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� <br />EN HILL5 <br />MEMORANDUM <br />DATE: July 30, 2012 <br />TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council <br />Patrick Klaers, City Administrator <br />FROM: Sue Iverson, Director of Finance and Administrative Services <br />SUBJECT: Adopting Special Assessment for the Abatement of the Public Health Nuisance at <br />1415 Glenhill Road <br />Back�round <br />The County declared the property at 1415 Glenhill Road to be a public health nuisance and <br />ordered the clean-up of the property that included the removal of animals per the City's Animal <br />Control Regulations. The City is allowed to recover the fees related to this abatement. The <br />property owner has been billed for these costs and the City has been informed of the property <br />owner's refusal to pay this bill. <br />The City will be following the 429 Special Assessment process for this abatement. The 429 <br />Special Assessment process has been used by the City for street improvement projects. <br />A public hearing has been scheduled as required. <br />Staff Recommendation <br />Staff recommends that the interest rate for this special assessment to be set at 4%. This interest <br />rate is derived from adding 2% to the first quarter investment portfolio return rate of 2%. Staff <br />also recommends setting the payment period to 10 years which would keep the annual <br />installment amounts reasonable. Overall, staff recommends a motion to adopt Resolution 2012- <br />019, authorizing the special assessment for the collection of the abatement costs and the <br />transmitting of this special assessment to Ramsey County to be collected with property taxes. <br />