REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL
To:Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From:Jason Simpson, City Manager
Prepared by:Shannon Buckley, Assistant City Manager
Date:July 22, 2025
Subject:Placement of Delinquent Nuisance Abatement Charges on the Tax Roll Recommendation
Adopt A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE,
CALIFORNIA, ORDERING CONFIRMATION OF THE SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS AGAINST
PARCELS OF LAND WITHIN THE PUBLIC NUISANCE ABATEMENT COSTS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2025-26.
Background
The City of Lake Elsinore administers nuisance abatement activities per Chapter 8.18 of the Lake Elsinore Municipal Code. The City strives to obtain voluntary compliance from property owners to remedy public nuisance violations. However, when violations persist, the City’s enforcement actions escalate to obtain abatement warrants, allowing the City to abate the public nuisances directly. When City abatement actions are required, the City bills the owners of these parcels to recover the abatement costs, plus incidental expenses. If the owners do not respond to the billing request, the City must place a lien on the property to recover its costs. Staff requests Council approval of a Resolution to allow the City to accomplish the foregoing for Fiscal Year 2025-26. If approved, staff will record a Notice of Lien against the properties, provide notice to the property owners, and forward the adopted Resolution and Notice of Lien to the Riverside County Treasurer-Tax Collector to add the delinquent unpaid assessments to the following regular tax bills.
Delinquent Nuisance Abatement
Discussion
As of July 8, 2025, there is one parcel with an outstanding amount totaling $767.36 associated with the cost of nuisance abatement. Due to these delinquent accounts, staff requests consideration for the outstanding charges to be placed on the property tax roll. Following the procedures outlined in Section 8.18.130 of the Lake Elsinore Municipal Code and applicable state law, these costs will be submitted to the County Tax Assessor’s Office for reimbursement if approved. A list of delinquent properties abated by the City is included as Exhibit A to the Resolution.
Fiscal Impact
Other than staff time, all costs associated with the abatement of these delinquent properties will be placed on the property tax rolls for payment.
Attachments
Attachment 1 - Resolution
Exhibit A - FY 25-26 Nuisance Abatement Assessment Roll Attachment 2 - Public Hearing Proof of Publication
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