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15 SECTION 14. Chapter 607 Section 607.08 Subd. 2 of the Mounds View Municipal Code is hereby amended with additions underlined and deletions struck out to read as follows: Subd. 2. 6. Summary Abatement: The enforcing officer may provide for abating a public nuisance without following the procedure required in subdivision 1 5 above when: a. There is an immediate threat to the public health or safety. b. There is an immediate threat of serious property damage. c. A public nuisance has been caused by private parties on public property., or d. If the enforcing officer abates the nuisance pursuant to this Section, the officer must reasonably attempt to notify the owner, occupant, or other responsible party of the intended action and the attempt to notify inform the owner, occupant, or other responsible party of the intended action and the right to appeal the abatement and any cost at the next regularly scheduled City Council meeting. SECTION 15. Chapter 607 Section 607.08 Subd. 3 of the Mounds View Municipal Code is hereby amended with additions underlined and deletions struck out to read as follows: Subd. 3.7. Cost Recovery: The owner of property on which a nuisance has been abated by the City, or a person who has caused a public nuisance on property not owned by that person, shall be personally liable to the City for the cost of abatement, including administrative costs. As soon as the work has been completed and the cost determined, the Clerk- Administrator or their designee shall prepare a bill for the cost plus an additional 10% and mail it to the owner or other responsible party. Thereupon, the amount shall be immediately due and payable at the office of the Clerk-Administrator. a. Record of Abatement Costs: The Clerk-Administrator or his/her designee shall keep a record of the costs of abatements done under this ordinance and shall report monthly all work done to the appropriate officer for which assessments are to be made, stating and certifying the description of the land, lots, parcels involved and the amount assessable to each. SECTION 16. Chapter 607 Section 607.08 Subd. 4 of the Mounds View Municipal Code is hereby amended with additions underlined and deletions struck out to read as follows: Subd 4. 8. Assessment: If the cost, or any portion of it, has not been paid under Subdivision 7 3, within thirty (30) days after the date of the bill, the unpaid cost may be certified against the property to which the cost is attributable. On or before September 1 of each year, the Clerk-Administrator or his/her designee shall list the total unpaid charges for each abatement against each separate lot or parcel to which they are attributable. Before certification against the property, reasonable notice of the impending certification and an opportunity to be heard by the City Council must be given to the taxpayer of record. Failure of the taxpayer to receive the notice shall not invalidate the certification,