Memorandum
Date: July 7th, 2026
To: The Honorable Lake County Board of Supervisors
From: Mireya G. Turner, Community Development Director
Prepared by: Marcus Beltramo, Code Enforcement Manager
Subject: 11:00 AM - Hearing - Consideration for Hearing on Account and Proposed Assessment of Abatement Costs for properties abated under a CalRecycle Grant: (a) 11850 Dry Creek Rd, Middletown (APN 013-052-03); Property Owner: Wall Street Mining Corp; (b) 4258 Lakeshore Blvd, Lakeport (APN 029-151-28); Property Owner: Wratislaw Steve & Victoria L Trustee; (c) 4270 Lakeshore Blvd, Lakeport (APN 029-151-37); Property Owner: Wratislaw Steve & Victoria L Trustee
Executive Summary:
Code Enforcement is seeking Board of Supervisor approval to record liens against the subject properties to recover the costs of several abatements conducted under a CalRecycle grant obtained by Code Enforcement to pay for the abatement and clean-up of properties in the unincorporated areas of the County identified to have illegal dumping. As part of the requirements for the grant, the County is to record a lien against the real property in favor of CalRecycle with a priority or first lien position, so that Cal-Recycle may recover grant funds expended for the trash removal. Code Enforcement is allowed to record a lien against the property in a subordinate or second lien position to recover administrative costs associated with the cleanup of the illegal dump site.
In accordance with Lake County Code Chapter 13, Article I, Section 13-42, the Board of Supervisors shall hear and consider the account and proposed assessment, together with objections and protests thereto. At the conclusion of the hearing, the Board may make such modifications and revisions of the proposed account and assessment as it deems just and may order the account and proposed assessment confirmed or denied, in whole or in part or as modified and revised.
Relevant Property Information:
11850 Dry Creek - Located on the property is a gold mine registered with the State of California. Code Enforcement worked with US Bureau of Land Management and the CA Department of Conservation, Division of Mine Reclamation to avoid any disturbance of those areas where there may be mercury contamination remaining from past smelting and processing at the mine.
4258 and 4270 Lakeshore Blvd - On March 24, 2026 the Board of Supervisors heard an appeal requested by the property owner, Steve Wratislaw regarding a Notice of Nuisance and Order to Abate. The Board upheld the notice and directed staff to move forward with its abatement processes. (Attachment A - Minutes)
Investigation Background and Fact(s):
Properties and sites were identified by members of the public and Code Enforcement with knowledge of the area. For each property a site visit was conducted and observed on the properties were violation(s) of the Lake County Code.
Notices of Nuisance and Orders to Abate were issued against each property for violations pertaining to the existence trash, rubbish, refuse, or waste matter; use of the land contrary to the zoning designation; unpermitted structures; and inoperable, dismantled, or wrecked vehicles. All notices provide for a thirty (30) day correction period and a twenty-one-day appeal period.
Abatement:
Abatements were performed for the properties mentioned in this memo. The abatements involved removal of all items from the property and to restore the property back to a vacant lot. The contractor cost of the abatement, administrative recovery costs, and total cost of the abatement are as follows:
• 11850 Dry Creek Rd, Middletown, CA / APN 013-052-03 - Contractor Cost - $53,000 + Hazardous Material removal - $136.00 + Administrative Cost - $4,865.41 = for a total amount of $57,864.41; removal included 41.35 lbs of debris and trash; 21 tires; 9 refrigerators; 11 mattresses; and 240 yards of scrap metal.
(Attachment B -Site photos, NONOTA, Invoice, Task Sheet)
• 4258 Lakeshore Dr. Lakeport, CA / APN# 029-151-28 for a total abatement amount of $22,980.45; (Attachment C -Site photos, NONOTA, Invoice, Task Sheet)
• 4270 Lakeshore Dr. Lakeport, CA / APN# 029-151-37 for a total abatement cost of $49,490.22; (Attachment D - NONOTA, Invoice, Task Sheet)
The total amount removed from both properties: 77.24 tons were of trash and miscellaneous items; 440 cubic yards of wood debris; 1,650 cubic yard of metal; estimated 500,000 lbs of heavy metal; and 24 vehicles removed.
County Witness(es):
Marcus Beltramo, Code Enforcement Manager
Shannon Walker-Smith, CDD Deputy Administrator
Chritopher Colen, Code Enforcement Program Coordinator
Damien Marks, Staff Services Analyst
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Recommended Action:
Staff recommend the Board of Supervisors approve the following lien amounts and direct staff to record a lien against the property with the Lake County Recorders Office, after recordation, then the lien shall be delivered to the County Auditor who shall enter the amount of the lien on the assessment roll as special assessments.
• 11850 Dry Creek Rd, Middletown in the amount of: $57,864.41
• 4258 Lakeshore Dr. Lakeport in the amount of: $22,980.45
• 4270 Lakeshore Dr. Lakeport in the amount of: $49,490.22