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CITY OF SAN LEANDRO STAFF REPORT DATE: TO: VIA: APPROVED AND FORWARDED TO CITY COUNCIL Lianne Marshall ` Interim City Manager July 18, 2011 Lianne Marshall, Interim City Manager L� Carla Rodriguez, Deputy Finance Director D FROM: Mary Ann Perini, Budget and Compliance Manager / SUBJECT: MATTER OF IMPOSING LIENS FOR NON - PAYMENT OF DELINQUENT 2011 BUSINESS LICENSE TAX, SOLID WASTE SERVICE CHARGES, SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENTS, COMMUNITY COMPLIANCE CODE ENFORCEMENT VIOLATION PENALTIES AND /OR WEED ABATEMENT CHARGES, FALSE ALARM RESPONSES, AND CERTIFIED UNIFIED PROGRAM AGENCY (CUPA) FEES SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends City Council approval of the attached Resolutions: • Resolution Overruling Protests • Resolution Imposing liens for the non - payment of delinquent 2011 business license tax, solid waste service charges, sidewalk repairs, community compliance code enforcement violation penalties and /or weed abatement charges, false alarm responses, and Certified Unified Program Agency (CUPA) fees Approval of the Resolutions at the close of the public hearing will permit the City to place these delinquent charges on the applicable fiscal year 2011 -12 Alameda County secured property tax bills. BACKGROUND The San Leandro Municipal Code provides that delinquent 2011 business license tax, solid waste service charges, sidewalk repairs, community compliance code enforcement violation penalties and/or weed abatement charges, false alarm responses, and CUPA fees shall become a lien on the real property at which the service was received. A detailed listing of all delinquent accounts for each category type is attached. The accounts listed have not been paid as of July 18, 2011, for the services received, although ongoing attempts have been made to collect the balances due. Businesses were sent an annual business license and fee renewal notice in December 2010 and a final notice in March 2011. In May 2011, a Notice of Violation letter was sent to businesses and