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11. COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR'S MATTERS -NONE 12. DEPARTMENTAL MATTERS 12.A. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT 12.A.1. REQUEST FOR AUTHORIZATION TO ABATE A PUBLIC NUISANCE AT 123413TH AVENUE (LANDOWNER: SUSAN KAY MCGOWAN; CODE ENFORCEMENT CASE No. 2008100075) Roland DeBlois, Chief of Environmental Planning, recapped the backup memorandum of May 26, 2009 to provide background description and history of an accumulation of scrap debris found on the property owned by Ms. Susan Kay McGowan, located at 1234 13th Avenue, and which the Code Enforcement Board has determined to be a public nuisance warranting abatement under the County Public Nuisance Ordinance. Director DeBlois showed slides of the scrap pile, and explained that due to its location in a posted and fenced property, it would be necessary to get a Court Order to obtain access to the property to clear the violation. Director DeBlois thereafter presented staff's recommendation to authorize staff to obtain a Court order to allow staff access to the subject property to take the necessary action to abate the nuisance. Director DeBlois outlined for Commissioner Solari the actions taken by staff in notifying Ms. McGowan of the violations, and discussed the results of the Evidentiary and Compliance Hearings held by the Code Enforcement Board, which led to the determination that the pile constituted a nuisance. He noted that the property owner had not responded to the violation notifications; in fact, the pile had increased after the notices were given, and it was only after May 27, 2009, that the size of the pile had begun to dwindle. Responding to Commissioner Solari's inquiry, Assistant County Attorney George Glenn revealed that on Monday, June 8, 2009, staff would request from the Court a Warrant to enter into the area enclosed by the fence, and additionally, an injunction preventing future accumulation of this type of debris. 15 June 2, 2009