Resolution 2019-18RESOLUTION NO.2019 -18
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GILROY
DECLARING CERTAIN BLIGHT CONDITIONS IN THE CITY TO BE
A PUBLIC NUISANCE, DESCRIBING THESE BLIGHT CONDITIONS
WHICH CONSTITUTE SUCH NUISANCE, AND PROVIDING NOTICE
OF THE ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION BY PUBLICATION
THEREOF PURSUANT TO GILROY CITY CODE SEC. 5B.20
WHEREAS, the building located at 10 West 7th Street, Gilroy ("Building") has been
vacant and abandoned for many years and is now in a state of disrepair and unsafe condition; and
WHEREAS, the property owner, Doris M. Davis, has failed to make all of the
necessary repairs to the Building to ensure public safety, address blighted property conditions,
and comply with zoning laws, as required under Chapters 513, 6 and 30 of the Gilroy City Code;
and
WHEREAS, Code Enforcement Officer, Scott Barron, has identified various, long-
standing structural deficiencies in the Building, visible from the public right of way and exposing
the interior of the building to weather damage, as described in the "Violation Notice and
Compliance Order" sent to the property owner on March 1, 2019; and
WHEREAS, the property owner has failed to address the violations identified in said
violation notice, or to comply with requirements to make necessary repairs under the applicable
local codes and State law discussed in such notice;
WHEREAS, based on the foregoing and the observations of the Code Enforcement
Officer regarding the blighted and unsafe condition of the Building, the City Administrator has
determined that the Building is a public nuisance that must be abated without delay by the
destruction or removal of such blighted condition.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Gilroy
as follows:
That the condition of the Building does now constitute, and will continue to
constitute, a public nuisance and it is ordered that said property owner shall, without delay,
destroy or remove said nuisance. If the property owner fails to comply with this order, City of
Gilroy employees, contracting agents, or other representatives (the "City") shall have the right to
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abate such nuisance and enter onto the Building property for such purposes, pursuant to the
authority provided under Section 513.23 of the Gilroy City Code.
2. If said nuisance and property blight are abated by the City, the costs of such
abatement will be assessed upon the lots and lands from which the nuisance and/or property
blight is destroyed or removed, in accordance with Section 513.27 of the Gilroy City Code. Such
costs will constitute a lien upon such lots or lands until paid and will be collected upon the next
tax roll upon which general municipal taxes are collected.
3. That it is ordered that Monday, the 17`h day of June 2019, at the hour of 6:00
o'clock p.m., or as soon thereafter, in the Council Chambers of the City Council at 7351 Rosanna
Street, Gilroy, California is hereby fixed as the time and place when objections to the proposed
removal or abatement by the City shall be heard and given due consideration.
4. That the City Administrator of the City of Gilroy is hereby ordered and directed to
cause notice of the adoption of this resolution and notice of hearing to be provided to said
property owner in the manner and form provided in Section 513.21 of the Gilroy City Code, at
least fifteen (15) days prior to said hearing.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 20t' day of May, 2019, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: LEROE-MUNOZ, MARQUES,
TOVAR, TUCKER, AND
VELASCO
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE.
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: BLAWEY, BRACCO.
ATTEST
uzanne uzzetta, Deputy City Clerk
APPRO',
Roland Velasco, Mayor
RESOLUTION NO. 2019 -18
I, SUZANNE GUZZETTA, Deputy City Clerk of the City of Gilroy, do hereby certify
that the attached Resolution No. 2019-18 is an original resolution, or true and correct copy of a
city Resolution, duly adopted by the Council of the City of Gilroy at a regular meeting of said
Council held on the 20di day of May, 2019, at which meeting a quorum was present.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Official Seal of
the City of Gilroy this 22nd day of May, 2019.
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Deputy Uty Clerk of the City of Gilroy
(Seal)