REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Adopt a Resolution for Unpaid Administrative Fines to be Placed on the FY 2015/16 County of Santa Clara Property Tax Roll
Report
BACKGROUND
Chapter 1.05 of the Sunnyvale Municipal Code allows enforcement of code violations through the issuance of administrative citations. These citations are an important tool in facilitating cooperation from property owners regarding uncorrected code violations. Citations are only issued after repeated attempts at voluntary compliance have failed. Most violations are corrected after the first warning. However, some property owners fail to correct the violation and are consequently issued administrative citations. Despite the efforts of City staff to collect on these citations, there are several unpaid administrative citations outstanding at this time.
Each year, the City holds a public hearing to provide the public an opportunity to comment regarding the proposed assessments for delinquent administrative citations.
EXISTING POLICY
Sunnyvale Municipal Code Section 1.05.110(d) - Recovery of administrative citation fines and costs, Special Assessment Procedure.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
This action is exempt from environmental review under CEQA Guideline 15378(b)(5) (government administrative activities that will not result in any direct or indirect change to the physical environment).
DISCUSSION
Each administrative citation results in the Department of Finance issuing up to three written notices to the property owner: a bill, an interest invoice and statement, and a final demand letter notifying the recipient that failure to pay may result in legal action. The property owners listed on Exhibit A of Attachment 1 are a minimum of 90 days delinquent in paying the administrative citation fines. Repeated attempts to collect the delinquent funds through the billing and notification process have been unsuccessful. Additionally, property owners were notified of tonight's public hearing...
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