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POLICY OBJECTIVE The City goals Within the Comprehensive Plan are to protect and improve property values (Goal 3, 4, and 5; page 6 and, Section 3) and to adhere to performance standards Which protect the integrity of the housing units and the neighborhood (Policy 6, page S, Section 3). FINANCIAL IlviracTs City Abatement: An abatement would encompass the following: • Hire a contractor to oversee all work. • Impound any unlicensed vehicles. • Contractor to rent equipment for heavy lifting. • Contractor to order dumpsters and portable storage containers. • Contractor to hire workers to remove outside storage. • Workers to dispose of junk and debris into dumpsters (and photograph items). • Workers to place items of value into containers (and photograph items). • Containers to be stored off site for a specified period. Owner has the right to reclaim them, or items would be disposed of • All costs, including staff time, charged to the property owner. As there have been no quotes at this time it is only possible to estimate the financial cost to the property owner. It Will also depend on how long the vehicles and storage containers remain stored. The estimated cost of this work is from $4,000.00 to $18,000.00. In the short term, costs of the abatement will be paid out of the HRA budget, which has allocated $100,000 for abatement activities. The property owner will then be billed for actual and administrative costs. If charges are not paid, staff is to recover costs as specified in Section 407.07B. Costs will be reported to Council following the abatement. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends that the Council direct Community Development staff to abate the above referenced public nuisance violations at 2112 Dale Street by hiring a general contractor to remove all junk, debris outside storage and unlicensed vehicles from the property and to store items of value for the property owner to reclaim. If not reclaimed, items to be disposed of. REQUESTED COUNCIL ACTION Direct Community Development staff to abate the above referenced public nuisance violations at 2112 Dale Street by hiring a general contractor to remove all junk, debris outside storage and unlicensed vehicles from the property and to store items of value for the property owner to reclaim. If not reclaimed, items to be disposed of. The property owner will then be billed for actual and administrative costs. If charges are not paid, staff is to recover costs as specified in Section 407.07B. Costs will be reported to Council following the abatement. Prepared by: Don Munson, Permit Coordinator Page 2 of 3