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CI'IY OF HOPKINS
MEMORANDUM
DATE: May 22, 1990
TO: Hopkins City council
FROM: Jim Genellie, Assistant city Manager
SUBJECT: Appearance by Representative(s) of Rosewood Apartments
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The management company of Rosewood West Apartments does not want
to pay charges that have been asses sod for false alarms. city
Code, section 930.07 requires these charges~
The company has requested an appearance before the City council
to discuss this matter.
Attachments:
o section 930 of the Hopkins city Code
o Memorandum from Jim Li.ddy
o 2 letters from Metes &: Bounds Ma:naqem(int:. Company
o Bill for false alarms
o List of false alarms
Hopkins City Code
930.01
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Section 9~~. .- Al,slilI sys~~ms
930.01. ~ur..J>~5e and scope. The pU.?ose of this section is to protect the
public safety of city personnel and the servi(',es of tile city from misuse and
careless, negligent operation of certain alarm systems.
930.03. Definitions. Subdivision 1. For the pur-poseR. of this secticn the
terms defined in this subsection have the meanings given them.
Subd. 2. "Alarm" means a single transmission from any alarm iniitallatiofl
which summons police or fire personnel.
Subd. 3. "Alarm business'. means and includ~s
selling, leasing, maintaining, servicing, n:placing,
monitoring any alarm or alarm installation.
any person engaged
moving, installing,
Subd. 4. "Alarm installation" or ltalarm system;! means any I'H"chanicalf
electrical, or electronic device which directly or indirectly SU1I!"'.!l.om;. the police
or fire department of the city.
Subd. 5. "Alarm user" means the person in control of any building J
structure, or facility in which an alarm instl',llation is m.a.inteinl:u.
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Subd. 6. I1Audible alaIm" means a devic~ dasigli~d fc'f the d1!:'!:e.cticn {1f
smok~ or fire or of an unauthoTized entry on the pr~mises, which altt.t1JI ac~l,tates
or generates an audible sound on or near the premises.
Subd. 7. "Automatic dialing device" lneans a dev1.ce which is inte'tconnected
wj,th a. taleptume Hne and is designed or programmed to sela(t a predeterm:tned
telephone niJmber and 'transmit by voice messagi! or code signal an emergency
message indicating the need for eme'rgeflcy poli,ce: or fi!.'e department services.
SnbfJ., B.. "-False ,alermu means an 315m ;:;ignal eliciting a response by fire,
pgliee J or sahty pi:rsormel whel1 B s1.tuatiCl.1i :-e.qtllring li response dOI;t; not in
fact ~~ist; the t~l~ dce~ not include B signal caused by violent conditions of
nature or oth~r unusual circumstau~e~ not subject to the contTol of the alarm
filY13tem or user.
Subd. 9. uSubacrib~!''' means e perp.>on contracting with a business for the
le&s1ng~ g~rvic1ngl cr maint~nanee of an &larm installation.
930.05. ~!~ user p~rmitso Subdivision 1. Permics required. Prior to the
tnutaHation oX' operation of an ah~rm system the a1671D USE:L' must obtain a
parmit:. S~pa:rate pend ts must 'be ob'l:s.ined and required for each alarm
1l1stellation. The per1nit is issui>Q by the clerk And shall be posted or
othe~i~~ kept u~~n the Fr$mi5~S using the alarm eystem. Each ~yste~ shall be
3va11able at All times fer 1n~pectiQn by public safety p~rGonnel of the city.
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930.05~, Subd, 2
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Subd. 2. (\pplication. The user of an alarm syste::l in the city shall
submit a writt~n application for each such alarm system, which arplicat!on shall
specify, among other information. the following:
a) name and address of applic.ant and t.-;:1epho1.1e tlumh,et" of the prem-
ises in which such alarm system is insta11eJic
b) name and address of maker, O~>1er. le&Do:c. or. c!:h~!' peX'scn
responsible for the installation, maintenance, or op~ration of each syste~i
c) type, make, and location of each alarm installation registerC!d;
and
d) such other pertinent infortll&tion as r.ll.SY be from time to timt!
required by the city.
Subd. 3.. Fees: issuance. The application for an alarm installatIon must
be accompanied by the fee set by chapter X. An alarm permit ~emains in effect
until one or more of the following conditions occurs:
a) the ownership of the premi,ses in or C!l which the alarm system is
located is changed;
b) such permit is can~elede revoked, or otherwise suspended by the
city or by the permittee.
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Subd. 4~ ~empt1on. Alarm system permits are not requi~ad for the use or
operati,(ln of those .slarms dfixt:d to automobiles or owner-installed Q':.:d1ble
alarms when used in a private dwelling,
93(t~ 07 . !..,g~.! ..!.l~~~: _~hafl'/ee .2_ fe~'i. Subtiivisj.on 1. Repo!:.t. A fal"H! alarm
shall be reported j,rl writing to the city by the person owning or maintainip8 an.y
alam system. which report., among oth~i infoTmatio~, must describe the alarm
system and the ~eason for such fa18~ alarm.
Subd~ 2. !~~~~~~~_~~~. Subject to the exemptions herein set forth
the follc~':tn8 charg.as shaH be pai,d by the permit holder to the city for e.:ich
fa18~ alarm from the ~erroitted premi~es:
a) :for each fire hlse al~'r!n ill excesS' of one for a~cr. calendar
y~r. th~ sum of $150.00;
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L! for each police false alarm in ~xcess of four per calendar year,
th~ sum of $50.00..
Subd ~ .3. Di$cCtnnection6. If a false alr.rDl charge remains unpaid beYDlld 60
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d~ys from the d~te of billings the ala~ ter~inal involved shall bo disconne~ted
At the pljJlice or fire: headquarters until p.ajHl1etH: is reci!ivt&d. If an alarm
tnft~llatlon be8 sl&rms ~onvey~d by a seeurity company or o~her organ1gation. it
s'h.ll ~~ notified that respOt1S;!; to !!uch <<lam will not bEl made unless: the
~fi.~S~~CY is confirmed by a responsible pe~~on.
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MEMO'RAN:r:>UM
DATE:
MAY 15, 1990
TO:
JIM GENELLIE
FROM:
JIM LIDDY
SUBJECT:
ROSEWOOD WEST APARTMENTS FALSE ALARM CHARGES
THE COMPANY WHICH OWNS AND/OR MA>>AGES THE ROSh~OOD WEST APARTMENTS-AT
460 - 5TH AVE. NO., IS CONTENDING THAT THEY SHOULD NOT }~VE TO PAY
CHARGES WHICH THEY HAVE BEEN ASSESSED FOR THEIR FALSE ALARMS.
A~ YOU ARE AWARE, THE CHARGING OF SUCH FEES IS COVERED BY A CITY
ORDINI-.NCE.
THE COMPANY IS NOT DISPUTING THE FACT THAT THERE ARE FALSE ALARMS
OCCURING~ THEY ARE BASING THEIR CONTENTION ON THE FACT THAT THEY PAY
A LARGE AMOUNT OF PROPERTY TAXES AND THE ALARM vmICH THEY DO HAVE
ACTUALLY REDUCES THE NUMBER OF POLICE CALLS TO THE APARTMENT. DESPITE
THE NUMBER OF FALSE ALARMS.
ATTACHED IS A SUMMARY OF THE AI~RM CALLS AND SUBSEQUENT CHARGES WHICH
THE COMPANY IS CONTESTING. 'I'HESE COV}:R TIfE ENTIRE Y?:AR OF 1989.
THERE WERE 14 ALARMS TOTAL. AS PElX THE ORDINANCE, WE DID NOT BILL FOR
THE FIRST 4 ALARMS. IN ADDI1.1ION, OUE ALARM INVOLVED ~"'4 ACTUAL
SURGLARY - 'tHERE WAS I OF COURSE r NO BILLING FOR, 'fRAT ONE. THE
REMAINING 9 ,ALARMS INVOLVED A Vl..R1.'i1fY OF CAUSES INCI,UDING fi''G''NKNOWN".
THEY WOULD LIKE THIS MATTER BROUGHT '1"0 T:€IE CITY COUNCIL. I TOLD
MR" JAN SUSEE/ PRESIDENT OF THE MANAG:zHENT COMPANY (METES" BOUNOS),
THA'I' I WOULD REFER THIS TO YOU SO A DATE COULD BE SET WHERE THIS
COULD BE DISCUSSED. I DID EXPLAIN TO MR. SUSEE Tfu\T THE CHARGING OF
FEES FOR FALSE ALARMS IS GOVERNED BY A CITY ORDINANCE AND( AS I NOTED
PRrtTIOUSLY ~ MR_ SUSEE DOESN'T FEEL THE ORnIl~ANC:~ SHOULD APPLY TO
THEM.
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METES K BOUNDS Management Company
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Rkhfi\~ld, Minnesota 55423
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February 26/ 1990
City of Hopkins
1010 First Street South
Hopkins, MN 55343
Attention: Earl L. Johnson,
Chief of Police
RE: Rosewood West Apartments
False alarm,s
Invoice No. 5149
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Dear Mr. Johnson:
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Our company manages the property known as Rosewood West
Apartments which has been billed eztra police charges for allaged
false alarms at that location.
We hereby request a hear ing with regard to the chat"~:es
issued on the attached invoice. Please advise Ire as to the dHt",?
and time of such hearing and whatever further inf.ormation you
might require from our office.
Very t~uly yours,
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0625 Lvncla!e Avenue South
Richfield. l\1innesota 55423
(612) 8()!-1627
January JOt 1990
city of Hopkins
1010 First Street South
Hopkins, MN 55343
Attn: Earl L, Johnson and
Connie J. Kurtz
Dear ~I. Johnson and ~s, Kurtz:
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We received your letter and billing of January 14, 1990,
charging our property with excess false alarms, We have con-
siderable difficulty with your billing and would provide the
following response.
Rosewood West has 155 homes located in the building.. We pay
in excess of $150,000 in property taxes. Ne have in~talled in
our basement garage a security system which d~tects movements~
Over the past several years we have on nUW8~OU~ occasions
assisted in the capture of felons in the process of a burglary.
None of those occasions do we conside~ to l~ a false alarm~ nor
do we considAr to have been a false alann th::? other occasions
when no felons were apprehended. We have '::1t.tel1lpt,ed to screen any
reports to make certain that there i3 a genuine call when rr.ade.
To suggest that our calls were false alarms because you were
unable to apprehend anyone is in error.
We have difficulty understanding the basis for your claim.
Rosewood West and its 155 residents have been excallent citizens
of Hopkins and the building has bee,1 a credit t~o the communU::.y..
It is our opinion that the charge beiDg inade is improper and we
would request a meeting with the City Council prior to paying the
charges levied, Please contact me at your earliest convenience
as to when such a hearing might t&ke place.
Very truly yours,
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89002228
~ ~ TIME RECEIVED CASE l!fl.XB~ R:tSPQffiITION REMARKS
"'1 02 0219 89000045 M GARAGE DOORS
02 09 0329 89001242 M WEST DOOR AND ELEVATOR
ALARM/RESIDENT ERROR/709AGC
ROSEWOOD WEST APTS -
EQUIPMENT MALFUNCTION -
GARAGE AREA
ROSEWOOD APARTMENT WEST
UNKNOWN CAUSE/REPEATED TRIPS
ON ALARM
TRIP ON ALARM IN GARAGE
ROSEWOOD WEST
APARTMENTS/UNKNOWN CAUSE
ROSEWOOD WEST APTS - ALARM
INDICATED WEST ELEVATOR TO
GARAGE WAS USED
ROSEWOOD WEST
APARTMENTS/L~KNOWN CAUSE
ROSEWOOD WEST APTS
BURGLARY
ROSEWOOD WESTfUNKNOWN CAUSE
CARPET LAYERS
ROSEWOOD WEST/WEST GAR~GE
ELEVATOR/UNKNOWN CAUSE
ROSEWOOD WEST
(GARAGE)/UNKNOWN CAUSE
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