City Council Resolution 2015-15CITY OF MONTICELLO
WRIGHT COUNTY, MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION NO. 2015-015
DECLARING COSTS TO BE ASSESSED, ORDERING PREPARATION OF
ASSESSMENT ROLL, AND CALLING FOR AN ASSESSMENT HEARING TO
CONSIDER REASSESSING AN UNPAID ESCROW SHORTAGE FOR LOTS 4 AND 5,
BLOCK 1, PARKSIDE AT MEADOW OAKS ADDITION
WHEREAS, an assessment roll was adopted by City Council on October 28, 2013, and included
an assessment in the amount of $3,044.68 for an unpaid escrow shortage related to a developer's
agreement for Parkside at Meadow Oaks 2nd Addition; and
WHEREAS, the assessment in the amount of $3,044.68, which was certified to the Wright
County Auditor's Office, was removed from Lot 4, Block 1, Parkside at Meadow Oaks 2nd
Addition when it was found that the remaining unsold vacant parcels in the development had
become tax forfeit; and
WHEREAS, the escrow shortage in the amount of $3,044.68 still remains unpaid;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OFMONTICELLO, MINNESOTA AS FOLLOWS.
1. The City Council hereby determines that the cost for said escrow shortage should be
assessed against benefitted property owners based upon benefits received without regard
to cash valuation.
2. The City Clerk shall forthwith calculate the proper amount to be specially assessed for
such improvement against Lot 4 and Lot 5, Block 1, Parkside at Meadow Oak 2 "d
Addition, and shall file a copy of such proposed assessment in the clerk's office for
public inspection.
3. A hearing shall be held on the 13th day of April, 2015 at 7 p.m. in the Council Chambers
at the Monticello Community Center to pass upon such proposed assessment and at such
time and place all persons owning property affected by such improvement will be given
an opportunity to be heard with reference to such assessment.
4. The City Clerk 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 shall state in the notice the total cost of the proposed assessment. The Clerk
shall also cause mailed notice to be given to the owner of each parcel described in the
assessment roll not less than two weeks prior to the hearing.
5. The City Clerk shall forthwith transmit a certification of this assessment to the County
Auditor to be applied against said lots, which are to be placed on auction for public sale
as tax forfeit parcels. Such assessments shall be collected and paid over in the same
manner as other tax forfeit parcels, subject to sale at auction.
ADOPTED BYthe Monticello City Council this 23rd day of March, 2015.
CITY OF MONTICELLO
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Brian Stumpf, Mayor
ATTEST:
Jeff , City Administrator