Title
Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for Property at 572 VAN BUREN AVENUE. (File No. VB1604, Assessment No. 168803; amended to File No. VB1604A, Assessment No. 168809) (Public hearing continued from February 3)
Hearing Date(s)
Date of LH: 12/15/15
Date of CPH: 2/3/16
Tax Assessment Worksheet
Cost: $2,025
Service Charge: $155
Total Assessment: $2,180
Gold Card Returned by: LIEN DANG
Type of Order/Fee: VB FEE
Comments: CATEGORY 2 VB FILE OPENED ON 9/20/12. 08/12/2015: *Recheck - Attempted to BDI but was unable to gain entry. CCI has expired and the permits are outdated. Parks abated yard. PO has mental health issues. ~MD . Garbage/Rubbish (Abated)-MATT DORNFELD
History of Orders on Property: 02/21/2013 Snow Walk Complaint Received. 02/27/2013 Garbage Rubbish WO created: PA 13-158018 Remove garbage, refuse, junk, recycling materials, hay, compost, and household items from rear yard and rear entry way. 02/27/2013 Snow Ice WO created: PA 13-158019 Remove snow and ice from public sidewalk full width, salt and sand as needed. RETURNED MAIL - Property is a Cat 2 VB is NOT to be occupied; SA Order 6/5/13 to Lien Kim Dang returned. 03/14/2014 Snow Walk Complaint Received. 03/18/2014 Snow Ice WO created: PA 14-187809 Remove snow and ice from public sidewalk full width, salt and sand as needed. Connie Sandberg: Returned Mail, sticker dated 9/25/14: VB Fee Warning Letter to owner Lien Kim Dang at 569 Van Buren Ave, St Paul. "Attempted - Not Known Unable to Forward". Cs. 07/31/2015 Garbage Rubbish WO created: PA 15-145386
Remove rugs, plastic kid pool, recycling bins, buckets filled with stagnate water and scrap wood from back yard area. 07/31/2015 Tall Grass WO created: PA 15-145387 Cut Tall Grass and weeds on the property.
Body
AMENDED 8/3/16
WHEREAS, the Office of Financial Services Real Estate Section has attached to this Council File both a report of completion outlining the costs and fees associated with Collection of Vacant Building Registration fees billed during February 11 to August 21, 2015. (File No. VB1604, Assessment No. 168803 File No. VB1604A, Assessment No. 168809) and the assessment roll including all properties for which these assessments are proposed for Council ratification; and
WHEREAS, the City Council’s Legislative Hearing Officer has reviewed an appeal of this assessment and developed a recommendation for the City Council with respect to this assessment; and
WHEREAS, a public hearing having been conducted for the above improvement, and said assessment having been further considered by the Council and having been considered financially satisfactory; Now, Therefore, Be It
RESOLVED, that pursuant to Chapter 14 of the Saint Paul City Charter, said assessment is hereby ratified and made payable in one installment.