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Minutes - San Leandro City Council Meeting - April 16, 1992 Page - 4 - PUBLIC HEARINGS (continued) Council Member Santos asked how this condition would be monitored in the future. Ms. Scilley said staff will continue to notify Mrs. Niemeyer as quickly as possible when there are violations of the Code. She said she believes Mrs. Niemeyer now understands the regulations and the consequences of failure to comply. In response to a question from City Council , Ms. Scilley indicated the City had no intention of foreclosing on the property at any time. Council Member Corbett asked if it was a normal procedure to request authorization for liening the property before the August deadline for payment. Ms. Scilley said no, but this authorization was needed in order to go back to court and get a final action at the end of this month. She said Ms. Niemeyer has been kept fully informed about these procedures. Clara Niemeyer, the property owner of 377 Herma Court, said a number of things were broken. She said, specifically, a water turn-on-and-off valve in front of the property was broken and needs to be replaced. She said the water heater was perfectly alright and did not need to be replaced. She said a number of the materials in the back yard were piled on her strawberry patch and she had to have someone remove them. She said she felt no respect was shown to her. She said 3 feet of clearance from the fence was required and she had 2- 1/2 feet. She said she would have done the work but she didn't feel well . She spoke regarding the charges for the work done. She said things had not been done right. She said the property on Victoria Avenue would not have burned down, but there were holes in the fire hoses and no water pressure. She said the sink on her property on Hernia Court had just been replaced and all new plumbing had been installed. She said work was needed on the outside of the home, not the inside. She said the neighbor behind her complains all the time about her. She said the City was only on her property about 4 times, not 20 times, as indicated in the report. She said the contractor's charges were ridiculous. She also said she could have gotten boxes for packing material for less than that charged by the City. She said she did not know what the Fire Department charges are for. She said a lot of the work that was done wasn't necessary. She said copper pipe had been used under her sink, and she did not feel this was necessary. She said the sink wasn't leaking and there was nothing wrong with it. She said the amount should be scaled down by $4,000-$5,000. The Hearing was then opened to the public. •