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Council certifies unpaid utility charges to county and authorizes abatement at 2165 Victoria Street North
Summary
Roseville council certified delinquent utility and other charges for county collection and approved a property abatement at 2165 Victoria Street North after staff reported repeat nuisance violations including six inoperable vehicles on-site.
The Roseville City Council on Feb. 24 certified a list of delinquent utility and other charges to be collected as property tax assessments and authorized an abatement for code violations at 2165 Victoria Street North.
Finance Director Michelle Petrick said the city certifies delinquent utility accounts quarterly; staff mailed 388 letters in the quarter and received payments from roughly 30% of those accounts, leaving the lowest total certified amount in five quarters. Petrick said quarterly certification reduces unpaid balances appearing in property records when a property sells.
After a public hearing with no speakers, the council moved to certify the reduced list of charges still delinquent after collections. The council vote to certify was moved by Council Member Graff and seconded by Council Member Strachan; the motion passed unanimously.
In a separate code-enforcement item, Codes Official David England requested authorization to abate continued nuisance violations at 2165 Victoria Street North. England said the property had prior abatement actions: an abatement was approved Nov. 25, 2024 (owner brought vehicles into compliance before action) and another abatement was performed June 2023 that removed vehicles. As of the Feb. 24 meeting staff counted six inoperable vehicles on site; there had been repeated nuisance fines and citations and no contact from the property during the current cycle.
The council authorized the abatement as requested. The motion to abate was moved by Council Member Graff and seconded by Council Member Schroeder and passed unanimously. Council members during the discussion urged staff to consider a graduated or ratcheting penalty system for repeat violations to discourage owners from treating abatement costs as a lower-cost alternative to compliance and noted that staff performs proactive monthly inspections for properties subject to abatement.
Both actions were approved by unanimous vote; the certified charges will be sent to Ramsey County for inclusion on property tax rolls and the abatement will proceed under standard city abatement procedures.
