RESOLUTION 24-4731
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MURRIETA, CALIFORNIA CONFIRMING STATEMENTS OF COSTS AND AUTHORIZING A SPECIAL ASSESSMENT ON PROPERTIES FOR RECOVERY OF NUISANCE ABATEMENT COSTS WHEREAS, California Government Code Section 38773.5 provides that a city can adopt an Ordinance to recover the costs of nuisance abatement performed by the city through a special assessment on the subject property; and WHEREAS, Murrieta Municipal Code Chapter 8.20 establishes the procedures for the City of Murrieta (“City”) to adopt such special assessments; and WHEREAS, in each case where code enforcement action has resulted in an abatement performed by the City, the City is authorized to recover its costs in performing such an abatement upon compliance with a required process and notice to the property owner(s); and WHEREAS, for each of the properties identified herein, the City has provided notice to the property owner of the existence of a nuisance on their property and provided an opportunity to appeal any such determination and correct the nuisance condition; and WHEREAS, for each property identified herein, the owner failed to abate a nuisance within the required time period and the City obtained a warrant to enter and remediate the nuisances on the property using its own forces or a private contractor; and WHEREAS, the City has conducted a public hearing and desires reimbursement of the costs it incurred to abate these nuisances and has provided notice to the property owners.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MURRIETA, CALIFORNIA DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
The recitals above are true and correct and incorporated herein by this reference.
The City Council hereby approves the Statement of Costs, which delineate the actual costs incurred by the City to abatement each nuisance, attached hereto as Exhibit “A” for the following properties:
1. 25490 Blackthorne Dr.
2. 29500 Via Princesa
3. 24189 Saradella Ct.
Section 3. That the City Clerk shall attest to the adoption of this resolution, which shall, in turn, have immediate effect.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 2nd day of April, 2024.
Lori Stone, Mayor
ATTEST:
Cristal McDonald, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Tiffany J. Israel, City Attorney
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE )§
CITY OF MURRIETA )
I, Cristal McDonald, City Clerk of the City of Murrieta, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 24-4731 was duly passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Murrieta at the regular meeting thereof, held on the 2nd day of April, 2024, and was signed by the Mayor of the said City, and that the same was passed and adopted by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
Cristal McDonald, City Clerk
Exhibit A
Date
Address
Costs
Description
1/5/2022
25490 Blackthorn, Murrieta,
$ 4,000.00
Landscape abatement
11/27/2023
29500 Via Princesa, Murrieta
$ 9,705.00
Landscape abatement
29500 Via Princesa, Murrieta
$ 5,361.00
Aleshire and Wynder LLP Attorney fees
29500 Via Princesa, Murrieta
$ 1,345.50
Code Enforcement staff fees
1/3/2024
24189 Saradella, Murrieta
$ 894.37
Fence abatement to secure pool
Total
$ 21,305.87
Resolution No. 24-4731
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