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HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 2004-233 RESOLUTION NO. 2004-233 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA ASSESSING DELINQUENT SOLID WASTE SERVICE CHARGES AS LIENS UPON THE RESPECTIVE PARCELS OF LAND AND APPROVING PLACEMENT OF DELINQUENT CHARGES ON THE NEXT REGULAR TAX BILL WHEREAS, in November 1998, the City Council amended the Municipal Code to eliminate suspension of solid waste service as a remedy for failure to pay mandatory solid waste service charges; and WHEREAS, to ensure that all residents pay their fair share of the costs of this program, Chapter 8.24 of the Chula Vista Municipal Code allows for delinquent solid waste service accounts to become a continuing lien upon the property served and also charged to the property owner on the next regular tax bill as a special assessment; and WHEREAS, after assignment of the delinquent account to the City for collection by the ftanchisee, and if the property owner has not paid the full amount of the delinquent solid waste service charge within fifteen days after the mailing of a "Final Notice of Delinquency," a public hearing is set to review and confirm the delinquent account before placing a lien and special assessment on the property; and WHEREAS, at the hearing, the City Council is to consider the delinquent accounts together with any objections or protests by interested parties; and WHEREAS, at the conclusion of the hearing, the City Council may either approve the delinquency and amount owed on the accounts as submitted or as modified or corrected by the City Council; and WHEREAS, the account status and property ownership on these accounts have been verified by both Pacific Waste and staff; and WHEREAS, property owners were notified of their delinquencies through a series of past due notices sent by Pacific Waste until they were ultimately submitted to the City for collection; and WHEREAS, staff has notified property owners of the public hearing and has requested that they pay delinquent solid waste service charges before said hearing to avoid property liens; and WHEREAS, staff is recommending that the City Council approve the final listing of delinquent solid waste accounts as submitted at the hearing and that these charges be forwarded to the County Assessor/Recorder/County Clerk for placement on the next regular tax bill for collection; and WHEREAS, the City Council held the required public hearing on July 20, 2004, and considered any and all protests and objections presented. Resolution 2004-233 Page 2 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED the City Council of the City of Chula Vista does hereby: (I) overrule any and all protests or objections presented at the public hearing; and (2) approve, with respect to the delinquent account list presented by staff and on file in the office of the City Clerk, assessing delinquent solid waste service charges as liens upon the respective parcels of land and the placement of such delinquent charges as a special assessment on the next corresponding regular tax bill, unless cleared prior to transmittal of the delinquent account list to the County. Presented by Approved as to form by ~ ~~f(Il~ Maria achadoorian Finance Director rl'- ~ Ann Moore City Attorney Resolution 2004-233 Page 3 PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City ofChula Vista, California, this 20th day of July, 2004, by the following vote: AYES: Councilmembers: NAYS: Councilmembers: ABSENT: Councilmembers: Davis, McCann, Salas and Padilla None ~él2dil ~œph~Ö,d~ ATTEST: ~~'~.ð19-> Susan Bigelow, MMC, City lerk STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO CITY OF CHULA VISTA I, Susan Bigelow, City Clerk of Chula Vista, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 2004-233 was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council at a regular meeting ofthe Chula Vista City Council held on the 20th day of July, 2004. Executed this 20th day of July, 2004. ~ tt-.- ~~ Susan Bigelow, MMC, City Clerk