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RESOLUTION NO. 6858 A RESOLUTION authorizing recovery of abatement costs pursuant to EMC 1.20.090 at 1611 24t 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 August 9, 2012 the City of Everett Violations Hearing Examiner issued an Order against the property owners Evertrust, and Peter Eriksen, Trustee (the "Owners") for EMC violations at 1611 24th Street(the "Property"),parcel number 00439149001701, and abbreviated legal description: EVERETT PLAT OF BLK 490 D-01 —W 50 FT LOTS 17 & 18 WHEREAS the Owner failed to abate the violations, which included removing junk, garbage, overgrown and dead vegetation in the yard and securing a deteriorated and dangerous primary structure and demolishing a collapsing attached accessory structure; WHEREAS,the City provided notice to the Owners explaining that failure to immediately abate the above-described violations would result in the City lawfully abating the violations on the Property, and that those costs together with any penalties imposed by the Hearing Examiner may become a lien against the property if the Owners 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 4, 2014; WHEREAS,the City incurred costs in the amount of$6,245.00 in its abatement of the violations and the Hearing Examiner imposed a penalty of$4,500.00 against the Owners; WHEREAS,the Owners have failed to timely pay the penalty and abatement costs; and WHEREAS,notice of Council's consideration of this Resolution was provided to the Owners; 1