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Commission approves consent agenda; lawyers and neighbors spar over foreclosure delay request
Summary
The commission approved the consent agenda, including a city foreclosure related to code-enforcement liens, after public comment from the property owner's attorney asking for a 30- to 60-day delay and neighbors and commissioners described long-running safety complaints and $116,000 in liens.
The Daytona Beach City Commission unanimously approved its consent agenda July 1, which included a resolution authorizing a foreclosure action tied to code-enforcement liens on two properties.
At the public comment period for the consent agenda, attorney David Glazer spoke on behalf of a property owner with reported liens of about $116,000 and asked the commission to delay the foreclosure for 30 to 60 days while the parties attempted settlement. Glazer said a pending injunction and ongoing case management before the circuit court suggested negotiation might resolve the matter without further litigation.
Commissioners and a resident countered that the properties had been the subject of repeated complaints, visible pallet piles and gasoline tanks, and that code enforcement efforts had been prolonged. Commissioner Reid emphasized the length of time and expense incurred by the city to enforce compliance.
City legal staff explained that foreclosure actions are a permissible tool to recover costs and are not dependent on whether the property is in compliance at the time of filing. Despite the defendant's request for delay, the commission voted to approve the consent agenda by voice vote (7-0).
The outcome authorizes staff to proceed with foreclosure steps; the legal office said further court proceedings will address the injunction and other civil matters already pending in circuit court.
What happens next: foreclosure proceedings may be initiated by the city to recover code-enforcement costs; the property owner and city retain the ability to negotiate; any court actions will be resolved in circuit court.
