For City Council Meeting [May 26, 2020]
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
APPROVAL: Rod Foster, City Manager
FROM: Savat Khamphou, Public Works Director/City Engineer
Title
Request City Council to Conduct a Public Hearing for the Placement of Liens for Delinquent Refuse Collection Accounts for the Fourth Quarter of 2019; and Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the Filing of Liens Against Certain Properties for Delinquent Refuse Accounts with the San Bernardino County Assessor-Recorder-County Clerk.
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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 included as Exhibit A to the Resolution included as Attachment 1.
ANALYSIS/DISCUSSION
On April 28, 2020, the City Council approved the request to set a Public Hearing for May 26, 2020, to review and consider approval of the placement of liens related to delinquent refuse accounts.
The action to seek the placement of a separate lien against each of the 57 residential and 16 commercial properties is in the best interests of the City. In the event any of the properties are sold prior to the amounts being collected or are sold prior to the placement of liens, the amounts owed may not be recovered. The number of liens and the corresponding lien amounts may change if the property owners pay the owed amount prior to recordation of the lien with the San Bernardino County Assessor-Recorder-County Clerk's Office.
Section 8.08.140 of the Rialto Municipal Code (RMC) authorizes placement of liens against properties with refuse collectio...
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