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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />JULY 7, 2015 <br />TITLE: <br />PUBLIC HEARING — RECOVERY OF <br />UNCOLLECTED COSTS FOR ABATEMENT <br />OF DANGEROUS AND ABANDONED <br />BUILDINGS {STRATEGIC PLAN NO. 5,4) <br />11G\G <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />U220 09K <br />❑ As Recommended <br />❑ As Amended <br />❑ Ordinance on 15' 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 2014 -2015 Dangerous and Abandoned Building <br />Program Report and authorize the transmittal of uncollected Dangerous and Abandoned Building <br />charge to the office of Auditor - Controller, County of Orange. <br />The City's Dangerous and Abandoned Building Program has proven to be an effective tool to <br />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. Property owners are given 2 to 30 days to abate the conditions or the City, through its <br />contractors, will perform the work. The property owners are then notified of the outstanding <br />abatement costs every 30 days until the Planning and Building Agency is reimbursed for the <br />expenditure. <br />Each year, the City finds it necessary to seek legal recourse in order to recover the uncollected <br />costs expended for abatement of dangerous and abandoned properties. This year the <br />outstanding charges for work performed on ten parcels is $26,222 (Exhibit 1). The property <br />owner names are provided in Exhibit 2. The most effective method of collection is to submit these <br />charges to the office of the County Auditor /Controller in order that they may be placed as a lien on <br />the property tax rolls. Charges must be submitted to the County of Orange by their deadline of <br />August 10, 2015. <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 />75A -1 <br />