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Board of County Commissioners Meeting Minutes - Final September 23, 2025 <br />Recommended Action: Staff recommends the Board authorize staff to move forward with outside counsel in <br />the filing of foreclosure on the above named code enforcement cases. <br />ATTACHMENTS <br />1. Orders Imposing Fine for both Anderson cases <br />2. Deed for Anderson property <br />Attachments: Order Imposing Fine pg. 1 <br />Recorded Order Imposing Fine pg. 1 <br />property deed <br />County Attorney Susan Prado began her presentation by informing the Board that the <br />two foreclosure cases were for the same property located at 351 12th Street SW; <br />both cases had been approved for foreclosure by the Code Enforcement Board <br />(CEB). <br />Starting with case 2017070106, Attorney Prado reviewed the past trash, junk, and <br />debris violations going back to 2017. At the August 27, 2018 CEB compliance <br />hearing, it was found the violations had not been cleared, and a $100 -a -day fine was <br />imposed. Photos showed the property was still not in compliance as of September <br />2025. Since the property was not homesteaded, the County was able to begin <br />foreclosure proceedings. The property owner was noticed of this Item on the BCC <br />agenda, but was not present. <br />A motion was made by Commissioner Adams, seconded by Commissioner <br />Earman, to file foreclosure on Code Enforcement case 2017070106 (Anderson). <br />The motion carried by the following vote: <br />Aye: 5- Chairman Flescher, Vice Chairman Loar, Commissioner Adams, Commissioner <br />Earman, and Commissioner Moss <br />The second case on the property was started in 2018 under case 2018030112 for <br />violations regarding a swimming pool built without a permit and a swimming pool <br />maintenance violation. Attorney Prado informed the Board the CEB (Code <br />Enforcement Board) had conducted a compliance hearing on September 24, 2018, <br />and found the property was still in violation; a $100 -a -day fine was imposed. <br />Updated aerial photos demonstrated the property had not been brought into <br />compliance. <br />Attorney Prado referred to Code Enforcement staff for an estimate of the accrued <br />fines. Commissioner Adams questioned why it had taken so long to enforce penalties <br />for the non-compliance given there had been no communication from the property <br />owner. County Administrator John Titkanich stated he had been informed the County <br />had been disinclined to pursue foreclosures in the past, and that he wanted to work <br />with Code Enforcement to come up with a policy to resolve such matters. Patrick <br />Indian River County, Florida Page 26 <br />