Title
Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 25 DELOS STREET WEST. (File No. CG1903A3-1, Assessment No. 190164)
Hearing Date(s)
Date of LH: 11/03/2019; 1/16/2020
Time of LH: 9:00:00 AM
Date of CPH: 3/11/2019
Tax Assessment Worksheet
Postcard Returned by: Chris Bryant
Cost: $354.29
Hauling Service(s) Provided: Garbage Service; Apr 1 - Jun 30 2019
Type of Order/Fee: Trash Hauling
Billing Time Period: 3rd Quarter of 2019 (July 1 - September 30)
Invoice Date(s): July 1 - September 30
Stated Reason for Appeal (if given): Resident stated that did not receive invoice for garbage hauling services until their Q3 invoice in June 2019. When they received their bill in the amount of $141.81, they paid that bill, aloing with all their previous overdue bills, which amounted to $308.08 in service fees + late fees totalling $48.55. In October 2019 resident recieved notice of a pending assessment of $356.63. They believe that they should not have to pay this since they already made the payment back in July 2019.
Staff Comments: After reviewing the Resident's complaint, City of Saint Paul found that Republic Services had been sending bills from Quarter 4 2018 until Quarter 2 2019 to the property address and not to the primary tax address at 1254 Dodd Rd. Therefore Staff recommends eliminating the late fees totaling $48.55 and reducing the assessment to $308.08. Since the payment by the resident was made in July, the Quarter 2 delinquent bill of $354.29 would have already been sent to the city. Therefore the payment would have been credited to the resident's account.
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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 Delinquent Garbage Bills for services during April to June 2019. (File No. CG1903A3-1, Assessment No. 190164) 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 reduced to $308.08 and payable in one installment.