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CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />JULY 5, 2016 <br />TITLE: <br />PUBLIC HEARING — RECOVERY OF <br />UNCOLLECTED COSTS FOR ABATEMENT <br />OF DANGEROUS AND ABANDONED <br />BUILDINGS <br />(STRATEGIC PLAN NO. 5, 4) <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />s••c• <br />❑ As Recommended <br />❑ <br />As Amended <br />❑ <br />Ordinance on 1't Reading <br />El <br />Ordinance on 2nd Reading <br />❑ <br />Implementing Resolution <br />❑ <br />Set Public Hearing For <br />�\ CONTINUED TO <br />V` FILE NUMBER <br />CITY MANAGER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />Adopt a resolution affirming the Fiscal Year 2015 -2016 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 (DABS) Program has proven to be an effective <br />tool to abate dangerous and abandoned structures that create an attractive nuisance for children <br />and provide harborage for illegal activity. The abatements are accomplished by board -ups <br />and /or demolition. Property owners are given 2 to 30 days to abate the conditions or the City, <br />through its contractors, will perform the work. The property owners are then notified of the <br />outstanding abatement costs every 30 days until the Planning and Building Agency is <br />reimbursed for the 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 charge for work performed on three parcels is $5,541.90 (Exhibit 1). The property <br />owner names are provided in Exhibit 2. The most effective method of collection is to submit <br />these charges to the office of the County Auditor /Controller in order that they may be placed as a <br />lien on the property tax rolls. Charges must be submitted to the County of Orange by their <br />deadline of August 10, 2016. <br />STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT <br />Approval of this item supports the City's efforts to meet Goal # 5 - Community Health Livability, <br />Engagement and Sustainability, Objective # 4 (Support neighborhood vitality and livability). <br />75A -1 <br />