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CITY OF ARDEN HILLS
COUNTY OF RAMSEY
STATE OF MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION NO. 2012-013
RESOLUTION CALLING FOR A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE RECOVERY OF
COSTS RELATED TO ANIMAL CONTROL REGULATION COSTS AT 1415
GLENHILL ROAD
WHEREAS, the County declared the property at 1415 Glenhill Road to be a public
health nuisance and ordered the removal of cat feces and urine;
WHEREAS, this order broadly covered the removal of cats which was necessary to
abate the nuisance;
WHEREAS, the City's Animal Control Regulations (City Code 420.05) allows the
City to seize and impound animals for up to five (5) days and thereafter is allowed to
humanely dispose of the unclaimed animals and recover the impoundment fees and disposal
costs for unclaimed animals;
WHEREAS, the City can recover its costs for the elimination of a public health
hazard pursuant to the provisions of 429.101, Subd. 1(3);
WHEREAS, the City has provided the property owner at 1415 Glenhill Road with a
itemized bill of the expenses and the owner has informed the City of their decision not to
pay;
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED by the Mayor and the City Council that:
1. A hearing shall be held at 7:00 p.m. on the 1 lth day of June, 2012 in the city hall at 1245
West Highway 96,to pass upon such proposed assessment. All persons owning the property
affected by abatement of this public health hazard will be given an opportunity to be heard
with reference to such assessment of the recovery of the costs.
2. The City Administrator is hereby directed to cause a notice of the hearing on the proposed
assessment to be published once in the official newspaper at least two weeks prior to the
hearing, and he shall state in the notice the total cost of the abatement. He shall also cause
mailed notice to be given to the owner of the property described not less than two weeks
prior to the hearing.
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3. The owner of any property so assessed may, at any time prior to certification of the
assessment to the county auditor,pay the whole of the assessment on such property, with
interest accrued to the date of payment, to the City Administrator, except that no interest
shall be charged if the entire assessment is paid within 30 days from the adoption of the
assessment. An owner may at any time thereafter, pay to the County the entire amount of the
assessment remaining unpaid, with interest accrued to December 31 of the year in which
such payment is made. Such payment must be made before November 15 or interest will be
charged through December 31 of the succeeding year.
ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARDEN HILLS
THIS 14th DAY OF MAY, 2012. _
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David Grant, Mayor
ATTES,: :
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Susan Iverson, Acting Administra or
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