75A - PH - ABATEMENT OF DANGEROUS AND ABANDONED BLDGS

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REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: JULY 6, 2009 TITLE: PUBLIC HEARING - RECOVERY OF UNCOLLECTED COSTS FOR ABATEMENT OF DANGEROUS AND ABANDONED BUILDINGS CITY MANAGER RECOMMENDED ACTION CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: APPROVED ^ As Recommended ^ As Amended ^ Ordinance on 1 S' Reading ^ Ordinance on 2nd Reading ^ Implementing Resolution ^ Set Public Hearing For_ CONTINUED TO FILE NUMBER Adopt a resolution affirming the Fiscal Year 2008-2009 Dangerous and Abandoned Building Program Report and authorize the transmittal of uncollected Dangerous and Abandoned Building charge to the office of Auditor-Controller, County of Orange. DISCUSSION The City's Dangerous and Abandoned Building Program has proven to be an effective tool to abate dangerous and abandoned structures that create an attractive nuisance for children and provide harborage for illegal activity. The abatements are accomplished by board-ups and/or demolition. Property owners are given 2 to 30 days to abate the conditions or the City, through its contractors, will perform the work. The property owners are then notified of the outstanding abatement costs every 30 days until the Planning and Building Agency is reimbursed for the expenditure. Each year, the City finds it necessary to seek legal recourse in order to recover the uncollected costs expended for abatement of dangerous and abandoned properties. This year the outstanding charge for work performed on one parcel is $1,837.50 (Exhibit 1) The property owner name is provided in Exhibit 2. The most effective method of collection is to submit this charge to the office of the County Auditor/Controller in order that it may be placed as a lien on the property tax rolls. The charge must be submitted to the County by their deadline of August 10, 2009. 75A-1