City Council

28. Public Hearing ­ Recovery of Uncollected Costs Incurred by the City Related to the\n5. Determine that the approvals and authorizations provided for herein do not constitute a\n"project" within the meaning of California Public Resources Code § 21065 and authorize\nfiling a notice of exemption based on the "common sense" exemption of 14 C.C.R. §\n15061(b)(3) to the extent any activity would be considered a "project" because it can be\nseen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a\nsignificant effect on the environment and the activity is not subject to the California\nEnvironmental Quality Act (CEQA).\n28. Public Hearing ­ Recovery of Uncollected Costs Incurred by the City Related to the\nAbatement of Dangerous and Abandoned Buildings\nLegal notice published in OC Reporter on July 3, 2024 and property owner notification\nletters mailed on same date.\nDepartment(s): Planning and Building Agency\nRecommended Action: 1. Adopt a resolution affirming the Fiscal Year 2023­2024\nDangerous and Abandoned Building Program Report and authorize the transmittal of\nuncollected charges incurred by the City related to the abatement of dangerous and\nabandoned buildings to the office of Auditor­Controller, County of Orange.\nRESOLUTION NO. 2024­XXX entitled A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE\nCITY OF SANTA ANA CONFIRMING THE COSTS OF SECURING AND/OR DEMOLITION\nOF VARIOUS STRUCTURES DECLARED TO BE PUBLIC NUISANCES; MAKING,\nCONFIRMING AND LEVYING ASSESSMENTS FOR SUCH COSTS; AND ORDERING\nSUCH COSTS TO BE RECORDED WITH THE ORANGE COUNTY RECORDER’S\nOFFICE\n2. Determine that the proposed action does not constitute a “project” under the California\nEnvironmental Quality Act (CEQA) in accordance with section 15378(a) and (b)(5) as the\nadoption of this resolution authorizes an administrative action and will not result in a direct\nor reasonable foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment and there is no\npossibility it will have a significant effect on the environment. Accordingly, it is exempt from\nfurther CEQA review pursuant to section 15061(b)(3) and (b)(5) of the CEQA guidelines as\namended.\nCITY MANAGER COMMENTS