Title
Deleting the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 1303 ELEANOR AVENUE. (File No. CG2102A1, Assessment No. 210106)
Hearing Date(s)
Date of LH: 7/15/2021
Time of LH: 9:00 AM
Date of CPH: 8/25/2021
Tax Assessment Worksheet
Postcard Returned by: William Wengler
Cost: $82.46
Hauling Service(s) Provided: Unpaid garbage bill; 2021 Jan-March Service Period
Type of Order/Fee: Trash Hauling
Billing Time Period: 1st Quarter of 2021 (Jan 1 - March 31)
Invoice Date(s): Jan 1 - March 31
Garbage Hauler: Advanced Disposal
Returned Mail/Notice Concerns?:
Stated Reason for Appeal (if given): Property owner had a service hold from 1/5/2021 - 05/30/2021. They stated that they paid their hauler for pick up first week of January. They want to know why they have a pending assessment when they feel they should not have been charged for Quarter 1 2021.
Staff Comments: Hauler confirmed that the property owner had made a payment of $21.05 on 2/17/2021 towards the original invoice of $98.84, plus a late fee of $4.74. As the invoice had already been generated for Q1 2021, the property owner should have paid the invoice in full, with the understanding that the hauler would credit them for the time period that the hold was in place. Hauler records confirm that there was a credit of $57.01 added to the account on 4/5/2021 to cover the time period of 1/5/2021 - 3/31/2021. However, they also requested that staff remove the assessment in full. Therefore staff recommends removing 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 2021. (File No. CG2102A1, Assessment No. 210106) 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.