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CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT AGENDA ITEM 1.J. STAFF ORIGINATOR: Tracy Thoma, Finance Director MEETING DATE September 22, 2025 AGENDA ITEM: Approval of Resolution No. 25-133, Declaring Costs to be Assessed and Calling for Public Hearing on Proposed Assessments - 2025 Delinquent Utility Charges VOTE REQUIRED: Simple Majority INTRODUCTION Staff have prepared a resolution requesting the Council declare delinquent utility accounts to be assessed and to call for a public hearing on the proposed assessment thereof. BACKGROUND The purpose of this agenda item is for the City Council to set an assessment hearing date for 2025 Delinquent Utility Accounts. The assessment roll that will be prepared for the public hearing will include the unpaid balances by PID number and property street address information. State Statutes 429.101 and 444.075 and Sections 401.3, 402.14 & 404.10 of the Lino Lakes City Code state that a city may certify unpaid special charges, including unpaid utility bills, to the County Auditor as a special assessment against the property. To recover unpaid past due utility accounts, the City must follow State Statute 429.101 procedures. These procedures require that the City must adopt a resolution declaring the past due accounts to be assessed and establish a date for the assessment hearing for those charges. The assessment shall include the annual principal (unpaid charges and penalty balance due), an administration filing fee of $30.00, and shall bear interest at the rate of 5.00% per annum. In relation to the delinquent accounts being considered as part of this resolution, property owners have been provided the opportunity to pay the charges prior to the assessment certification. Staff is proposing a public hearing date be set for October 13, 2025. Property owners who pay Page 62 of 228