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Mr. Talley stated that it has to go the full 30 days first but once the 30 days was up, services would be removed and it would be bumped up on the list. Motion was made by Chad Lindsey, seconded by Wendell Moore to accept Robert Talley's recommendation. Motion carried unanimously. 5 -0 Wendell Moore asked if Dish Network would be included on the check list of service removal. Mr. Talley stated that normally services such as dish or cable are cut by the contractor as there is no power to the structure. Sally McEwin asked that when Mr. Talley talked about utilities he meant gas, electric and water and Mr. Talley stated yes. Chad Lindsey asked if there were currently services to the house and Mr. Talley stated that there were no active services. Mr. Talley also stated that some structures will have meters attached but have no actual services to the house. E. 360 NW 3rd, City Block 56, Lot 11 Owner: Mary F Dudley Robert Dudley, 3678 Boulward Hills Atlanta, GA 30339 Back Taxes Owed: $1952.64 No Contact with Owner Robert Talley stated that the year is overgrown, the roof is deteriorating and sagging, the door is open in the back making the structure unsecure, there is water damage inside from the roof leaking, there are holes in the roof of the house and the roof of the porch. Robert Talley's recommendation: 30 days to demolish if not the City has the right to demolish and apply a $1000 per day civil penalty. Chad Lindsey asked if there was a certain height of a fence that you could have around the property so that it could be considered secure. Mr. Talley stated that in this instance no. Mr. Lindsey asked if in general. Mr. Talley stated that the city has a new fence ordinance that does not allow front yard fencing. If this structure had a fence it would most likely be grandfathered due to the fact that it would precede the fence ordinance. However, even if there was a privacy fence the owners would still be asked to secure the structure. Sally McEwin asked about back taxes on this property and on the previous property. If the taxes aren't being paid then the property is most likely not being maintained. Mrs. McEwin wanted to know if there was any way for the city to become aware of failure to pay property taxes sooner rather than later so that we can find the owners and have them pay property taxes. Mr. Talley stated that we do have a new tax attorney who is trying to get vacant lots sold and to get houses that are vacant but still salvageable sold at the tax auction. Mrs. Harris stated that back taxes don't have anything to do with what Code Enforcement does. That a property could have several years' worth of back taxes before Code Enforcement becomes involved. Mrs. Lancaster asked if there was no method the City can use to penalize people for failure to pay taxes. Mr. Talley stated that it wasn't a Code Enforcement issue but one for the tax attorney and he is working on it. The tax attorney is starting to work on foreclosing on properties with back taxes and going after the owners civilly.