For City Council Meeting [September 13, 2022]
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
APPROVAL: Marcus Fuller, City Manager
FROM: Timothy Sullivan, Director of Maintenance and Facilities
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Request City Council to: (1) Conduct a Public Hearing for the Placement of Liens for Delinquent Refuse Collection Accounts for the First Quarter of 2022; and (2) Adopt Resolution No. 7976 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 attached as Exhibit A to the Resolution included in Attachment 1.
ANALYSIS/DISCUSSION
On July 26, 2022, the City Council approved the request to set a Public Hearing for September 13, 2022, to review and consider approval of the placement of liens related to delinquent refuse accounts.
Section 8.08.140 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 26, 2022, the City Council scheduled a Public Hearing for September 13, 2022, and the City mailed notices to the owners of the properties shown in the Resolution not less th...
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