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Council authorizes nuisance abatements and weed/garbage liens after code‑enforcement review; chief says enforcement is applied equally
Summary
Council approved several nuisance abatement resolutions and authorized filing liens to recover costs for weed and garbage removals at specified properties. Chief Mark Thompson, speaking during public comment, said code enforcement is applied equally across the city and opposed suggestions of targeting.
As part of the consent agenda and subsequent regular business, the council approved resolutions to declare overgrown lots and accumulations of garbage a public nuisance at several addresses and authorized the city attorney to affix costs and file liens where owners failed to remedy conditions. One specific resolution established a lien of $760.24 for removal of garbage and rubbish at 225 Stewart St and authorized the city attorney to take actions necessary to recover costs.
During public comment, Chief Mark Thompson addressed concerns about selective enforcement and said the police and code enforcement efforts target conditions rather than individuals. "As far as code enforcement, y'all wanted the city cleaned up. That's what we've been doing," Chief Thompson said, adding that there will be no targeting while he is chief. Councilors asked for follow‑up on notice procedures — one councilor noted a constituent disputed having received written notice — and discussed convening a work session with code enforcement to ensure consistent procedures and documentation.
Council adopted the nuisance, garbage and weed lien resolutions (consent agenda items) unanimously and directed staff to consider process clarifications and possible procedural updates to ensure consistent notice and documentation.
