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MEMORANDUM
To: Board of Supervisors
From: Michalyn DelValle, Community Development Director
Mary Jane Montana, Chief Building Official
Kathy Freeman, Code Enforcement Program Supervisor
PREPARED BY: Michael Penhall, Code Enforcement Officer
DATE: January 4, 2019
SUBJECT: Notice of Assessment & Lien Hearing for Steven M. Gerstmann;
January 29, 2019 @ 9:35 AM
Supervisorial District 1
Attachments: 1. Notice of Nuisance and Order to Abate
2. Notice of Assessment
3. Proposed Notice of Lien
4. Contractor’s Invoice
5. Task Sheet
6. Deed
I. PROPERTY DESCRIPTION:
Property Owner: Steven M. Gerstmann
Location: 16560 Rose Street, Lower Lake CA
APN: 024-342-16; previously known as 024-342-12 and 024-342-13
Zoning: “SR”, Suburban Reserve District
Case #: 18-00064
II. Abatement SUmmary
On February 23, 2018 a Notice of Nuisance and Order to Abate was prepared and posted at 16560 Rose Street, Lower Lake, CA, and mailed, certified to the property owner of record due to the remnants of a burnt RV, burnt fence, high weeds and other miscellaneous debris. The Abatement Notice provided Mr. Gerstmann with 30 days to abate the property.
After no contact with the property owner of record and the certified mail containing the Abatement Notice was returned by the post office as undeliverable. On September 20, 2018, Code Enforcement staff solicited a bid from a local contractor for the abatement of the violations on the subject property.
The local contractor; Pioneer Constructors Inc. provided staff with a reasonable bid and was awarded the abatement. On or about October 1, 2018, the awarded contractor started the abatement/clean up and completed the job soon after.
On October 11, 2018 a follow up site visit was conducted by Code Enforcement staff confirming the contractor had completed the work.
III. FISCAL IMPACT: Budgeted XX Non-Budgeted _ None
Estimated Cost: $1,749.85 Amount Budgeted: N/A Additional Requested: N/A
Annual Cost (if planned for future years): N/A
IV. FISCAL IMPACT (Narrative): Action taken by the Board may result in a lien
recorded against the identified Real Property.
V. STAFFING IMPACT (if applicable): N/A
Recommended Action
VI. RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends the Board of Supervisors confirm the assessment of $1,749.85 and direct staff to Record a Notice of Lien against the property. The cost of abatement services was $1,300.00. The administrative costs on this case amounted to $449.85.
Sample Motion:
Lien Approval
I move that the assessment of $1,749.85 for nuisance abatement on property located at 16560 Rose Street, Lower Lake, CA, also known as Assessor’s Parcel Number 024-342-16, and owned by Steven M. Gerstmann be confirmed and the Enforcement Official be directed to prepare and have recorded in the office of the Lake County Recorder, a Notice of Lien in the amount of $1,749.85 pursuant to Lake County Ordinance Code Chapter 13, Section 13-43.