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Mounds View City Council October 11, 2010 Regular Meeting Page 4 for Unpaid Administrative Offense Fines, Diseased Tree Charges, and 1 Unpaid Property Abatement Charges. 2 3 Finance Director Beer stated this item is regarding the proposed assessment of unpaid 4 administrative offense fines, diseased tree charges, and unpaid property abatement charges. 5 Individual notices of the meeting were sent by first class mail to the affected property owners on 6 September 24. The property owner may pay the amount due by 4:30 P.M. on Monday, October 7 11, 2010 in order to avoid the $35.00 administrative fee. The owner may prepay the assessment 8 between October 12, 2010 and November 11, 2010 without paying additional interest. After that, 9 interest at the rate of 5.50% will accrue from October 11, 2010 through the payment date. On or 10 after November 26, 2010, we will forward the assessment roll to Ramsey County for collection 11 with the 2011 property taxes. Staff recommends approval of the Resolution certifying the special 12 assessments for unpaid administrative offense fines, diseased tree charges, and unpaid property 13 abatement charges. 14 15 Mayor Flaherty opened the public hearing at 7:20 p.m. 16 17 Chris Jarvis, 7981 Sunnyside Road, expressed concern about the charges against his property as 18 he purchased the property at the end of February. He explained the trees were tagged in the 19 summer of 2009 and were to be removed in November of 2009. The tree removal fees were not 20 mentioned to him prior to closing on this property. Mr. Jarvis stated the previous owner 21 indicated he would remove the tree and use it for lumber. This did not take place and he has 22 since received correspondence from the City indicating the tree would be removed. He requested 23 the City pass along this fine to the previous owner as this was a lien on the property prior to his 24 occupancy of the home. Mr. Jarvis added that he was also responsible for paying past 25 assessments to the property at closing. 26 27 Mayor Flaherty stated these were extenuating circumstances. He explained his real estate agent 28 should have made him aware of the special assessment prior to closing. 29 30 Hearing no additional public input, Mayor Flaherty closed the public hearing at 7:27 p.m. 31 32 Council Member Mueller questioned how the title company could have closed on this property 33 without making the new owner aware of these assessments. Finance Director Beer indicated the 34 title company was a friend of the previous owner and did not complete the proper lien search. 35 36 Council Member Hull asked if Mr. Jarvis could approach the title company and request they pay 37 the $500 expense. Finance Director Beer stated this would be an option and the City could send 38 proper documentation to the title company. 39 40 Council Member Gunn stated this could be delayed for two weeks, but Mr. Jarvis would still 41 have to handle this issue with the title company or the previous owner. 42 43 Council Member Mueller questioned if Mr. Jarvis could take action to clear his good standing in 44 the community. City Attorney Riggs recommended Mr. Jarvis pursue this further with the title 45