HEARING TO REVIEW DELINQUENT REFUSE CHARGES FOR
CONSIDERATION OF PLACING SAID CHARGES ON THE TAX ROLLS AS A
SPECIAL ASSESSMENT
Recommendation:
That the City Council:
- Receive testimony from affected property owners regarding
their delinquent refuse bills.
- Adopt the attached resolution authorizing and directing the
County Assessor to include delinquent refuse charges, which
remain ten days following this hearing, as a special assessment
for collection as part of the County tax collection
process.
Background:
Pursuant to Section 8.12.36(A)(5) of the Municipal Code, a
public hearing is required prior to establishing a special
assessment for property owners delinquent in payment of refuse
collection fees.
Analysis:
The attached listing of properties have been reported by
Browning-Ferris Industries as delinquent in payment of refuse
collection fees as of April 30, 2000.
Notices were sent to affected property owners advising them of
the opportunity to appear before the Administrative Appeals Board
to dispute unpaid charges at a meeting held on June 13, 2000. The
attached list was compiled following the hearing of the
Administrative Appeals Board. The Administrative Appeals Board
recommends that the properties remaining on the list have the
delinquent charges added to the tax bill as a special
assessment.
Notices were sent to the property owners on the attached list
advising them of the opportunity to appear before the City
Council at the hearing scheduled for June 27, 2000 in order to
have an opportunity to appeal the matter prior to the City
proceeding with the special assessment.
The attached resolution directs the County Assessor to place
delinquent refuse charges on the tax bill as a special
assessment. Exhibit "A" of the attached resolution will be
modified by BFI to delete any delinquent refuse charges which are
paid within ten days following this hearing as provided for by
Section 8.12.360(A)(6) of the Municipal Code.
WHEREAS,
Section 38790.1 of the California Government Code
authorizes cities to collect delinquent refuse bills via a
special assessment to be collected with county taxes; and,
WHEREAS,
the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 86-840 which provides for
collection of delinquent refuse bills in accordance with
California Government Code Section 38790.1; and,
WHEREAS,
in accordance with Ordinance No. 86-840, property owners have
ten days from the date of the hearing to pay the delinquent
refuse bill to avoid the special assessment;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HERMOSA
BEACH DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1
. Each delinquent refuse bill shall be increased by ten dollars
($10.00) to compensate for the administrative costs incurred by
collecting delinquent refuse bills via a special assessment.
Section 2
.
The list of properties and the amount to be collected, attached
as Exhibit "A", shall be forwarded to the county assessor for
posting on the tax bill as a special assessment. Exhibit "A" may
be modified by the City Manager to delete those parcels where
delinquent refuse charges are paid within ten (10) days following
the City Council hearing.
PASSED, APPROVED
and
ADOPTED
this 27th day of June, 2000.
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