Title
Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 1016 AURORA AVENUE. (File No. CG2001E3, Assessment No. 200118) (Legislative Hearing July 16)
Hearing Date(s)
Date of LH: 4/23/2020; 7/16/2020
Time of LH: 9:00 AM
Date of CPH: 7/22/2020
Tax Assessment Worksheet
Postcard Returned by: Fannie Faye Neal
Cost: $76.02
Hauling Service(s) Provided: Garbage Service Q4 Oct 1-Dec 31 2019
Type of Order/Fee: Trash Hauling
Billing Time Period: 4th Quarter of 2019 (October 1 - December 31)
Invoice Date(s): October 1 - December 31
Garbage Hauler: Highland
Returned Mail/Notice Concerns?:
Stated Reason for Appeal (if given): I got a letter from you saying that I hadn’t paid for my trash. I sent you all $100 to take care of it, and I shouldn’t owe $76.02. It shouldn’t be going to my taxes because I’ve already paid the $100. I paid it up for 2019. It’s been paid up, what I owe.
Staff Comments: Hauler confirmed that they had not received any payments from the property owner for Quarter 4 2019. The City of St. Paul Assessments Office confirmed that they did receive a payment of $9.61 on 05/12/2020 for the Quarter 4 2019 assessment. This brought the total amount owed from $85.63 to $76.02. There was also a payment of $90.39 paid on the same day for the Quarter 3 2019 assessment. This is most likely what the property owner was referring to when they stated that they made a payment of $100.00. Therefore staff recommends approving the remaining assessment of $76.02.
Body
AMENDED 7/22/20
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 October to December 2019. (File No. CG2001E3, Assessment No. 200118) 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 from $76.02 to $50 forthcoming.