Item T08
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
Meeting Date:
11/19/03
Division:
County Attorney
Bulk Item: Yes ~ No
Department:
County Attorney
AGENDA ITEM WORDING:
Presentation of code enforcement lien settlement offer from Largo Coin Laundry, Inc.
ITEM BACKGROUND:
This case involves two separate liens against the same property. The total fmes exceed $110,000.00.
On September 29, 2000, the Code Enforcement Special Master imposed a $100.00 per day fine against the
property when a sign violation was not corrected in a timely fashion. The viQlation continued to exist into July
of 2003.
On February 20,2001.. a second lien securing a separate and distinct $100.00 per day fme was imposed as a
result of some work completed without a building permit The fine stopped accumulating 91 days later when
the violation was cured through an after-the-fact permit
The property owner, through his attorney Jim Lupino, has offered to settle both liens for $2,000.00. Due to the
existence of two liens, from two separate violations, the staff time involved in investigating both violations,
prosecuting both cases before the Special Master, and attorney time spent addressing the liens, County legal
staff in unwilling to recommend anything less than $5,000.00 to settle the lien.
PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTION:
The Board authorized the County Attorney to initiate collection litigation on this case in April 2003.
CONTRAcr/AGREEMENT CHANGES:
STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS: Reject the 52000.00 otTer and direct the County Attomey to hold firm
at 55,000.00.
TOTAL COST:
BUDGETED: Yes
No
COST TO COUNTY:
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
REVENUE PRODUCING:
Yes~ No
AMOUNTPERMONTH_ Year
APPROVED BY:
County Atty _
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J. R. Collins
DIVISION DlREcrOR APPROVAL:
DOCUMENTATION: Included
To Follow_
Not Required_
DISPosmON:
AGENDA ITEM #
7$
AGENDA ITEM WITH LATE DOCUMENTATION
MEETING DATE: 11/19/3
DIVISION: COUNTY ATTORNEY
SUBJECT: Presentation of code enforcement lien
settlement offer from Largo Coin Laundry, Inc.
DATE ITEM WILL BE AVAILABLE NOVEMBER 24, 2003?
AGENDA ITEM NUMBER