09-1119City of St. Paul
RESOLUTION RATIFYING ASSESSMENT
AMENDED 10/8'09
COiJNCIL FILE NO. 09-11 I9
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File No. SEE BELOW
Assessment No. SEE BELOW
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Voting
Wazd In the matter of the assessment of benefits, cost and expenses for
J0909G1 (8754) providing weekly gazbage hauling services at 760 Rober[ St S on May 6& May 13, 2009.
J0911A1 (8755) ` suminary abatement (property clean-up) on private properiy at 1159 University Ave W on
April 30, 2009.
LAID OVER TO 10/06/09 LEG HEARING AND 10l07/09 PUBLIC HEARING
A public hearing having been had upon the assessment for the above improvement, and said assessment
having been further considered by the Council, and having been considered finally satisfactory, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the said assessment be and the same is hereby in all respects ratified.
RESOLVED FURTHER, That the said assessment be and it is hereby determined to be payable in One
equal installments.
Yeas Nays Absent
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Adopted by Council: Date �� �" ��
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City of St. Paul
Real Estate Division
Dept. of Technology & Management Serv.
REPORT OF COMPLETION OF ASSESSMENT
COUNCIL FILE
File No. SEE BELOW
Assessment No. SEE BELOW
09-1119
Voting
Wazd In the matter of the assessment of benefits, cost and expenses for
J0909G1 (8754) providing weekly gazbage hauling services at 760 Robert St S on May 6& May 13, 2009.
J09llA1 (8755) summary abatement (property clean-up) on private property at ll 59 University Ave W on
Apri130, 2009.
LAID OVER TO 10/06/09 LEG HEARING AND 10/07/09 PUBLIC HEARING
To the Council of the City of St. Paul
The Valuation and Assessment Engineer hereby reports to the Council the following as a statement of the
expenditures necessarily incurred for and in connection with the making of the above improvement, viz:
Total costs
DSI Admin Fee
Pazks Admin Fee
Charge-Code Enforcement
Real Estate Service Chazge
Attorney Fees
$416.00
50.00
40.00
10.00
TOTAL EXPENDITURES
Charge To
Net Assessment
$516.00
$516.00
Said Valuation and Assessment Engineer further reports that he has assessed and levied the total amount as
above ascertained, to-wit: the sum of $516.00 upon each and every lot, part or parcel of land deemed benefitted by
the said improvement, and in the case of each lot, part or pazcel of land in accordance with the benefits conferred
thereon; that the said assessment has been completed, and that hereto attached, idenrified by the signature of the said
V aluation and Assessment Engineer, and made a part hereof, is the said assessment as completed by him, and which
is herewith submitted to the Council for such action thereon as may be onsi ered proper.
Dated � � �'� / /, t„�h. / /�t�/"'�
C�.G�aluation and Assessment Engineer
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October 7, 2009 City Council Action Minutes
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81. Resolution Ratifying Assessment — 09-1119 — In the matter of the assessment of
benefits, cost, and expenses for providing weekly garbage hauling services at 760
Robert Street South on May 6 and May 13, 2009 [J0909G1j, and summary
abatement (property clean up) on private property at 1159 University Avenue West
on Apri130, 2009 [J0911A1]. [Laid over from September 16] (GS 3080816-
Wards 2& 4) (Legislative Hearing Officer recommends the following:
760 Robert Street South (J090G1) — recommendation is forthcoming; delete the
assessment; and
1159 University Avenue West (J0911A1) — recommendation is forthcoming;
apvrove the assessment.)
Adopted as amended, per the recommendation of the Legislative Hearing
Officer Yeas — 6 Nays — 0
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DeparhnenUOfficelCouncil: Date Initiated:
FS p�SEP2009 Green Sheet NO: 3080816
Coniact Person & one: �eoartment SeM To Person InkiaUDate
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DocumeM Contact: �m Ranweiler
Contact Phone: 266-8856
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Action Requested:
At Council's request these items were laid over to 10/06/09 LEG HEARING and 10/07/09 PUBLIC IIEARING; providing weekly
garbage hauling at 760 Robert St S on May 6& May 13, 2009 and summ abate (properiy clean-up) at 1159 Univetsiry Ave W on
Apri130, 2009. File No.'s J0909G1 and 70911A1.
Recommendations: Approve (A) or Reject (R): Personal Service ContracTS Must Mswer the Following Questions:
Planning Commission 7. Has this persoNfirtn ever worked under a coniract for fhis department?
CIB Committee Yes No
Civil Service Commission 2- Has this person/firtn ever been a cily employee?
Yes No
3. Does this person/firm possess a skill not nortnally possessed by any
curreM city employee?
Yes No
Explain all yes answers on separete sheet and atfach to green sheM.
Initiating Problem, Issues, OppoKUnity (Who, What, When, Where, Why)
Properiy owners or renters create a health Lazard at various times throughout the City of Saint Paul when theu proper[y is not kept up.
The City is required by City code to clean up the property and chazge the property owner for the clean up.
Advantages If Approved:
Cost recovery programs to recover expenses for sununary abatement, gtass cutting, towing of abandoned vehicles, demolirions,
gazbage hauling vacant bldg fees and boazdings
Disadvantages If Approved:
None
Disadvantages If Not Approved:
If Council does not approve these chazges, general fund would be required [o pay the assessment.
Total AmouM of
Transaction: $516.00 CosURevenue Budgeted:
Funding Source: Activity Number:
Financial Information:
(Explain) 2 Property owners will be notified of the public hearing and charges.
September 21, 2009 8:47 AM Page 1
October 6, 2009 Legislative Hearing Minutes V�_��� I Page 3
2. Laid over Summary Abatement Assessments: (Referred back by Council on September 16)
J091 lA Property clean ups from Apri129 to May 14, 2009; and
70909G Providing weekly gazbage hauling services from May 6 to May 13, 2009
760 Robert Street South (J0909G)
Property owner requested a Spanish interpreter (rescheduled twice). Rosalba de Vazquez, property
owner, appeared. Laura Carroll, PED, provided Spanish translation.
Mr. Essling stated orders were issued on Apri121, 2009 to provide proof of weekly garbage hauling
service with a compliance date of Apri127. The property was re-inspected on Apri127 and the
owner had failed to provide proof of service. A work order was sent to the Parks Department who
dropped off a container and began weekly hauling service on Apri128, 2009. Mr. Essling stated
that the City discontinued service on July 22, 2009. The total cost for this assessment was $125;
however, there were at least five other assessments for garbage hauling service at the property,
some of which had already been ratified by Council. He explained that he took over the file from
Inspector Skally when he realized garbage service had continued. He called the owner and
explained to the son, who spoke English, what the situation was and they immediately contracted
for their own hauling service.
Ms. Carroll stated that accarding to Ms. Vazquez, they were never without trash service at their
property. She acknowledged that the City had dropped off a garbage container but she didn't know
what it was for and never used it. She said her daughter's boyfriend had talked to the inspector
because she didn't speak English, but she didn't know what they had talked about. Ms. Moermond
asked Ms. Vazquez who looked at her mail. Ms. Carroll responded that the daughter read her mail
to her.
Ma Moermond asked Mr. Essling and Ms. Seeley how often the department reviewed continuous
garbage hauling service at properties. Ms. Seeley responded that the inspectars were supposed to
review the files every three weeks and follow up if there still was not verification of contracted
hauling service.
Ms. Moermond stated that Ms. Vazquez would be liable for some of the assessments for the City
providing hauling service and recommended reducing all of the combined assessments for this
property to a total of $200. Therefore, this assessment is deleted in addition to J0912G, J0913G,
and J0914G. A resolution will be drafted to reduce the assessments for those already ratified by
Council.
1159 University Avenue West (J0911A)
Mr. Essling stated orders were issued on Apri122, 2009 to remove bags of yard waste at the rear of
the property near the dumpster with a compliance date of Apri127. The property was re-inspected
on Apri127 and was not in compliance. A wark order was sent to the Parks Department who did
the work on Apri128, 2009 for a total assessment of $391. The orders were mailed to the Vietnam
Center at 1159 University Avenue West. There was no retumed mail.
Jordan Nguyen appeared on behalf of the Vietnam Center. He said the neighbars keep dumping
their trash into their dumpster as well as in the alley behind the building. He said he didn't haue the
October 6, 2009 Legslative Hearing Minutes �� � I I � Page 4
staff to monitor the building as they only worked two days per week. He also said he didn't recall
receiving the orders to clean up the property.
Ms. Moermond asked to see the video which showed dozens of trash bags behind the building and
by the dumpster that were clean up by Parks.
Mr. Essling stated that according to STAMP, there was another complaint received on September
22 far the same issue and a similar complaint was received in 2008.
Ms. Moermond asked Mr. Nguyen who the neighbors were that he claimed kept dumping on the
property. Mr. Nguyen responded that it was the tenant in the building, Vietnamese Social Services,
who brought in a lot of stuff and then would dump it behind the building. He had asked them to
stop and had even put up a security camera; however, the camera was destroyed.
Ms. Moermond told Mr. Nguyen that it appeared he needed to provide additional trash containers
given the volume of discarded materials and given the fact that this was an ongoing problem. She
recommended approving the assessment.
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