Title
Appeal of Special Tax Assessment for 1595 EDMUND AVE for Project #: J1110A, Assessment #: 118034 in Ward 4
Body
Legislative Hearing Officer Recommendation
Approve the assessment.
Tax Assessment Worksheet
Cost: $160.00
Service Charge: $140.00
Total Assessment: $300.00
Gold Card Returned by: NA
Type of Order/Fee: Orders
Nuisance: Failure to remove snow
Date of Orders: January 3, 2011
Compliance Date: January 6, 2011 for letter and January 13, 2011 for SA that was also sent
Re-Check Date: January 7, 2011
Date Work Done: January 20, 2011
Work Order #: 11-007191
Returned Mail?: No
Comments:
History of Orders on Property: July 10, 2010 Sa sent on rubbish and owner took care of
Legislative Hearing Notes (if any)
Approve the assessment.
No one appeared.
Ms. Moermond stated that there is an email on file for this address.
Inspector Essling reported that the assessment for 1595 Edmund Avenue is for snow and ice removal. A letter was mailed January 3, 2011 with a compliance date of January 6, 2011. It was re-inspected January 7, 2011 and found to be in noncompliance. A Summary Abatement was issued on January 10 with a compliance date of January 13, 2011. It was re-inspected and found to be in non-compliance. A Work Order was sent to Parks and the work was done January 20, 2011 at a cost of $160 plus a service charge of $140 for a total of $300. The letter and the SA were sent to Lucas Goring and Sara Doescher, Venture Mortgage Corp, Brownie Road, Minneapolis and the Occupant.
They viewed the video.
Ms. Moermond stated that it appears that the argument that they're making is that the Orders were issued January 3, 2011 and the work wasn't done until January 20 (a different snow event). They would have complied with the first set of Orders; this assessment is for something else. She stated that the video showed that only a very narrow path had been shoveled initially with about 1 inch coating of fresh snow on top of that.
Ms. Seeley agreed and said that it didn't look as though the sidewalk had been shoveled full width the first time it snowed.
Ms. Moermond will recommend approving this assessment.