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Mounds View City Council Page 4 4111 Regular Meeting December 12 , 1994 Trude commented that, because some people do not pay their water bills, street light bills, and surface water bills, all of the residents are affected. She felt the public should be made aware of these delinquent amounts and directed the list be read. Brager read the list of 1995 Delinquent Utility Bills To Be Certified On Taxes in 1995, noting that payment had been received on the property at 5701 Quincy Street since the time the list was made up. He also read the 1994 Miscellaneous Charges To Be Certified On Taxes in 1995 and stated the total amount to be certified was approximately $36, 000. The Resolution would be amended to reflect the amount of payment received on the 5701 Quincy Street property. Cameron Obert, 8315 Greenwood Drive, asked whom the money was owed to and if any collection action had been taken. Linke said it was owed to the City of Mounds View and letters have been sent to the people owing the money in an attempt to collect. Rather than hire a collection agency, the City would have the delinquent charges certified on the taxes. Mr. Obert asked if the City had done this in the past and, if so, 1111 did the method work. Linke explained that this process was done every year and, eventually, the money was collected. Alex Hunt, 3055 Eagandale Pl. , Eagan, explained that his property was 5701 Quincy Street. He requested the Council to offer special consideration to his situation and said that it was never his intention to avoid paying the water bills. He had recently submitted payment for the entire amount of water service, excluding any amount owed for penalties. He stated that he had made several phone calls to City Officials as well as written correspondence requesting some sort of compromise for the delinquent charges, but felt the City was unwilling to negotiate. Mr. Hunt commented that most of the charges owed were accumulated by a previous owner under a different name. At the time he repossessed the property, he was unaware of the delinquent charges. The amount of the payment for the actual water service that was recently made was $2 ,500 and the amount still owing for the penalties is $2 , 100. He had not operated the building at a profit and felt the penalties were unreasonable and too financially burdensome. Raising the rents in that rental unit was not feasible. Mayor Linke asked Mr. Hunt when he had taken the building back. Mr. Hunt replied that it was December 1993 . 1111