For City Council Meeting August 26, 2025
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
APPROVAL: Tanya Williams, City Manager
FROM: Tim Sullivan, Assistant City Manager
Title
Request City Council to: (1) Continue the Public Hearing until the September 9, 2025 City Council Meeting for the Placement of Liens for Delinquent Refuse Collection Accounts for the 1st Quarter of 2025.
(ACTION)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1) Continue the Public Hearing to consider the placement of liens against the delinquent properties identified on Exhibit A of the Draft Resolution; and
BACKGROUND
Each of the property owners on the "Proposed Address List for Delinquent Refuse Liens" is delinquent with payment of the refuse collection bills for their property. Although billed at the last known address on file for services provided, outstanding charges remain unpaid. Rental properties are the responsibility of the property owner. Consequently, liens are filed against the property for the full amount of any unpaid past-due charges for services rendered. A list of the properties affected by the proposed liens is attached as Exhibit A to the Resolution and is included in Attachment 1.
ANALYSIS/DISCUSSION
On July 22, 2025, the City Council approved the request to set a Public Hearing for August 26, 2025, to review and consider approval of the placement of liens related to delinquent refuse accounts.
Section 8.08.330 of the Rialto Municipal Code (RMC) authorizes the placement of liens against properties with refuse collection accounts that are delinquent for more than 90 days and dictates the process for notification to each affected property owner. Lien placement requests brought before the City Council are for delinquencies that have accrued 90 days prior to the service provider's last billing cycle. As required by law and the RMC, on July 22, 2025, the City Council scheduled a Public Hearing for August 26, 2025, and the City mailed notices to the owners of...
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