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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />AUGUST 20, 2019 <br />TITLE: <br />PUBLIC HEARING — ADOPT A <br />RESOLUTION FOR RECOVERY OF <br />UNCOLLECTED COSTS FOR ABATEMENT <br />OF DANGEROUS AND ABANDONED <br />BUILDINGS <br />(STRATEGIC PLAN NO. 5,4) <br />CITY MANAGER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />❑ As Recommended <br />❑ As Amended <br />❑ Ordinance on 18' Reading <br />❑ Ordinance on 2nd Reading <br />❑ Implementing Resolution <br />❑ Set Public Hearing For <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />Adopt a resolution affirming the Fiscal Year 2018-2019 Dangerous and Abandoned Building Program <br />Report and authorize the transmittal of uncollected Dangerous and Abandoned Building charge to the <br />office of Auditor -Controller, County of Orange. <br />DISCUSSION <br />The City's Dangerous and Abandoned Building (DABS) Program has proven to be an effective tool <br />to abate dangerous and abandoned structures that create an attractive nuisance for children and <br />provide harborage for illegal activity. The abatements are accomplished by board -ups and/or <br />demolition of dangerous and abandoned structures. Depending on the urgency of immediate threat <br />to public safety and life and property, property owners are given between 2 to 30 days to abate the <br />conditions or the City, through its contractors, will perform the work. The property owners are then <br />invoiced forthe abatement costs every 30 days until the Planning and Building Agency is reimbursed <br />for the expenditure. <br />Each year, the City finds it necessary to seek legal recourse against reluctant property owner(s) in <br />order to recover the costs expended by the City for abatement of dangerous and abandoned <br />properties. This year the outstanding charge for work performed on one parcel is $3,248.91(Exhibit <br />1). The property owner names are provided in Exhibit 2. The most effective method of collection is <br />to submit these charges to the office of the County Auditor/Controller in order that they may be <br />placed as a lien on the property tax rolls. Charges must be submitted to the County of Orange. <br />STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT <br />Approval of this item supports the City's efforts to meet Goal No. 5 Community Health Livability, <br />Engagement and Sustainability, Objective No. 4 (support neighborhood vitality and livability). <br />75B-1 <br />