. Such assessment shall be payable in equal annual installments extending over a period of 1 year, the
first of the installments to be payable on or before the first Monday in January 2011.
3. The owner of any property so assessed may, at any time prior to certification of the assessment to
the county auditor, pay the whole of the assessment on such property.
4. The clerk shall forthwith transmit a certified duplicate of this assessment to the county auditor to be
extended on the property tax lists of the county. Such assessments shall be collected and paid over
in the same manner as other municipal taxes.
Adopted by the council this 3`d day of June 2010.
Al Rassier, Mayor
Judy Weyrens, City Administrator
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