Memo Special Assessments
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MEMORANDUM
DATE~ September 12, 1990
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
FROM: James Gessele, Engineering Superintendent
SUBJECT: Special Assessments ~ .
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The pUblic hearings concerning 1990 special assessments were
continued to this reeeting in order for staff to review resident
appeals. The following appeals. are listed by project with a
bri~f snmmary of the resident appeal and staff's recommendation
,in each c.ase,
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E~j.ct ~8-07 a9~by Acres
1. Appeal request tj .......
17 residents requested revision of assessment by changing
the assessme~t formula for odd shaped lots fer reasons of
achieving equity.
COlUlt:11 act ion:
This request was denied by virtue of no council motion to
grant the residents requests.
2. &\p~...l reque$t:
Resident at 411 Hazel Lane requests revi.sion of the .
assessment by reason that l5 square footage of lot has no:,
bearing on benefits recei.ved, U and appellant was under :\
impression the unit method of assessment was to be used.',
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Staff rocommoDda~io~:
St,aff recommends Council deny appeal by reason that.: -all .;
atf.orts towards eguani~~ty were made in developing the ,t
present asseS$ment pol1.cy, t.hat lot size played an ..~
, integral role in reaching a fair policy I and that th~ '/~.
:-. neighborhood did not petition for a unit assessment... "~
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. 3.. Appeal J:8qt1.est:
'. , Resident at 118 Farmdale Road ~..:sest requests a senior
citizen deferment.
Staff recommendation:
Staff recommends granting the request by reason that
staff has verified that appellant. meets all the
qualifications.
~. Appe~l request:
Resident at 313 Farmdale Road West requests revision of
assessment by reason of inequitable ci.ty policy and
desire to use unit method of assessment.
staff r~comaendation:
staff recommends Council deny appeal by reason that
efforts were made to'....rard equanimity in the assessment
policy and that the neighborhood did not petition for a
unit assessment.
s. Appo*l request~
,Resident at 501 Hazel Lane req'u.ests revision of
assessm.ent by reason of age and hardship and
understandina that unit aSSeSST!1ent would be used. The
.. resident. is not interested in a defe=al.
staff recommendation:
staff recommends council deny appeal by reason that
appellant is prepared to make. a partial payment on the
total assessment and that the neighborhood did not ,
petition for a unit a~sesQm~nt.
6. Appeal request:
Resident at 110 wayside Road East requests revision of
asseSSluent by reaSQi'! that appellant has 75% use of his
lot because of utility easements and the presence of a "
sound wall, that actual frontage on an improved street is
less t.hati plai:ted frontage. .
Staff Recomaendation:
staff recommends Council deny appeal by reason that'
several lots in Hobby Acres have utility easements {which
does not preclude use of open space} and that the,~
adjusted front footage for appellant's lot is determined?!
by the. larg.er than average si~e lot in this instance.,
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Q.~~ngyent IDVnio@9
1. Appeal request:
Resident at 425 Madison Avenue North requests
cancellation of assessment for delinquent refuse
collection bill by reason that appellant does not use
CityFs waste collection system and does not have a City
trash receptacle.
Staft recommendation:
staff recommends Council deny appeal by reason of City
Code 605.02 i an ordinance requiring every household in
the city to have refuse service and giving the city the
authority to "exclusively perform or contract for the
collection of all mixed municipal solid waste.U . The City
removed appellant's trash receptacle because he refuses
to use city services and has refused to pay his
delinquent bill. In the meanti.me~ appellant has been
given another trash receptacle.
2,.. Appeal request:
ftesid.ent at 110 Oakglen Dri.ve requests cancellation of
assessment for delinquent tree removal bill by reason of
4It hardship.
Staff reco...ndation:
Staff reconunends Council deny the appeal for cancellation "I
of assessment but grant instead a senior citizen.'
deferral. Appellant is willing to accept a deferral. .
Staff recommends that the following Resolutions for Adoption of
Assessment Rolls be adopted:
Resolution 90-98: Project 88-07 Hobby Acres
Resolution 90-99~ Project 89-05 Alley Improvement
Block 32, West Mpls. Second Oivision
Resolution 90-100: Project 89-06 Alley Improvement
Block 4, West Minneapolis
Resoltuion 90-~Ol: Miscellaneous Project/Delinquent utility
Bills and Invoices
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