Title
Deleting the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 2101 DUDLEY AVENUE. (File No. CG2002B3, Assessment No. 200126)
Hearing Date(s)
Date of LH: 7/16/2020
Time of LH: 9:00 AM
Date of CPH: 8/26/2020
Tax Assessment Worksheet
Postcard Returned by: Henry Patterson
Cost: $66.20
Hauling Service(s) Provided: Garbage Service Small Cart EOW; 3 Late Fees; Jan 1-Mar 31 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: Aspen
Returned Mail/Notice Concerns?:
Stated Reason for Appeal (if given): Property owner requested a vacation hold from January - late March in December 2019. The only pick up made by Aspen Waste during this period was on March 30, 2020. However, property owner is still being charge for Q1 2020. When they called Aspen to complain, the customer service representative stated that they had no record of a request for a vacation hold and stated that the property owner should have mailed or emailed the request in December. However, the property owner was not informed of this at the time.
Staff Comments: Hauler confirmed that they did not receive a service hold request for this customer back in December for Quarter 1 2020 service. It is true that the trash was not picked up during Quarter 1 2020. However, this was due to the fact that the garbage cart was not placed out for collection rather than the a service hold. The hauler stated that property owner did call the hauler on 05/01/2020 to request a service hold. However the initial reason for the service hold was due to the fact that the property owner did not generate a lot of trash and therefore did not use the service. There has since been a service hold placed on the account for 5/18/2020 -8/03/2020. Therefore staff recommends approving the assessment.
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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 January to March 2020. (File No. CG2002B3, Assessment No. 200126) 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 deleted.