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511.03: REPEAT NUISANCE SERVICE CALL FEE The City may impose a repeat nuisance service call fee upon the owner or occupant, or both, of private property if the City has rendered services or responded to the property on three or more occasions within a period of (365) days in response to or for the abatement of nuisance conduct. The repeat nuisance service call fee will be set forth in a resolution approved by the City Council. 511.04: NOTICE No repeat nuisance service call fee may be imposed against an owner or occupant of property without first providing the owner or the occupant, or both, with written notice of the previous nuisance service calls prior to the latest nuisance service call rendered by the City upon which the fee is imposed. The written notice shall: 1. Identify the nuisance conduct that has occurred on the property, and the dates of the nuisance conduct activity or condition; and 2. State that the owner or occupant, or both, may be subject to a repeat nuisance call service fee if a third nuisance call is rendered to the property for any further nuisance conduct; and 3. State that the City has the right to seek other legal remedies or actions for abatement of the nuisance or compliance with the law; and 4. Be served by certified letter upon the owner or the occupant, or both, at the last known address. 511.05: DELINQUENT PAYMENT AND FEE RECOVERY If a repeat service call is not paid within thirty (30) days after the billing statement is sent by the City, it will be deemed delinquent. Failure to submit services fees will result in the service fee plus late penalties being charged to the property owner's property taxes as authorized pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Sections 429.101, 415.01, 366.011 or 366.012. Where the city issues a license, failure to pay service fees shall result in the City not issuing a license until service fees are paid. A personal obligation may be collected by appropriate legal means. 511.06: ENFORCEMENT The City Council authorizes the Police Chief (or designee), Fire Chief (or designee), or the Community Development Director (or designee), to administer and enforce this Chapter. 511.07: RIGHT TO APPEAL When the City mails the billing statement for the repeat nuisance service call fee, the City will inform the owner or occupant, or both, of their right to request a hearing. The owner or occupant, or both, upon whom the fee is imposed must request a hearing within ten (10) business days of the mailing of the billing statement, excluding the day the statement is mailed. The request for a hearing must be in writing and delivered to the City Manager’s Office. The hearing will occur within fourteen (14) days of the date of the request. If the owner or occupant, or both, fail to request a hearing within the time and in the manner required under this Section, the right to a hearing is waived. The hearing shall be conducted by a hearing officer appointed by the City Manager and in an informal manner and the Minnesota Rules of Civil Procedure and Rules of Evidence shall not be