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CASSELBERRY CITY COMMISSION Minutes of June 11, 2012 — Regular Meeting Page l I of 18 MOTION: Vice Mayor Hufford moved to reduce the lien for case number CE -11 -02541 from $3,550 to $600.00. Motion was seconded by Commissioner Miller. Motion carried unanimously by voice vote 4 -0. B. Requests for Reduction of Multiple Code Enforcement Liens — 1165 Quintuplet Drive Staff Presentation: Sandra Smith, Development Services Manager, stated consideration to reduce several code enforcement liens on the property located at 1165 Quintuplet Drive for case numbers CE -11 -00766 (lien amount $3,150 to $1,575), CE -11 -00794 (lien amount $7,125 to $3,563) and CE -11 -00795 (lien arnount $7,800 to $3,900) for a total amount of $18,075 to $9,038 to be paid within 60 days is requested. Ms. Smith advised that the first code compliance violation for overgrown property was observed on April 1, 2011, with subsequent violations for trash and debris and roof maintenance observed on April 5, 2011. She explained that all of the cases were presented to the Code Enforcement Board at the June 2011 meeting and a subsequent hearing was held by the Board on July 14, 2011 where fines were imposed. She further advised that the violation for overgrown property was in compliance on September 29, 2011, the violation for trash and debris was in compliance on March 6, 2012, and the violation for roof maintenance was in compliance on April 2, 2012. She added that the property was in the foreclosure process. Ms. Smith explained that at the May 10, 2012 Code Enforcement Board meeting, the Code Compliance staff had recommended that the Board deny the reduction of the liens on case numbers CE -11 -00766 and CE -11- 00794, and reduce the lien from $7,800.00 to $6,300.00 on case CE -11- 00795, which would have reduced the total lien amount from $18,075 to $16,575.00. She stated that the recommendation took into consideration that the lender acquired title in August 2011 but final compliance was not achieved until March 2012 even though the lender was registered with the City as the responsible party for maintenance during that period oftime. She added that the Code Enforcement Board considered the facts, and based on testimony from the lender's representative that the violations were prior to the lender acquiring title, voted to recommend to the City Commission a reduction in the total amount of liens from $18,075 to $9,038. Budget Impact: The impact to the City Budget would be income of $9,038.00 for the reduced fine payments based on the Code Enforcement Board's recommendation. Recommendation: The Interim City Manager and the Community Development Director recommended consideration of the Code Enforcement Board's recommendation to reduce the liens for case numbers CE -11- 00766 (lien amount $3,150 to $1,575), CE -11 -00794 (lien amount $7,125 to $3,563) and CE -11 -00795 (lien arnount $7,800 to $3,900) for a total amount of $18,075 to $9,038 to be paid within 60 days. Audience Input: No one came forward to address this item. MOTION: Vice Mayor Hufford moved to reduce the lien for case number CE -11 -00766 from $3,150 to $1,575. Motion was seconded by Commissioner Aramelldia. Motion carried unanimously by voice vote 4 -0.