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Board of County Commissioners Meeting Minutes - Final February 7, 2023 Recommended Action: Staff recommends the Board authorize staff to move forward with outside counsel in the filing of foreclosure on the above named code enforcement cases. Attachments: Staff Report Recorded Order Imposing Fine (Paige) Deed (Paige) Recorded Order Imposing Fine (Collins) Deed (Collins) Assistant County Attorney Susan Prado presented the following Code Enforcement cases before the Board and sought the Board's approval to start the foreclosure process. Attorney Prado presented Case 2014050077 (Collins) 356 18th Avenue, Vero Beach, FL, which went back to 2014. In June 2014, the Code Enforcement Board (CEB) held the property owners in violation for overgrown weeds and an unmaintained swimming pool; in July 2014, the CEB found the owners not to be in compliance and issued a fine of $100 per day. Attorney Prado utilized a PowerPoint presentation to show aerial photos of the property and confirmed the property was not homesteaded, and had no current foreclosures or mortgages on the property. Ms. Prado informed the Board, the current fine amount was $311,700, and as of January 2023, the property had not come into compliance, additionally there was an individual (squatter) adversely possessing the property. Attorney Prado presented Case 2021090105 (Paige) 955 37th Ave, Vero Beach, FL. In November 2021, an evidentiary hearing was held finding the property owners in violation for overgrown weeds, junk, trash, debris, pool enclosure violation, and an unmaintained swimming pool. The CEB imposed a fine of $100 per day. Attorney Prado utilized a PowerPoint presentation to show aerial photos of the property and confirmed the property was not homesteaded, had no current foreclosures and did not appear to have a prior mortgage recorded on the property. Ms. Prado informed the Board the current fine amount was $43,200. Jan Spofford, who resides next door to the property at 356 18th Ave, confirmed there was a "squatter" at the property, and requested information as to how quickly the foreclosure would be done and what she could do if the person showed up at the house again. County Attorney Dylan Reingold responded that the attorney's office would move forward with the foreclosure and address the issues that need to be corrected on the property. He further suggested, and Commissioner Loar agreed, Ms. Spofford should contact the Sheriff's office and let them know there was a threat to her property. A motion was made by Commissioner Flescher, seconded by Commissioner Loar, to approve staffs recommendation. The motion carried by the following vote: Indian River County Florida Page 10