Agenda - Council - 03/13/2012 - Special

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a motorcycle. Appellant testified that Remove -All damaged property by dumping it on other property and that they were not careful about preserving the condition of the property. The Assessment 21. For the three -day abatement of the Property, Remove -All charged the City $11,186.41. The City paid Remove -All this amount and its check cleared. 22. The City sent Appellant an invoice on November 29, 2007 which was in -the amount of • •$13;536.41. This included the $11,186.41 invoice from Rennie -All, a $750.00 Abatement Administration Fee, and $1,600 for police time. 23. On September 5, 2008, the City sent Appellant a notice that the November 29, 2007 invoice was past due. It informed Appellant that the entire past-due amount. would be assessed against the Property and be included in his property taxes payable in 2009, along with an administrative charge of $40.00 and interest at 6.0 %. This notice went on to state that an assessment hearing would be held on September 23, 2008, and that he could object in writing prior to the hearing or orally at the hearing. The notice also informed Appellant of his rights to appeal the assessment in district court. • 24. Notice of the September 23, 2008 public assessment hearing was also published in the Anoka County Union, the. City's legal newspaper, on September 12, 2008. 25. Appellant appeared at the September 23, 2008 assessment hearing and addressed the Ramsey City Council orally as well as in writing. Appellant objected to the special assessment against the Property as repugnant to the United States Constitution as well as the City of Ramsey Charter. 4 The City charged Appellant for Captain Dwyer and Sergeant Palpham's presence during the abatement. The total was $1,600,, broken down at twenty hours at $80.00 per hour. 8