To: Board of Supervisors
From: John Kopchik, Director, Conservation and Development
Report Title: HEARING on the itemized costs of abatement for property in Unincorporated Contra Costa County, located at a vacant lot on San Pablo Ave. (APN: 357-020-025)., Rodeo California, (Carquinez Strait Preserv Trust, Owner). (Jason Crapo, Conservation and Development Department).
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
OPEN the hearing of the costs of abating a public nuisance in unincorporated Contra Costa County on the real property located at a vacant lot on San Pablo Ave., Rodeo, California, Unincorporated Contra Costa County (APN: 357-020-025).
RECEIVE and CONSIDER the attached itemized report on the abatement costs and any objections thereto from the property owner or other persons with a legal interest in the property; and CLOSE the hearing.
DETERMINE the cost of all abatement work and all administrative costs to be $12,077.68.
ORDER the itemized report confirmed and DIRECT that it be filed with the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors.
ORDER the costs to be specially assessed against the above-reference property and AUTHORIZE the recordation of a Notice of Abatement Lien.
FISCAL IMPACT:
No net fiscal impact. The costs as determined above will be added to the tax roll as a special assessment on this property and will be collected at the same time and in the same manner as ordinary County taxes are collected.
BACKGROUND:
Contra Costa County Ordinance Code Article 14-6.4 and California Government Code Section 25845 authorize the recovery of abatement costs in public nuisance cases, the recordation of a Notice of Abatement Lien, and inclusion of abatement costs on the tax roll as a special assessment, upon approval of the Board of Supervisors.
The Notice and Order to Abate was posted on the above-referenced property for a vacant lot containing overgrown weeds, household items, junk, trash, and debr...
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