TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Talyn Mirzakhanian, City Manager
FROM:
Quinn M. Barrow, City Attorney
SUBJECT:Title
Conduct a Hearing to Consider: Approval of a Nuisance Abatement Cost Report; and a Determination that the Costs of Abatement Constitute a Special Assessment Against the Property Located at 1467 11th Street or Shall be a Lien on the Property for the Amount of the Assessment (City Attorney Barrow).
(Estimated Time: 15 Mins.)
ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 25-0053
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RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Conduct a hearing and provide an opportunity for the property owner, any representatives, and other interested parties to comment on the report of abatement costs and any other related matters; and
2. Adopt Resolution No. 25-0053 to: approve the report of the nuisance abatement costs; and determine that the costs of abatement constitute a special assessment against the property located at 1467 11th Street or shall be a lien on the property.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Recovery of costs and legal fees previously incurred in connection with City efforts to abate nuisances at the subject property.
BACKGROUND:
The City has been involved in a several-years long attempt to abate several public nuisances at the property located at 1467 11th Street, Manhattan Beach, also known as Los Angeles County Tax Assessor's Parcel Number ("APN") 4167-001-025 ("Property"), owned by Douglass Aziz, until his death, and now by his estate. Mr. Aziz:
* Discharged paint and other non-storm water from the Property into the municipal separate storm sewer system ("MS4") in violation of MBMC section 5.84.040(d);
* Caused unpermitted construction on buildings on the Property, including removing the railing on the second story balcony and constructing a makeshift kayak slide from the balcony over the garage and into the pool in violation of the California Building Code and MBMC section 9...
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