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City of Columbia Heights
City Council
SPECIAL ASSESSMENT LEVY HEARING
OCTOBER 6, 2014
6:45 P.M.
THE FOLLOWING ARE THE MINUTES FOR THE SPECIAL ASSESSMENT MEETING OF THE
CITY COUNCIL HELD AT 6:45 PM ON MONDAY OCTOBER 6, 2014 IN THE CITY COUNCIL
CHAMBERS, CITY HALL, 590 40TH AVENUE N.E., COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, MINNESOTA
Roll Call /Pledge of Allegiance
Present: Mayor Peterson, Councilmembers Diehm, Schmitt, Nawrocki, Williams
Also Present: Walt Fehst -City Manager, Kevin Hansen - Public Works Director, Kathy Young -
Assistant City Engineer, Joe Kloiber- Finance Director, Jackie Senko - Assistant Finance Director
Katie Bruno -City Clerk/Council Secretary
2. Adopt an assessment roll and levy a special assessment for delinquent accounts
Resolution No. 2014 -071.
Assistant Finance Director Jackie Senko explained that staff recommends that the City
Council adopt a special assessment levy to collect miscellaneous charges on customer
accounts that have reached the delinquent stage within the past year. These services include
water, sewer, refuse, weed cutting, tree removal, stop box repair /replacement,
nuisance /hazard abatement, etc. In prior years, the Council has adopted a one -year payment
period for this type of assessment.
The proposed assessment is payable over one year at 6% percent interest, it was explained
that the interest rate could be reduced to 4.5% as in the previous assessment hearing.
Motion by Councilmember Schmitt, seconded by Councilmember Williams to waive the reading of
Resolution 2014 -071 there being ample copies available to the public.
Motion by Councilmember Schmitt, seconded by Councilmember Williams to to adopt Resolution
2014 -071 being a resolution to adopt an assessment roll and levy a special assessment for
delinquent accounts, and amend the interest rate to 4.5%.
3. Meeting adjourned at 7:06
Respectively Submitted,
Katie Bruno,
City Clerk/Council Secretary
CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS
ANOKA COUNTY, MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION NO. 2014 -071
ADOPT AN ASSESSMENT ROLL AND LEVY A SPECIAL ASSESSMENT
FOR DELINQUENT ACCOUNTS
WHEREAS, one or more services required by city ordinance, including water, sewer, refuse, weedcutting,
tree removal, stopbox repair /replacement and abatement of nuisance /hazardous, and numbered as Projects
P.I.R. 2014 -MS -30 -001 P.I.R. 2014 -MS -30 -002 P.LR. 2014 -MS -30 -003 P.I.R. 2014 -MS -30 -004
P.I.R. 2014 -MS -30 -005 P.I.R. 2014 -MS -30 -006 P.I.R. 2014 -MS -30 -007 P.I.R. 2014 -MS -30 -008
P.I.R. 2014 -MS -30 -009 P.I.R. 2014 -MS -30 -010 P.I.R. 2014 -MS -30 -011 P.I.R. 2014 -MS -30 -012
P.I.R. 2014- MS -30 -013 P.I.R. 2014 -MS -30 -014
have been provided to and benefited the properties listed in the assessment roll below; and,
WHEREAS, the charges to said properties for said services are unpaid and delinquent; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Columbia Heights, Minnesota, met at 6:45 p.m. on the 6th day of
October 2014 in the City Council Chamber 590 40th Avenue N.E. Columbia Heights, Minnesota, being the
time and place set when and where all persons interested could appear and be heard by the Council with
respect to the benefits and cost of providing the services described below, a notice of such hearing having
been heretofore duly published as required by law, and a notice mailed to each property owner of record,
stating the proposed amount of the assessment; therefore,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS HEREBY RESOLVES:
Section 1. That this Council does hereby adopt the assessment roll below known and described as
"Assessment Roll for 2014 Delinquent Accounts ", numbered as
P.I.R. 2014 -MS -30 -001 P.I.R. 2014 -MS -30 -002 P.I.R. 2014 -MS -30 -003
P.I.R. 2014 -MS -30 -004 P.I.R. 2014 -MS -30 -005 P.I.R. 2014 -MS -30 -006
P.I.R. 2014 -MS -30 -007 P.I.R. 2014 -MS -30 -008 P.I.R. 2014 -MS -30 -009
P.I.R. 2014 -MS -30 -010 P.I.R. 2014 -MS -30 -011 P.I.R. 2014 -MS -30 -012
P.I.R. 2014- MS -30 -013 P.I.R. 2014 -MS -30 -014
Section 2. That this Council hereby finds and determines that each of the parcels of land enumerated in
the assessment roll was and is especially benefited by the services provided. The Council further finds and
determines that the proper cost of these services to be especially assessed against each parcel of land is the
amount of unpaid delinquent charges for said services.
Section 3. That said assessments may be paid in part or in full without interest on or before November
5, 2014.
Section 4. Payments will be accepted at Columbia Heights City Hall, 590 40th Avenue N.E. Columbia
Heights, Minnesota, on or before November 14, 2014. Any amount unpaid after November 14, 2014, will be
certified to the Anoka County Auditor for collection with the real estate taxes as a special assessment
beginning with the taxes payable in the year 2015. The annual principal installments, together with 4.5%
interest are due and payable with the real estate taxes for a period of one year or less.
Section 5. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon passage.