Discussion:
The City Council is asked to consider Resolution No.7944 that will assess property owners on taxes payable 2018 for unpaid refuse and recycling services from the city's designated garbage hauler, Republic Services.
In previous action, the City Council authorized the collection of delinquent garbage accounts in the city's designated "organized" collection area. This eliminated the need to stop service to accounts, which leads to a higher incidence of illegal dumping.
Ordinance No. 583 was passed on October 17, 2000 amended Section 3.15, Subdivision 7 of the City Code and obligated the property owners to pay the charges and costs for the collection and disposal of refuse and recyclable materials.
Republic Services provided the City with a list of delinquent accounts on October 11, 2017 of which there were 143 property owners with unpaid garbage/refuse bills for a total an amount due of $24,665.26. Last year at this same time, we had 197 delinquent accounts totaling $30,870.61.
Attached is a list of delinquent property owners who have unpaid garbage/refuse bills. An updated list of property owners to be assessed will be on the table Tuesday evening; this is to allow property owners to make final payments until Tuesday, October 17, 2018. The listing will consist of Shakopee property owners who have either 1) not paid or 2) not paid in full their delinquent garbage bill to Republic Services.
This list, which will accommodate Resolution No.7944, includes an administrative charge of $25.00 to cover the city's cost and a $25.00 charge to cover Republic Services costs in assessing these delinquent bills. These charges will be added to the delinquent bills once the assessments are adopted by Council.