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CASSELBERRY CITY COMMISSION Minutes of December 9, 2013 — Regular Meeting Page 19 of 24 it took so long for the remedy to occur and that there had been numerous other violations at this property during that period of time. In response to questions from the Commission, Ms. Smith advised that the violation had occurred at property located on the small lake behind City Hall, and had involved clearing everything from the waterfront and dumping sand to create a beach. Budget Impact: The lien amount paid would be recognized in.the City Budget as income received. Recommendation: The City Manager and the Community Development Director recommended consideration of the Code Enforcement Board's recommendation to deny the lien reduction request for Case CE -11- 00423, MOTION: Commissioner Aramendia moved to deny reduction or elimination of the lien for Code Enforcement Case CE -11 -00423 on property located at 123 Triplet Lake Drive, in accordance with the Code Enforcement Board's recommendation. Motion was seconded by Vice Mayor Hufford. Discussion: A brief discussion ensued regarding the fact that the violation involved destruction of lakefront property, there were numerous additional violations at the property, and no representative of the property owner had appeared at the meeting to address the Commission about the request. Motion carried unanimously by voice vote 5 -0. B. Reauest for Reduction of Code Enforcement Lien — 304 Live Oaks Blvd., Case CE -13 -00574 Staff Presentation: Community Development Director Sandra Smith explained that this was a request from the property for a reduction of a Code Enforcement Board lien on the property located at 304 Live Oaks Boulevard. She advised that the lien was the result of a tenant not obtaining the required business tax receipt. She stated that the tenant eventually left the business park; however, the property owner was left with a lien on the property because the tenant had not obtained the business tax receipt. Ms. Smith advised that she had received an email from the property manager, Debbie Stiegel, expressing regrets that she would be unable to attend the meeting this evening as she was out of town and would not be back until Tuesday afternoon. She stated that Ms. Stiegel indicated she was in agreement with the Code Enforcement Board's recommendation to reduce the lien from $700 to $175 and would appreciate the Commission's consideration of the request. Budget Impact: The lien amount paid would be recognized in the City Budget as income received. Recommendation: The City Manager and the Community Development Director recommended consideration of the Code Enforcement Board's recommendation to reduce the lien in Case CE -13 -00574 from $700 to $175. MOTION: Commissioner Solomon moved to reduce the lien in Code Enforcement Case CE -13 -00574 from $700 to $175 for the property located at 304 Live Oaks Boulevard, to be paid within sixty (60) days or the lien amount will revert back