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RESOLUTION NO. 6798 A RESOLUTION authorizing recovery of abatement costs pursuant to EMC 1.20.090 at 1609 Walnut Street, Everett, Washington. WHEREAS,the Everett Municipal Code (the"EMC") Section 1.20.090 authorizes the City to abate code violations and recover the abatement costs; and WHEREAS,on March 20, 2014, April 3, 2014, and May 29, 2014 the City of Everett Violations Hearing Examiner issued an Order against the property owner Hinney 2 LLC (the "Owner") for EMC violations at 1609 Walnut Street(the"Property"),parcel number 00619732600400, and abbreviated legal description: YOUNGS ADD TO EVERETT U P BLK 326 D-00-LOT 4&N 23 1/2 FT OF LOT 5 WHEREAS the Owner failed to abate the violations, including applying for and obtaining all of the necessary and required City permits to bring the structure on the property into compliance with the EMC and vacating all occupants by the date set by the March 20, 2014 Order; WHEREAS,an Order of the City of Everett Code Official was sent to the Owner requiring immediate abatement of the above-described violations, and explaining that failure to do so would result in the City abating the violations on the Property, and that those costs together with any penalties imposed by the Hearing Examiner may become a lien against his property if the Owner failed to reimburse the City the abatement costs; WHEREAS,the City, through a contractor, conducted the abatement including securing the structure from trespass on September 24, 2014; WHEREAS,the City incurred costs in the amount of$1,685.01 in its abatement of the violations and the Hearing Examiner imposed a penalty of$2,500.00 against the Owner; WHEREAS,the Owner has failed to timely pay the penalty and abatement costs; and WHEREAS,notice of Council's consideration of this Resolution was provided to the Owner; 1