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Recovery of Costs and Expenditures Incurred by City for Weed, Rubbish, and Garbage Abatement November 5, 2019 Page 2 Accumulation of trash, debris and the general lack of property maintenance on railroad properties have become increasingly noticeable to the community and are negatively impacting the health and welfare of the community and residents of the city. To abate the issues, the Code Enforcement Division properly posted and advised the property owner, Union Pacific Railroad Company, to clean their premises at the following locations: 1000-1100 E. Chestnut Avenue; 1300 E. McFadden Avenue; 3200-3300 S. Susan Street; 3400 W. McArthur Boulevard; 2516-2540 S. Orange Street; 2541-2555 S. Main Street; 2540-2700 S. Main Street; and, 401-501 W. Dyer Road. After the prescribed compliance time had elapsed and compliance had not been obtained, the Code Enforcement Division, through the City Attorney's Office, requested and obtained an Inspection and Abatement Warrant from the Orange County Superior Court enabling the City to take necessary enforcement measures to address private property maintenance issues within railroad right of way. On August 15, 2019, August 22, 2019, and September 5, 2019, the Inspection and Abatement Warrants were executed in collaboration with the City's Quality of Life Team. Pursuant to the Santa Ana Municipal Code authority outlined in sections 16-55 and 16-56, the Code Enforcement Division hereby provides a summary of the costs associated with the execution of the three (3) Inspection and Abatement warrants totaling $41,513.72, which includes City staff time and City equipment. The adoption of the attached resolution will enable the city to properly invoice and pursue collection of costs and expenditures incurred by the city associated with the abatement efforts. On September 3, 2019, the City Council adopted a resolution to recover $76,948.60 for abatement efforts. With the approval of the resolution (Exhibit 5), the new total to date for recovery of the costs from the Union Pacific Railroad will be $118,462.32. To ensure additional awareness on September 25, 2019, the City's Finance and Management Services Agency provided Union Pacific Railroad Company, a courtesy invoice regarding the city's request to recover costs associated with the abatement actions (Exhibit 4). STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT Approval of this item supports the City's efforts to meet Goal No. 5 Community Health Livability, Engagement and Sustainability, Objective No. 4 (support neighborhood vitality and livability). 75A-2