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Planning and Building Agency
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<br />Item # 11
<br />City of Santa Ana
<br />20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701
<br /> Staff Report
<br />August 5, 2025
<br />TOPIC: Trash, Weeds, Rubbish, Sanitation Abatement, and Board-Up Services
<br />AGENDA TITLE
<br />Agreements with SLS Property Solutions, Inc., Real Estate Consulting & Services, Inc.,
<br />Quality Sprayers, Inc., and Hunter Consulting, Inc. DBA HCI Environmental &
<br />Engineering Services for On-Call Trash, Weed, Rubbish, Sanitation Abatement, and
<br />Board-Up Services for the Planning and Building Agency (Specification No. 25-025)
<br />(Non-General Fund)
<br />RECOMMENDED ACTION
<br />Authorize the City Manager to execute agreements with SLS Property Solutions, Inc.,
<br />Real Estate Consulting & Services, Inc., Quality Sprayers, Inc., and Hunter Consulting,
<br />Inc. DBA HCI Environmental & Engineering Services for citywide on-call trash, weeds,
<br />rubbish, sanitation abatement and board up services in an aggregate amount not to
<br />exceed $450,000 for a term beginning August 5, 2025 and expiring August 4, 2028, with
<br />provisions for two, one-year renewal options (Core Agreement No. A-2025-XXX).
<br />GOVERNMENT CODE §84308 APPLIES: Yes
<br />DISCUSSION
<br />The Code Enforcement Division is the primary division within the City of Santa Ana
<br />responsible for resolving public nuisances related to abandoned properties, illegal
<br />occupancy, vacant land, and unsecured buildings on residential, commercial, and public
<br />right-of-way areas, following approval from the Executive Director of the Planning and
<br />Building Agency. Beyond these, the Division addresses weed abatement, sanitation,
<br />and rubbish removal on occupied properties through legal administrative means. Large-
<br />scale abatement efforts may need the use of specialized machinery, including track
<br />loaders, truck and semi-end dump trailer combinations, water trucks, high-reach
<br />forklifts, stake bed trucks, and backhoes, especially when biohazardous materials are
<br />involved.
<br />Unmaintained properties—whether abandoned, substandard, or neglected—attract
<br />crime and vandalism, posing a significant threat to the health and safety of the
<br />surrounding community. These dangerous structures often become public nuisances,
<br />attracting graffiti, vermin, overgrown vegetation, dumping, encampments, and
<br />trespassing. Even abandoned swimming pools can become breeding grounds for
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<br />City Council 11 – 1 8/5/2025
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