Memorandum
Date: June 9, 2026
To: The Honorable Lake County Board of Supervisors
From: Mireya G. Turner, Community Development Director
Prepared by: Marcus Beltramo, Code Enforcement Manager
Subject: 10:30 AM - Consideration for Lien Hearing on Account and Proposed Assessment of Abatement Costs for properties abated under a CalRecycle Grant:
(a) 4789 ABBOTT RD, LUCERNE / APN 033-191-15 / WILLIAMS CAROLYN - TRUSTEE;
(b) 5009 DUNSTAN RD, LUCERNE / APN 033-192-11 / BRALEY MICHAEL E & HUDSON PAUL;
(c) 5055 DUNSTAN RD, LUCERNE / APN 033-162-35 / ETKES AMNON;
(d) 12574 MOUNTAIN VIEW DR, CLEARLAKE OAKS / APN 035-201-33 / KIRCHER JENS & L CHERYL; and
(e) 12584 MOUNTAIN VIEW DR, CLEARLAKE OAKS / APN 035-201-35 / LANDSTROM WILBERT NORMAN & LANDSTROM EDDY MAE
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:
Each property is a vacant lot without any improvement.
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.
12574 MOUNTAIN VIEW DR, CLEARLAKE OAKS - the property owners have a mailing address outside of the Country (Leonbery, Germany). A good faith attempt was made to contact the owner by mail.
Assessment Information (all information is according to County records):
4789 ABBOTT RD, LUCERNE - Default date 6/30/2000, a “Power to sell” has been recorded with the Lake County Tax Collectors Office.
5009 DUNSTAN RD, LUCERNE - Default date 6/30/2012, a “Power to sell” has been recorded with the Lake County Tax Collectors Office.
5055 DUNSTAN RD, LUCERNE - Default date 6/30/1996, a “Power to sell” has been recorded with the Lake County Tax Collectors Office.
12584 MOUNTAIN VIEW DR, CLEARLAKE OAKS - Default date of 6/30/2024, delinquent taxes in the amount of $133.86.
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.
Abatement:
Abatements were performed for the properties mentioned in this memo. The abatements involved removal of trash from the ground and junk vehicles. The contractor cost of the abatement, administrative recovery costs, and total abatement cost are as follows:
• 4789 ABBOTT RD, LUCERNE / APN 033-191-15 - Contractor Cost - $2,200 + Administrative Costs - $577.48 = for a total amount of $2,777.48; 7,880 lbs of trash were removed and 1 recreational vehicle. (Attachment A -Site photos, NONOTA, Invoice, Task Sheet)
• 5009 DUNSTAN RD, LUCERNE / APN 033-192-11 - Contractor Cost - $2,200 + Administrative Costs - $578.49 = for a total amount of $2,778.49; 14,460 lbs of trash were and one (1) recreational vehicle were removed. (Attachment C -Site photos, NONOTA, Invoice, Task Sheet)
• 5055 DUNSTAN RD, LUCERNE / APN 033-162-35 - $4,000 + Administrative Costs - $484.20 = for a total amount of $4,484.20; 8,880 lbs of trash was removed (Attachment D -Site photos, NONOTA, Invoice, Task Sheet)
• 12574 MOUNTAIN VIEW DR, CLEARLAKE OAKS / APN 035-201-33 - Contractor Cost - $2,000 + Administrative Costs - $577.48 for a total amount of $2,577.48. 6,200 lbs of trash were removed. (Attachment E - Site photos, NONOTA, Invoice, Task Sheet)
• 12584 MOUNTAIN VIEW DR, CLEARLAKE OAKS / APN 035-201-35 - Contractor Cost $2,000 + Administrative Costs - $668.32 for a total amount of $2,668.32. 8,900 lbs of trash were removed. (Attachment F - Site photos, NONOTA, Invoice, Task Sheet)
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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 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, the lien shall be delivered to the County Auditor who shall enter the amount of the lien on the assessment roll as special assessments.
• 4789 ABBOTT RD, LUCERNE / APN 033-191-15 - in the amount of $2,777.48.
• 5009 DUNSTAN RD, LUCERNE / APN 033-192-11 - in the amount of $2,778.49.
• 5055 DUNSTAN RD, LUCERNE / APN 033-162-35 - in the amount of $4,484.20.
• 12574 MOUNTAIN VIEW DR, CLEARLAKE OAKS / APN 035-201-33 - in the amount of $2,577.48.
• 12584 MOUNTAIN VIEW DR, CLEARLAKE OAKS / APN 035-201-35- in the amount of $2,668.32.