Title
Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 661 GERANIUM AVENUE EAST. (File No. CG2002D1, Assessment No. 200132)
Hearing Date(s)
Date of LH: 7/23/2020
Time of LH: 9:00 AM
Date of CPH: 9/2/2020
Tax Assessment Worksheet
Postcard Returned by: Rasheeda Johnson
Cost: $261.58
Hauling Service(s) Provided: Garbage service and fees; Jan-Mar 2020
Type of Order/Fee: Trash Hauling
Billing Time Period: 1st Quarter of 2020 (January 1 - March 31)
Invoice Date(s): January 1 - March 31
Garbage Hauler: WM
Returned Mail/Notice Concerns?:
Stated Reason for Appeal (if given): I have a periodic notice of nonpayment that was sent to my house just yesterday from the garbage collection service. I have not been getting a bill from them. The last bill that I got, I paid $100 on it, and the new amount is $156.90, so I don’t have a problem paying that, but I got this letter here, shortly after that for an assessment for $261.58. And I’m noticing a problem with this garbage collection services, that there continues to be adding $100 here, $100 there, on my bill, and you guys helped me to straighten out $200 extra that was added to my bill last time, which they corrected. Again, they sent me the bill, I paid them, now they’re sending me another bill but they have brought it to your attention before they even mail me out a bill, and the amount is incorrect. The amount here is saying $261.58 but I have a bill, in writing, for $156.90 from garbage collection services Waste Management of Wisconsin and Minnesota.
Staff Comments: Hauler confirmed that the payment of $100 was made on 5/21/2020. Therefore it would have been applied to the Quarter 2 2020 invoice. Staff recommends approving the assessment.
Body
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 January to March 2020. (File No. CG2002D1, Assessment No. 200132) 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 payable in one installment.