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7246 <br /> RESOLUTION NO. .� <br /> A RESOLUTION authorizing recovery of abatement costs <br /> pursuant to EMC 1.20.090 at 1611 24th Street, Everett, Washington. <br /> WHEREAS,the Everett Municipal Code (the"EMC") Section 1.20.090 authorizes the <br /> City to abate code violations and recover the abatement costs; and <br /> WHEREAS, on July 7, 2016 the City of Everett Violations Hearing Examiner issued an <br /> Order against the property owners Evertrust, and Peter Eriksen, Trustee (the "Owners") for EMC <br /> violations at 1611 24th Street (the "Property"), parcel number 00439149001701, and abbreviated <br /> legal description: <br /> EVERETT PLAT OF BLK 490 D-01 —W 50 FT LOTS 17 & 18 <br /> WHEREAS the Owner failed to abate the violations,which included removing junk, <br /> garbage, overgrown and dead vegetation in the yard and maintaining the vacant structure located <br /> on the property; and <br /> WHEREAS, Snohomish County Superior Court entered a warrant of abatement allowing <br /> the City to enter the Property to demolish the residential structure and remove and property <br /> dispose of all debris at the sole cost of the Owners, and that those costs together with any <br /> penalties imposed by the Hearing Examiner may become a lien against his property if the <br /> Owners failed to reimburse the City the abatement costs; and <br /> WHEREAS,the City provided notice to the Owners explaining that failure to <br /> immediately abate the above-described violations would result in the City lawfully abating the <br /> violations on the Property, and that those costs together with any penalties imposed by the <br /> Hearing Examiner may become a lien against the property if the Owners failed to reimburse the <br /> City the abatement costs; and <br /> WHEREAS,the City, through a contractor, conducted the abatement including <br /> demolition of primary residential structure and removal and proper disposal of the resulting <br /> debris; and; and <br /> WHEREAS,the City incurred costs in the amount of$74,111.42 in its abatement of the <br /> violations and the Hearing Examiner imposed a penalty of$2,000.00 against the Owners; and <br /> WHEREAS,the Owners have failed to timely pay the penalty and abatement costs; and <br /> WHEREAS, notice of Council's consideration of this Resolution was provided to the <br /> Owners; <br /> 1 <br />