H-1. Certification of Code Enforcement & Delinquent Utility AccountsMEMORANDUM
CITY OF C HANHASSE N
Chanhassen is a Community for Life - Providing for Today and Planning for Tomorrow
TO: Mayor & City Council , L
FROM: Greg Sticha, Finance Director -,
DATE: October 24, 2016 ®.
SUBJ: Certification of Code Enforcement & Delinquent Utility Accounts
PROPOSED MOTION:
"The City Council adopts the Resolution Certifying Code Enforcement & Delinquent Utility
Accounts to the County Auditor."
Approval requires a simple majority vote of the City Council.
CODE ENFORCEMENT
The Chanhassen city ordinance states, "After giving the owner or occupant of a lot not in
compliance with the previous sections seven days advance written notice of the noncompliance, the
city may cut, or cause to be cut the grass, weeds, or plants and may assess the cost against the
property in accordance with Minnesota State Statute 429.101."
The procedure for collecting code enforcement amounts is to send an invoice stating the charges
incurred by the City. If not paid by the due date, subsequent invoices are mailed, we then send
letters in the fall (September and October) notifying the property owner of the delinquency and the
consequences of non-payment. They are allowed to have a public hearing to dispute the
certification. The list is then sent to the county by December 1.
There were no accounts who notified us wishing to dispute these delinquent charges as of October
18, 2016.
Current practice is to certify the amount due to the property taxes. There are two accounts with a
total value of $1,209.13 to be collected this year. This compares to three accounts with a total dollar
amount of $859.68 last year. The accounts will be certified to the county for collection with a fee of
10% added for the administrative costs incurred, plus an additional $5.00 Carver County
Certification Fee (for properties within Carver County). Approval of this item requires a simple
majority vote of those city council members present.
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Todd Gerhardt
Delinquent Code Enforcement & Utility Accounts
October 24, 2016
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DELINOUENT UTILITY ACCOUNTS
Chanhassen city ordinance provides two methods for collection of delinquent water and sewer
accounts. The ordinance states, "In the event any water service is not paid within three (3) months
after the time it is rendered, the city council may recover said amount in an action brought in any
court of competent jurisdiction, or in the alternative, may certify the amount due together with
penalties to the county auditor to be collected with other real estate taxes levied against the premises
served."
The procedure for collecting the water and sewer bills is that a bill is generated once a quarter for
each account. If not paid, we then send a letter in the fall (August through October, depending on
which district the account is in) notifying the property owner of the delinquency and the
consequences of non-payment. They are allowed to have a public hearing to dispute the
certification. The list is then sent to the county by December 1.
There were no accounts who notified us wishing to dispute these delinquent charges as of October
18, 2016.
Current practice is to certify the amount due to the property taxes. The city does not go to court on
these small amounts. There are 230 accounts with a total value of $130,519.24 to be collected this
year. This compares to 229 accounts with a total dollar amount of $125,366.54 last year. We
believe that at least several accounts will be paid in full by the time that the final list is established in
December. The other accounts will be certified to the county for collection with a fee of 10% added
for the administrative costs incurred plus an additional $5.00 Carver County Certification Fee (for
properties within Carver County). Approval of this item requires a simple majority vote of those
city council members present.
ATTACHMENTS
1. Resolution approving certification of code enforcement accounts & delinquent utility accounts.
2. List of properties and code enforcement amounts (Exhibit A).
3. List of properties and delinquent amounts (Exhibit B).
f.\ashleym\certification\2016\memo-delinquent utilities and code violations 10-18-16 for 2017.doc
CITY OF CHANHASSEN
CARVER AND HENNEPIN COUNTIES, MINNESOTA
DATE: October 24, 2016 RESOLUTION NO: 2016 -
MOTION BY: SECONDED BY:
A RESOLUTION
CERTIFYING DELINQUENT CODE ENFORCEMENT & UTILITY ACCOUNTS TO
THE COUNTY AUDITOR
WHEREAS, Minnesota State Statute 429.101 allows for the collection of unpaid special
charges and authorized assessments for the elimination of a nuisance from private property; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that the attached Exhibit A represents code
enforcement violations that have been delinquent in paying their code enforcement accounts for
more than 90 days; and
WHEREAS, State Statute 444 authorized cities to specially assess delinquent sewer and
water charges against the benefiting property being delinquent for said charges; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that the attached Exhibit B represents utility
customers who have been delinquent in paying their current sewer and water billings for more than
one quarter.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of
Chanhassen hereby authorizes the City Manager to certify the attached Exhibits A and B to the
appropriate County Auditor for collection with property tax certifications being certified in 2016,
collectible in 2017. These assessments will run for one year and not accrue any additional
interest.
Passed and adopted by the Chanhassen City Council this 24'x' day of October, 2016.
ATTEST:
Todd Gerhardt, City Manager
Denny Laufenburger, Mayor
YES NO ABSENT
Exhibit A
PID Total To Certify
25-3800010 263.63
25-0050500 945.50
$1209.13
**Total of 2
accounts**
**Revised
10/18/16**
Exhibit B
PID
Total To Certify
PID
Total To Certify
25-0010200
238.70
25-1600451
739.12
25-0010300
643.10
25-1601110
280.36
25-0011400
328.88
25-1602210
516.40
25-0022500
306.40
25-1602220
280.30
25-0032700
71.83
25-1800130
868.27
25-0033100
608.82
25-1860130
191.23
25-0081400
189.89
25-1860290
420.10
25-0082200
383.22
25-1860330
829.10
25-0083100
458.15
25-1870070
478.96
25-0101800
38.71
25-1870150
405.00
25-0150600
247.55
25-1870230
1,151.08
25-0151300
145.29
25-1870360
85.47
25-0241900
74.46
25-1870370
1,230.94
25-0242100
26.29
25-1870510
1,189.25
25-0251510
695.67
25-1870520
291.68
25-0253900
74.46
25-1980300
257.07
25-0363000
1,990.39
25-2000050
584.25
25-0363300
74.41
25-2000160
424.06
25-0500080
300.92
25-2000260
818.64
25-0500130
833.98
25-2000270
438.14
25-0500190
611.31
25-2000880
905.14
25-0610470
275.33
25-2020150
291.61
25-0640310
406.94
25-2020180
353.70
25-0640370
667.10
25-2020300
598.31
25-0640460
318.98
25-2020320
147.12
25-0800180
255.73
25-2020570
524.97
25-0800270
374.85
25-2020650
1,020.77
25-0880030
228.17
25-2020730
7,963.95
25-0880160
135.78
25-2020780
762.42
25-0880770
256.94
25-2021270
939.48
25-0880810
200.69
25-2021360
117.27
25-1100070
153.61
25-2021470
187.64
25-1200010
74.46
25-2021570
265.81
25-1200080
52.08
25-2030460
655.90
25-1290040
264.45
25-2030700
554.71
25-1290140
320.37
25-2031140
323.62
25-1400090
1,024.33
25-2040090
572.61
25-1410260
111.34
25-2040220
291.09
25-1410270
531.44
25-2080070
902.15
25-1410320
26.29
25-2080100
1,242.50
25-1520050
758.89
25-2090010
92.91
PID
Total To Certify
PID
Total To Certify
25-2160010
52.08
25-3950070
758.71
25-2160040
52.08
25-3970320
569.45
25-2260020
518.21
25-3980450
676.98
25-2510100
90.61
25-4030380
837.69
25-2510130
557.52
25-4060070
677.47
25-2540020
1,520.12
25-4060180
1,483.83
25-2560350
447.85
25-4070010
74.46
25-2620010
76.10
25-4140010
223.78
25-2620430
648.21
25-4200120
374.69
25-2620440
258.97
25-4200250
764.89
25-2620530
2,140.93
25-4530170
902.37
25-2630220
624.20
25-4530270
354.50
25-2630240
482.52
25-4530310
423.11
25-2670050
1,028.64
25-4570040
626.90
25-2700370
930.17
25-4590010
988.40
25-2700480
332.53
25-4700020
1,102.65
25-2700520
983.65
25-4810030
207.38
25-2730240
826.87
25-4810100
536.55
25-2730300
490.94
25-4810230
655.94
25-2730470
694.74
25-4820010
712.75
25-2740030
114.71
25-4820020
147.85
25-2840050
360.30
25-4820040
486.49
25-2850040
764.85
25-4820060
408.44
25-2950010
702.26
25-4820070
475.57
25-3000270
524.59
25-4820110
336.38
25-3000380
899.01
25-4950210
115.70
25-3000390
1,108.84
25-4950240
694.47
25-3000800
73.13
25-4950280
206.97
25-3100080
70.35
25-4950460
579.77
25-3250030
74.09
25-4950470
533.55
25-3320300
74.09
25-4950630
785.84
25-3410090
981.54
25-5050150
153.39
25-3420110
595.06
25-5050200
313.14
25-3450060
620.25
25-5050250
442.66
25-3450120
878.63
25-5250070
69.78
25-3450660
737.95
25-5250250
112.07
25-3500271
564.03
25-5300250
813.52
25-3540131
31.09
25-5500340
429.22
25-3540141
26.25
25-5540230
734.78
25-3540151
26.25
25-5550220
1,402.88
25-3540161
29.47
25-5550280
414.23
25-3900100
771.77
25-5630260
264.91
PID
Total To Certify
PID
Total To Certify
25-5630410
223.41
25-8440020
985.14
25-5640210
175.81
25-8460020
72.31
25-5670160
381.12
25-8480250
213.56
25-5670340
107.41
25-8480860
61.62
25-5670410
1,294.31
25-8481050
442.02
25-6000030
52.08
25-8481520
505.12
25-6030150
557.84
25-8481650
278.20
25-6090310
180.82
25-8481670
131.65
25-6100190
61.86
25-8481730
126.58
25-6140390
102.92
25-8481830
285.07
25-6150040
1,095.06
25-8481880
972.25
25-6380050
511.50
25-8482150
63.11
25-6390120
169.21
25-8482210
58.46
25-6450020
196.54
25-8482420
10,579.28
25-6500150
343.50
25-8500030
377.80
25-6600090
466.78
25-8600110
168.12
25-6600162
73.72
25-8610030
77.73
25-6600220
646.19
25-8630010
548.07
25-6600320
105.03
25-8680130
537.83
25-6710060
1,027.25
25-8800190
325.40
25-6840010
74.46
25-8840080
524.13
25-7260320
1,002.91
65-4800030
104.56
25-7550030
139.87
25-7550100
1,099.70
$130,519.24
25-7550120
732.93
**Total of 230 accounts**
25-7550190
651.47
**Revised 10/18/16**
25-7550200
973.19
25-7550460
983.27
25-7550730
1,141.91
25-7551290
814.23
25-7600090
722.30
25-7700090
260.33
25-7880010
132.05
25-7900080
812.16
25-8050020
188.47
25-8060110
747.40
25-8140250
149.27
25-8160020
842.76
25-8160050
797.76
25-8210120
1,906.60
25-8330030
351.90
25-8410170
151.07