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'ity of River MEMORANDUM Item # 4.8. - 4.11. TO: FROM: DATE: SUBJECT: Mayor & City Council Lori Johnson, Finance Director October 26, 1998 Special Assessment Issues 1998 Garbage Assessments Each year the city assesses property owners who have delinquent garbage bills as of September 1. In 1998 47 property owners will be assessed $9,208.42 for delinquent garbage fees. This compares to $10,941.73 assessed to 48 property owners in 1997. Many of the property owners being assessed this year have also been assessed previous years. Action Requested The City Council is asked to approve the attached resolution adopting and levying assessments for unpaid garbage collection services as of September 1, 1998. Consider Applications for Deferment of Special Assessments Based on Hardship Two property owners who were assessed for the Lake Orono Sedimentation Removal Project have requested deferral of their special assessments under Section 1404 of the city's ordinance which allows for the deferral of special assessments for senior citizens or permanently and totally disabled property owners who meet certain age and income requirements. The ordinance states that the city must annually adopt a resolution setting the maximum income allowed in order to qualify for deferral. Attached is a resolution to set the 1998 maximum income requirements. The incomes listed are the same as the energy assistance income requirements for Sherburne County. In the past only one income level was set; however, it is more appropriate to base the maximum income on the number of individuals in the household. 13065 Orono Parkway · P.O. Box 490 · Elk River, MN 55330 · TDD & Phone: (612) 441-7420 · Fax: (612) 441-7425