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RESOLUTION NO. 2008-170
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA ASSESSING CERTAIN DELINQUENT
SEWER SERVICE CHARGES AS RECORDED LIENS UPON
THE RESPECTIVE OWNER-OCCUPIED PARCELS OF LAND
AND APPROVING PLACEMENT OF DELINQUENT
CHARGES ON THE NEXT REGULAR TAX BILL
WHEREAS, in order to adequately protect the City's interest in delinquent sewer service
charges and ensure that collection efforts are directed towards the responsible property ovmer in
the event of a change in ownership, staff is recommending approval of liens against affected
properties as a preliminary action to placing the delinquencies on the property tax rolls if they
remain unpaid; and
WHEREAS, the Chula Vista Municipal Code Section 13.14.150 allows delinquent sewer
service charges to be assessed as recorded liens upon the affected properties and ultimately
placed on the property tax bills for collection; and
WHEREAS, the ordinance states that upon notification of the property owners, a public
hearing is set for sewer service accounts which are over sixty days delinquent; and
WHEREAS, at the hearing, the City Council considers 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, lastly, the City Council adopts a resolution assessing such amounts as
recorded liens upon the respective parcels of land, and the amounts are charged to the property
owners on the next regular property tax bill; and
WHEREAS, in April 2008, City Council approved 359 delinquent accounts values at
$98,500 to be placed on the property tax bill for collection; and
WHEREAS, staff recently identified 822 owner occupied accounts totaling $20 1,000 as
being over 60 days delinquent and through preliminary collection efforts, 98 accounts have been
resolved, and the remaining 724 accounts valued at $171,000 are now being submitted (listing
available at the Finance Department); and
WHEREAS, while many of these property owners have gone through this lien process
previously as they continue to leave their sewer service accounts unpaid, there has been a
dramatic increase in total number of delinquent accounts being submitted for the lien process;
and
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WHEREAS, these property owners have been notified of their delinquencies within the
last 60 days, and two weeks ago, they were notified of the public hearing and were asked again
to pay their delinquent sewer service charges to avoid a lien being placed on their property; and
WHEREAS, a final list will be submitted to the City Council for consideration on the day
of the public hearing in order to reflect the most current payment postings; and
WHEREAS, staff is recommending that the City Council approve the final list of
delinquent sewer accounts as submitted, and that these charges be forwarded to the County and
assessed as liens on the respective owner occupied parcels of land and ultimately placed on the
next regular tax bill for collection.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Chula
Vista assesses certain delinquent sewer service charges as recorded liens upon the respective
owner occupied parcels of land and approves placement of those delinquent charges on the next
regular tax bill.
Presented by
Approved as to form by
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M a Kachadoorian
Finance Director
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Bart C. Miesfeld
Interim City Attorney
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PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City ofChula Vista,
California, this 8th day of July 2008 by the following vote:
AYES:
Councilmembers:
McCann, Ramirez, Rindone, and Cox
NAYS:
Councilmembers:
None
ABSENT:
Councilmembers:
Castaneda
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ATTEST:
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Donna R. Norris, CMC, Interim City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO )
CITY OF CHULA VISTA )
I, Donna R. Norris, Interim City Clerk of ChuIa Vista, California, do hereby certify that the
foregoing Resolution No. 2008-] 70 was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council
at a regular meeting of the Chula Vista City Council held on the 8th day of July 2008.
Executed this 8th day of July 2008.
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Donna R. Norri~, cM'c, Interim City Clerk