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File #: RLH TA 21-7    Version:
Type: Resolution LH Tax Assessment Appeal Status: Passed
In control: City Council
Final action: 3/10/2021
Title: Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 1516 HOLTON STREET. (File No. CG2004A3, Assessment No. 200165)
Sponsors: Mitra Jalali
Ward: Special Tax Assessments, Ward - 4
Attachments: 1. 1516 Holton St.chain email.11-30-20
Related files: RLH AR 21-12
Title
Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 1516 HOLTON STREET. (File No. CG2004A3, Assessment No. 200165)

Hearing Date(s)
Date of LH: 1/14/2021
Time of LH: 9:00 AM
Date of CPH: 3/10/2021

Tax Assessment Worksheet
Postcard Returned by: Ellen Koneck
Cost: $77.36
Hauling Service(s) Provided: Q3 2020 Delinquent Garbage Bill; service provided July-September small cart with late fees
Type of Order/Fee: Trash Hauling
Billing Time Period: 3rd Quarter of 2020 (July 1 - Sept 30)
Invoice Date(s): July 1 - Sept 30
Garbage Hauler: Waste Management
Returned Mail/Notice Concerns?:
Stated Reason for Appeal (if given): Property owner purchased this property on 06/07/2018 She stated that she was assigned Pete's Rubbish at the onset of the program and was receiving bills from Pete's until they sold to Waste Management. After the sale, the only invoice that she received were the invoice and final notices from the city. Since she did not understand that the invoice and final notice was a final notice to pay and not the original invoice, the property owner continued to pay the city. . When the property owner called the city on 11/24/2020 to pay her invoice and final notice, she found out that she should be receiving her invoices from Waste Management. She then called Waste Management and spoke to customer service representative. The customer service representative told her that they have been sending the invoices to the previous property owner at their current address in Denver, Colorado. Therefore the property owner would like the late fees removed from their Quarter 3 2020 assessment as they never received a copy of the original invoice.

Staff Comments: Staff confirmed with the hauler that once Waste Management took over the account, the invoices were sent to the previous property owner's mailing address in Denver. Therefore staff recommends removing the late fees of $10.08 and reduce the assessment to $67.28. Waste Management also stated that they...

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