CC RES 2026-010 RESOLUTION NO. 2026-10
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
RANCHO PALOS VERDES CONFIRMING THE REPORT
OF NUISANCE ABATEMENT COSTS AND AUTHORIZING
A SPECIAL ASSESSMENT, IN THE FORM OF A LIEN, IN
THE AMOUNT OF$151,056.18 TO RECOVER ABATEMENT
COSTS ON THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 4361
EXULTANT DRIVE (APN 7564-004-026) (CASE NO.
CBLD2023-0158)
WHEREAS, on September 7, 2023, the City's Building and Safety Division red
tagged the property located at 4361 Exultant Drive (APN: 7564-004-026) which prohibited
access to the property due to unsafe building conditions and damaged foundation caused
by land movement related to the Greater Portuguese Bend Landslide Complex; and
WHEREAS, on November 17, 2023, the City's Code Enforcement Division opened
a Code Enforcement Case (CBLD2O23-0158) due to unsafe and dangerous conditions
on the property; and
WHEREAS, on December 2, 2024, the Property Owner, First Choice Funding and
Rehabbers Financial, Inc., was provided with a Notice and Order to Abate which provided
the Property Owner with 30 days to address the nuisance by obtaining a Demolition
Permit from City's Building and Safety Division; and
WHEREAS, on December 17, 2024, the City Council authorized a Professional
Services Agreement with T&M Construction to provide demolition services for a public
nuisance abatement on the property located at 4361 Exultant Drive (APN: 7564-004-026);
and
WHERAS, in May 2025, the City of Rancho Palos Verdes and the Property Owner,
completed a Right of Entry in and Upon Real Property; Consent to Abate a Public Nuisance,
and Reimbursement Agreement, which authorized the City to enter the property at 4361
Exultant Drive (APN: 7564-004-026) to abate the nuisance, as well as outlining the
Property Owner agreement to reimburse the City for total abatement costs and timeline
for repayment; and
WHEREAS, on August 14, 2025, the City's Building and Safety Division issued a
Demolition Permit (DEM02025-00018) for the demolition of structures on the property
located at 4361 Exultant Drive (APN: 7564-004-026); and
WHEREAS, on August 23, 2025, the City's contractor, T&M Construction,
completed the demolition of structures and associated grading activities of the property
located at 4361 Exultant Drive (APN: 7564-004-026); and
WHERAS, on September 15, 2025, the Demolition Permit (DEM02025-00018)was
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finalized by the City's Building and Safety Division; andI
WHEREAS, pursuant to RPVMC § 8.24.110, the Community Development
Department prepared an itemized account of the costs incurred during the abatement of
the violation on the property at 4361 Exultant Drive (APN: 7564-004-026), including the
pursuit of legal action, which is attached hereto as Attachment "A"; and
WHEREAS, on October 28, 2025, the City's Community Development Department
issued a letter requesting payment for the incurred costs associated with the inspection
and abatement of the structures on the property at 4361 Exultant Drive (APN: 7564-004-
026) within 30 days of the letter; and
WHEREAS, on December 4, 2025, in response to non-payment of the abatement
costs for the property at 4361 Exultant Drive (APN: 7564-004-026), the City Attorney
issued a letter requesting payment and providing an additional 10 days for repayment;
and
WHEREAS, on January 15, 2026, payment of the abatement costs had not been
received and pursuant to § 8.24.110 of the RPVMC, the property owner was duly notified
via certified mail of the Community Development Department's nuisance abatement
costs, totaling $151,056.18; and
WHEREAS, on January 15, 2026, a public notice was issued and published in the
Palos Verdes Peninsula News, providing notification of the City's abatement of
substandard, unsafe and hazardous structures on the property at 4361 Exultant Drive
(APN: 7564-004-026) in violation of California Building Code § 116, as adopted by
RPVMC § 15.04.010, and to confirm the proposed special assessment of the City's costs,
in the amount of$151,056.18, to recover all costs associated with the abatement.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS
VERDES DOES HEREBY FIND, DETERMINE AND RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1: The City Council finds that the costs incurred by the Community
Development Department to abate the nuisance on the property at 4361 Exultant Drive
(APN: 7564-004-026) are reasonable and correct, and hereby confirms the Community
Development Department's Itemized Account of Nuisance Abatement Costs, attached
hereto as Attachment "A."
Section 2: The City Council hereby directs Staff to submit to the Los Angeles
County Auditor/Controller for collection in the next applicable tax roll year the confirmed
Demolition Costs in the amount of $151,056.18 for the property located at 4361 Exultant
Drive (APN: 7564-004-026), Rancho Palos Verdes. The City Council further directs the
City Attorney and the Finance Director to prepare and cause to be recorded in the Office
of the Los Angeles County Recorder appropriate notices of liens which document the
amount of Nuisance Abatement Costs assessed against the subject property.
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Section 3: Interested parties are hereby notified that the time within which judicial
review of this decision must be sought, if available, is governed by § 1094.6 of the
California Code of Civil Procedure.
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED this 3rd day of February 2026.
Paul S o, Mayor
ATTEST:
eresa a aoka, City Clerk
State of California )
County of Los Angeles ) ss
City of Rancho Palos Verdes )
I, Teresa Takaoka, City Clerk of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes, hereby certify that the
above Resolution No. 2026-10 was duly and regularly passed and adopted by the said
City Council at a regular meeting thereof held on February 3, 2026.
eres. = ioka, City C erk
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City of
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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
CODE ENFORCEMENT DIVISION
ITEMIZED ACCOUNT OF NUISANCE ABATEMENT COSTS
January 8, 2026
OWNER OF RECORD: M. Joel D. Hoffman, CEO,
Rehabbers Financial, Inc.
d/b/a Aztec Financial, Inc.
2624 West Magnolia Blvd
Burbank, California 91505
ACCESSORS PARCEL NUMBER: 7564-004-026
PROPERTY ADDRESS: 4361 Exultant Drive
PROPERTY VIOLATION: California Building Code § 116, as adopted
by RPVMC § 15.04.010, — maintaining
substandard, unsafe, and hazardous
structures on the property.
SCOPE OF WORK: Contract with qualified company for the
demolition of all substandard, unsafe, and
hazardous structures on the property.
COST SUMMARY
Demolition Invoice — T&M Construction $145,851.65
Legal Fees associated with abatement $2,367.90
Costs for City Staff time for inspections $2,563.98
Total Cost to be Assessed: $151,056.18
The above costs were incurred by the Community Development Department of the City of
Rancho Palos Verdes in abatement of a public nuisance at the property located at 4361 Exultant
Drive. (APN 7564-004-026).
Octavio Silva, Deputy Community Development Director
City of Rancho Palos Verdes
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