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Club Bali Demolition November 15, 2017 Page 12 desire to repair the building so they were referred to the Treasure Coast Builders Association for hiring a contractor to examine the building. To date, no response has been received from Summit Partners. Not only has the owner failed to maintain the structure in compliance with the Minimum Standard Codes, it has failed to bring the structure into compliance as required by the posted notice. Since the owner has not filed an appeal to the condemnation order, the County may now proceed with demolition of the structure and with assessing a lien against the property for demolition and removal. The demolition of this commercial structure will most likely exceed recent demolition contracts, which have averaged $4,175 per residential site. The neighboring building located at 4066 Old Dixie is owned by Mr. Cobb. It is abutting the Club Bali to the south. Mr. Cobb is experiencing water coming into his building from the Club Bali building. Preliminary inspections and discussion with Mr. Cobb reveals that the two buildings do not share a common wall, rather there are two separate walls. The demolition contractor will have to be especially careful in demolishing the Club Bali so as not to affect Mr. Cobb's building, thus, staff anticipates a higher demolition cost. The County Attorney's Office has reviewed the title report on the parcel and found no encumbrances (i.e. mortgages, liens) other than code enforcement liens and unpaid taxes from 2016 in the amount of $1,675.50. The property is located in the Gifford Neighborhood Plan area known as east Gifford. Demolition of this unsafe structure on this site, as proposed, will help meet the neighborhood plan objective of demolishing unsafe structures in east Gifford. Also, in accordance with the neighborhood plan, the demolition project will include weed removal/control on the subject lot. FUNDING Funding for the demolition and removal of the unsafe structure is available in the MSTU Fund/Reserve for Contingency. After demolition bids are received and a demolition contract is awarded, a budget amendment will need to be processed to move those funds to the MSTU/Road & Bridge/Other Contractual Services- Account # 00421441-033490. RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends that the Board of County Commissioners declare this structure unsafe and a nuisance, and order the building demolished, with related debris removed from the property by a private vendor approved through standard bid procedures. Staff further recommends that the Board adopt the resolution authorizing the Building Official to report the County's demolition and debris removal cost for the structure to the County Attorney for the preparation and recording of a lien to be placed on the real property of the owner of the demolished unsafe structure for the purpose of recovering the County's demolition costs. ATTACHMENTS 1. Resolution 2. Condemnation List 3. Pictures of Condemned Structure P85