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Home My WebLink AboutMINUTES - 12162008 - SD.7 Contra TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS - -s Costa �o County •TT"C'OIIN� GA FROM: CATHERINE KUTSURIS, DIRECTOR DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT DATE: December 16, 2008 SUBJECT: CONFIRMATION HEARING: Report of Abatement Cost OWNER: Charles K. Jackson, TRE SITE: 18 Highgate Road, Kensington. APN: 572-231-010 SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)& BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION RECOMMENDATIONS I. OPEN the hearing on the attached itemized report on the costs of abating a public nuisance on the real property located at 18 Highgate Road, Kensington, CA, Contra Costa County; APN 572-231-010; RECEIVE and CONSIDER the report and any objections from the property owner and other persons with a legal interest in the property; and CLOSE the hearing. DETERMINE the costs of all abatement work and all administrative costs to be $35,109.61. ORDER the itemized report confirmed and DIRECT it to be filed with the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors. ORDER the costs to be specially assessed against the above-referenced property and AUTHORIZE the recordation of a Notice Of Abatement Lien. FISCAL IMPACT The costs as determined above will be added to the tax roll as a special assessment and will be collected at the same time and in the same manner as ordinary county taxes are collected. CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: Yes SIGNATURE KDO ECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR _RECOMMENDAtJ OF BOARD COMMITTEE APPROVE OTHER SIGNATURE(S): ACTION OF BOARD ON APPROV AS RECOMME D -1/_,OTPER VOTE OF SUPERVISORS 1 HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE J UNANIMOUS (ABSENT AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE ABSENT: ABSTAIN: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN. Contact: Cindy Stein (925)335-1114 „�, /�yy2�� ATTESTED�� 101 `�yy David Twa, Clerk of the Board of Supervisors and County Administrator BY�6”' .DEPUTY Page 1 of 2 Confirmation Hearing Charles K. Jackson, TRE, 18 Highgate Road, Kensington December 16, 2008 Page Two BACKGROUND Contra Costa County Ordinance Code Article 14-6.4 and Government Code Section 25845 authorize the recovery of abatement costs in public nuisance cases, the recordation of a Notice of AbatementLien, 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 and served on the property owner and all persons known to be in possession of the property by certified mail on March 10, 2008. The property owner did not file an appeal.A voluntary abatement agreement was signed on March 28, 2008. The County Abatement Officer abated the nuisance on September 11, 2008. The property owner was billed for the actual cost of the abatement and all administrative costs. The bill was sent by certified and first-class mail to the property owner on September 19, 2008. The property owner did not pay the bill within 45 days of the date of mailing. Notice of this Cost Hearing was sent to,the property owner by certified mail by the Clerk of the Board — see Clerk of the Board's mailing confirmation. Page 2 of 2 CONTRA COSTA COUNTY DATE : December 16, 2008 TO: Clerk of the Board FROM: Building Inspection Department By: Joseph Hatfield, Building Inspector I RE : Itemized Report of Abatement Costs The following is an itemized report of the costs of abatement for the below described property pursuant to C .C.C. Ord. Code 14- 6 . 428 . OWNER: Charles K. Jackson POSSESSOR: N/A MORTGAGE HOLDER: N/A ABATEMENT ORDERED DATE : March 10, 2008 ABATEMENT COMPLETED DATE: September 11, 2008 SITE ADDRESS : 18 Highgate Road, Kensington,. CA APN # : 572-231-010 PROPERTY DESCRIPTION: Residential property AMOUNT OF ABATEMENT COSTS (CCC ORDINANCE CODE 14-6 .428) ITEM EXPLANATION COST Site Inspections (6 @ $25 . 00 ea) $150 . 00 Pirt (Title Search) $135 . 00 Postage Certified/regular $ 5 .21 Asbestos Report $375 . 00 Photos . $ 14 .40 Abatement Contractor $34 , 430 . 00 Total : $35 , 109 . 61 Abatement costs can be paid at or mailed to Department of Conservation and Development, Building Inspection Division, Property Conservation, 651 Pine Street, 4th Floor, Martinez, CA 94553 . w:personal/ITEM/ITEMIZED.MEM-barrios CONTRA COSTA COUNTY DATE : December 16 , 2008 TO: Clerk of the Board FROM: Building Inspection Department By: Joseph Hatfield, Building Inspector I RE : Itemized Report of Abatement Costs The following is an itemized report of the costs of abatement for the below described property pursuant to C .C.C. Ord. Code 14- 6 . 428 . OWNER: Charles K. Jackson POSSESSOR: N/A MORTGAGE HOLDER: N/A ABATEMENT ORDERED DATE: March 10 , 2008 ABATEMENT COMPLETED DATE: September 11 , 2008 SITE ADDRESS : 18 Highgate Road, Kensington, CA APN 4 : 572-231-010 PROPERTY DESCRIPTION: Residential property AMOUNT OF ABATEMENT COSTS (CCC ORDINANCE CODE 14-6 .428) ITEM EXPLANATION COST Site Inspections (6 @ $25 . 00 ea) $150 . 00 Pirt . (Title Search) $135 . 00 Postage Certified/regular $ 5 .21 Asbestos Report $375 . 00 Photos $ 14 .40 Abatement Contractor $34 , 430 . 00 Total : $35 , 109 . 61 Abatement costs can be paid at or mailed to Department of Conservation and Development, Building Inspection Division, Property Conservation, 651 Pine Street, 4th Floor, Martinez, CA 94553 . w:personal/ITEM/ITEMIZED.MEM-barrios CONTRA COSTA COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT, BUILDING INSPECTION DIVISION AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING, SERVICE BY MAIL OR HAND DELIVERY STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA ) I declare that I am a duly appointed, qualified employee of the Building Inspection Department of the County of Contra Costa, State of California, that pursuant to Uniform Building Code Section 102 , Uniform Housing Code 1997 Edition, Section 1101 . 3 , and Contra Costa County Ordinance Code Chapter 14-6 . 4 Uniform Public Nuisances . I hand delivered the Confirmation Board Order and Itemized Cost of; Abatement (2 copies each) , to the County Administrator' s Office ''regarding the below site address for further handling. Notice of the hearing will be mailed to the following: Charles K. Jackson Contra Costa County - DCSS PO Box 1208540 PO Box 2399 Sioux Falls, SD 57186 Martinez, CA 94553 .Cooperative Center Federal Credit Union PO Box 248 Berkeley, CA 94701 SITE : 18 Highgate Road, Kensington, CA APN: 572-231-010 Said documents were hand delivered on December 5, 2008 . I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct . Dated: December 5, 2008 , at Martinez, California. PCD CLERyr