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REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION <br />Date:September 28, 2020 <br />Item No.: 7.d <br />Department ApprovalCity Manager Approval <br />Item Description:ConsideraRequest to Perform anAbatement forUnresolved Violationsof <br />City Code at 578 Ryan Ave W. <br />1 B ACKGROUND <br />2 Thesubject propertyisa single-familyhome. <br />3 Current violationsinclude: <br />4 o Outside storage of junk and debris.(407.02.C, Gand 407.03.I) <br />5 o Vehicle Constituting a Public Nuisance; Inoperable Vehicles (407.04.A) <br />6 o Vehicle Constituting a Public Nuisance; Vehicles without Current Registration <br />7(407.04.D) <br />8 On September 24, 2018 City Council authorized staff to conduct monthly proactive inspections <br />9 at this property due to the numerous and repetitive violations and complaints. <br />10 On April 16, 2020and May 12, 2020, violations were observed. Notices were sent to the above <br />11 referenced property identifying public nuisance violations and requesting theproperty be <br />12 brought into compliance. Repeat Nuisance Service Call fees were also invoiced and assessed. <br />13 Staff was contacted by a property representative informing staff that the property owner had <br />14 passed away and that the property will be sold in the near future. Staff was assured the cited <br />15 items in violation would be removed by July 31, 2020. <br />16 An inspection on August 7 revealed two inoperable/unlicensed vehicles on the property. Contact <br />17 was made to the property representative who stated that the property was sold, however the new <br />18 owner was having difficulty evicting the occupant who was causing the violations. <br />19 Continuing violations were observed on September 18, 2020 and the property was posted for a <br />20 hearing before City Council with a request to perform an abatement of the cited violations <br />21 <br />22 A status update will be provided during thehearing. <br />23 <br />24 F INANCIAL I MPACTS <br />25 City Abatement: <br />26 An abatement would encompass the following: <br />27 Removal and Disposal of junk and debris items stored outside $750.00 <br />28 Removal of the Inoperable, Unlicensed Vehicles $ 0.00 <br />29 Administrative Fee –Council Approved Abatement $350.00 <br />30 Total: $1100.00 <br />Page 1of 2 <br /> <br />