To: Board of Supervisors
From: Planning and Building Department
Agenda Section: Departmental
SUBJECT:
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Abatement Costs for Upcoming Abatements in Budget Year 2022-2023
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
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That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Review the upcoming Code Enforcement nuisance abatement cases and anticipated costs, and establish priorities associated with county-led abatements for the remainder of the 2022-2023 fiscal year.
2. Discuss potential funding sources and direct staff, as necessary, to return to the Board with options to fund additional county-led abatements for the remainder of the 2022-2023 fiscal year.
3. Provide direction for the Planning and Building Department, as needed.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
The initial funding for nuisance abatement comes from the General Fund, however, per Humboldt County Code section 351 et seq., the abatement costs are recovered through assessment of costs against the property.
DISCUSSION:
Staff is recommending that your Board review and establish priorities for project-ready nuisance abatement cases along with their anticipated costs for the remainder of Fiscal Year 2022-23. Staff is also recommending your Board discuss options to fund county-led abatements that would increase FY 2022-23 expenditures in the Code Enforcement budget unit (1100-269).
The budgeted abatement costs for the remainder of the 2022-2023 budget year are not adequate to cover all of the projects ready for abatement.
The Board approved a $500,000 allocation to cover the costs of county-led abatements in 2022-2023. To date, none of the funds have been spent.
There are two major, but necessary, projects that will cause the costs to greatly exceed the budgeted amount.
1. The demolition of the Green Valley Motel in Orick (APN 520-086-008) is estimated to be $515,000 and includes $270,000 for the asbestos abatement and demolition, and removal of the structures down to the foundations...
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