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CASSELBERRY CITY COMMISSION Minutes of June 10, 2019 — Regular Meeting Page 12 of 17 comments to those presented at the hearing before the Special Magistrate Budget Impact: Revenue has been budgeted in FY 2019 for Code Enforcement lien payments in the General Fund Violations of Local Ordinances/Code Enforcement revenue account #001-0000-354.20-00 that this lien reduction would adjust. Recommendation: The City Manager and the Community Development Director recommended approval of the Special Magistrate's recommendation to reduce the lien from $1,700 to $1,500, and if the reduced lien amount is not paid within sixty (60) days, the lien shall revert back to the original amount. Audience Participation: The following individual came forward to address this item: 1. Ms. Dawn McCraney stated she was the manager for Lake Kathryn Holdings at 1205 S. US Highway 17-92 in Casselberry and she was present to advise the City Commission that the proposed reduced lien amount of $1,500 had been paid but had inadvertently been applied to the utility account, and her company would be submitting a new payment to be applied to the lien. She submitted a copy of the account ledger to the City Clerk for the record showing the payment which had been made. No one else calve forward. MOTION: Vice Mayor Aramendia moved to reduce the Code Compliance Lien in Case No. 18-000251 from $1,700 to $1,500, as recommended by the City's Code Enforcement Special Magistrate, and if the reduced lien amount is not paid within sixty (60) days, the lien shall revert back to the original amount. Motion was seconded by Commissioner Busch. Motion carried unanimously by voice vote 4-0. B. Lien Reduction Request for Property Located at 243 Tallwood Drive Staff Presentation: Community Development Director Chris Bowley stated that the property owner at 243 Tallwood Drive was requesting a reduction of the Code Compliance lien entered in Case No. 18-001124 in the amount of $3,000 be reduced to the amount of administrative costs already paid by the property owner in the amount of $200.06. The original violation was for tree removal without a permit. The case was originally presented to the Code Enforcement Special Magistrate on June 14, 2018 and at a subsequent hearing on January 10, 2019 a fine of $3,000 to be paid into the City's Tree Bank was imposed. The property owner has paid administrative costs of $200.06; however, staff does not support a lien reduction in this case as the property owner has not made attempts to replace the removed tree, has not pulled a tree removal permit, nor paid towards tree replacement costs. Further, the property owner filed an appeal with the Circuit Court against the Special Magistrate's decision and the Court ruled in favor of the City in the appeal. Staff recommends that the $3,000 lien imposed by the Code Enforcement Special Magistrate be upheld and the reduction request by the applicant be denied. In response to questions from the City Commission, Mr. Bowley confirmed that the Special Magistrate had upheld the imposition of the $3,000 lien at a hearing for a request by the property owner for reduction of the lien on April 11, 2019. City Attorney Reischmann also reiterated that the Special Magistrate's ruling