Memorandum
Date: March 24, 2026
To: The Honorable Lake County Board of Supervisors
From: Mireya G. Turner, Community Development Director
Marcus Beltramo, Code Enforcement Manager
Subject: 10:15 A.M. - HEARING - Consideration for Hearing on Account and Proposed Assessment of Abatement Costs for properties abated under a CalRecycle Grant:(a) 7840 Hyde St Nice (APN 030-233-24); Property Owner: Margaret and Rodney Bomar, TTE; (b) 2560 Fall St Nice (APN 030-071-06); Property Owner: Charles Catalina; (c) 7769 Main St Nice (APN 030-174-26); Property Owner: William and Paula Pearson; (d) 7771 Main St Nice (APN 030-174-25); Property Owner: William and Paul Pearson; (e) 2826 Bush St Nice (APN 030-142-03); Property Owner: Levi and Rachel Mentz; and (f) 2830 Bush St Nice (APN 030-142-04); Property Owner: Elsa and Albera Hendrix
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.
Property Information:
Each property is a vacant lot, located in the hills of Nice, CA.
All properties are zoned Rural Residential “RR”. Purpose: To provide for single-family residential development in a semi-rural setting along with limited agriculture. The following regulations shall apply in all “RR” districts.
Assessment Information (all information is according to County records):
2560 Fall St - Default date 6/30/2020, a “Power to sell” has been recorded with the Lake County Tax Collectors Office.
2830 Bush St. - Default date of 6/30/2005, delinquent taxes in the amount of $2,978.31. A “Power to Sell” has been recorded with the Lake County Tax Collectors Office.
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 each property was the existence of trash and/or rubbish.
Notices of Nuisance and Orders to Abate were issued against each property for violations of: the existence trash, rubbish, refuse, or waste matter. All notices provide for a thirty (30) day correction period and a twenty-one day appeal period.
Code Enforcement was able to establish contact with the property owners for: 7771 Main St; 7769 Main St;; 2830 Bush St; and 7840 Hyde St. These property owners executed a “Right-of-Entry-Permit” which provides consent and permission for Code Enforcement to access the property for the purpose of abatement and that the property owner acknowledges that the costs of the abatement will be recorded as a lien at to the property.
Code Enforcement obtained Inspection and Abatement warrants signed by a Lake County judge for: 2560 Fall St; 2830 Bush St
Abatement:
Between April 2025 and June 2025, abatements were performed for the properties mentioned in this memo. The abatements involved removal of trash from the ground. The contractor cost of the abatement, administrative recovery costs, and total abatement costs are as follows:
• 7840 Hyde St Nice / APN# 030-233-24 - Contractor Cost - $1,300.00 / Administrative Costs - $219.37 (Attachment A -Site photos, NONOTA, Invoice, Task Sheet)
• 2560 Fall St Nice / APN# 030-071-06 - Contractor Cost - $700.00 / Administrative Costs - $529.18 (Attachment B -Site photos, NONOTA, Invoice, Task Sheet)
• 7769 Main St Nice / APN# 030-174-26 - Contractor Cost - $1,250.00 / Administrative Costs - $262.99 (Attachment C -Site photos, NONOTA, Invoice, Task Sheet)
• 7771 Main St Nice / APN# 030-174-25 - Contractor Cost - $1,250.00 / Administrative Costs - $276.46 (Attachment D -Site photos, NONOTA, Invoice, Task Sheet))
• 2826 Bush St Nice / APN# 030-142-03 - Contractor Cost $500.00 / Administrative Costs - $219.37 (Attachment E - Site photos, NONOTA, Invoice, Task Sheet))
• 2830 Bush St Nice / APN# 030-142-04 - Contractor Cost $1,500.00 / Administrative Costs - $532.39 (Attachment F - Site photos, NONOTA, Invoice, Task Sheet))
County Witness(es):
Marcus Beltramo, Code Enforcement Manager
Norman Valdez III, Code Enforcement Program Coordinator
Damien Marks, Staff Services Analyst
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Recommended Action: Staff recommends 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, the lien shall be delivered to the County Auditor who shall enter the amount of the lien on the assessment roll as special assessments.
• 7840 Hyde St Nice (APN 030-233-24) - in the amount of $1,519.37
• 2560 Fall St Nice (APN 030-071-06) - in the amount of $1,229.18
• 7769 Main St Nice (APN 030-174-26) - in the amount of $762.99
• 7771 Main St Nice (APN 030-174-25) - in the amount of $1,526.46
• 2826 Bush St Nice (APN 030-142-03) - in the amount of $719.37
• 2830 Bush St Nice (APN 030-142-04) - in the amount of $2,032.39