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RESOLUTION NO. 2021-071 <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF <br />SANTA ANA CONFIRMING THE COSTS AND <br />EXPENDITURES INCURRED BY THE CITY FOR WEED, <br />RUBBISH, AND GARBAGE ABATEMENT WITHIN PRIVATE <br />PROPERTY LOCATED AT 837 NORTH ROSS STREET, <br />AND MAKING, CONFIRMING, AND LEVYING <br />ASSESSMENTS FOR SUCH COSTS <br />WHEREAS, in accordance with Santa Ana Municipal Code Sections 16-49 and <br />16-50, when unsightly or unsafe conditions of rubbish, garbage, or noxious growths are <br />identified, the City provides notices to the respective property owners requiring abatement <br />of such conditions; and <br />WHEREAS, if the property is not cleaned by the prescribed date in the notices, the <br />City may take action to perform abatement work through its own staff and/or a contractor <br />and recover the costs of such abatement; and <br />WHEREAS, between April 22, 2020 and April 20, 2021, the City received 179 <br />complaints regarding 837 N. Ross Street concerning the accumulation of trash, debris, <br />and general lack of property maintenance along with an improper land use violation <br />associated with the property owner's consent of unpermitted encampments on the <br />premises; and <br />WHEREAS, the property at 837 N. Ross Street is owned by Centro Cultural de <br />Mexico en el Condado de Orange; and <br />WHEREAS, the Code Enforcement Division issued a warning notice on May 7, <br />2020 to the property owner for violations of SAMC sections 16-48 (noxious growths, <br />rubbish, garbage prohibited) and 41-190(a) (nonpermitted use of land and building); and <br />WHEREAS, the Code Enforcement Division thereafter issued Administrative <br />Citation fines on December 2, 2020, December 7, 2020, December 14, 2020, and January <br />4, 2021; and <br />WHEREAS, despite an initial agreement to stay further enforcement actions and <br />other City measures to assist the property owner with compliance, it became necessary <br />for the City to obtain an inspection and abatement warrant from the Orange County <br />Superior Court to permit the City to abate the nuisance conditions at the exterior of the <br />property, specifically to clean the area and remove all garbage, trash, and debris in order <br />to render the area safe; and <br />WHEREAS, on May 13, 2021, in collaboration with the City's Quality of Life Team <br />and participation of the Public Works Agency, Santa Ana Police Department, Community <br />Resolution No. 2021-071 <br />Page 1 of 3 <br />