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RESOLUTION NO. 6299 RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALO AL~O CONFIRMING WEED ABATEMENT REPORT AND ORDERING COST OF ABATEMENT T-0 SE A SPECIAL ASSESSM ~NT OF THE RESPECTIVE PROPERTIES HEREIN DESCRIBED WHEREAS, the Council of the City of Palo Alto has heretofore declared weeds growing on certain pro"·ert ies within the City to be a publi~ nuisance by Resolution No. 6207 dated December 12, 198J; and WHEREAS, the Council on January 16, 1984, did adopt Resolution No. 6222 thereby ordering the weed nuisance abated; and WHEREAS, subsequent to the giving of said noti~e, the Director of Public Works, through his Administrator, the Santa Clara County Acting tire Marshal, has caused to be abated the weeds on the herein described properties; and WHERBAS, the Director of Public Wor~s, through his Administrat~r, the Santa Clara County Fire Marshal, has fil~d his report and assess- ment list for weed abatement as provided by law and a hearing has been duly set for objections to said report and assessment list and for confirmation~ and WHEREAS, the Council has duly considered the report and assessment list and any objections thereto; NOW, THEREFORE, the Council of the City of Palo Alto does R~SOLVE aR follows: SECTION 1. The report and assessment list is in all respects complete and correct and is hereby confirmed. The amounts of the cost for abating the nuisance are confirmed and those remaining unpaid, as shown on Exhibit •A• attached hereto and incorporated herein, shall constitute special assessments against the respective parcels of land and are a lien on the property for the amount of the respective assess- ment. SECTlON 2. A~l writ ten or oral protests er objections to said report and assessment list are overruled or denied. SECTION 3. The unpaid assessments shown on Exhibit •A• shall be entered upon-the 1984-85 tax roll against the parcels of land and shall be collected at the same time and in the same manner as general City taxes, be subject to the same interest and penalties, and be subject to the same proceure and sale in case of delinquency. All laws and ordi- nances applicable to the levy, collection, and enforcement of City taxes are hereby made applicable to this special assessment. . - SECTION 4. The Council finds that the adoption of this resolution will have no significant adverse environmental impact. INTRODUCED AND PASSED: August 13, 1984 AYES: Cobb, Fletcher, Klein, Levy, Renzel, Sutorius, Witherspoon, Woolley NOES: None ABSTENTIONS: None ABSENT: Bechtel sta August 9, 1984 THE HONORABLE CITY COUNCIL Palo Alto, California Public Hea~ing: Weed Abatement Charg!! Members of the Council: 13 The purpose of this public he;aring is to receive objections by affected property owners of propo~ed assessments related to completed weed abatement work. Background The Building Official for Santa Clara County administers the weed abatement program within the City of Palo Alto, in accordance with an Agreement between the City and County. On December 12, 1983, in accordance with Chapter 8.08 of the Palo Alto Municipal Code, City Council declared weeds to be a nuisance and ordered that the nuisance be abated. A Pu bl 1 c Hearing was held on January 16, 1984, for objections to the proposed destruction or removll of the weeds. Once the above steps had been taken, the County Building Official instructed fts contractor to abate weeds on City and private properties within Palo Altc... That work has 1"!0111 been completed. Property owners had been notified that weeds were to be abated, either by the owners, or by the County, and were since informed by the County of the costs for d.es.troying and remov;ng the weed:>. The property owners were given the opportunity to pay the charges, with the alternative of having the charges lev;ed against the respective properties as an assessment by the County Assessor. The Santa Clara County Building Official has published the necessary notice of this hearing in the Peninsula Times Tribune. The cost report by the County Buf ld1~~ Off1c1a1 has been posted in the Council Chambers for ten days prior to this hearing. Current Ac\ion Required Property owners may object to t~e charges for weed abatement being levied against their properties. The charge consists of the contractor's cost plus 65 percent administrative charges in accordance with Palo Alto's contract with Santa Clara County. CMR:408:4 The County Building Official will be present at the public hearing. with the records of weed abatement that has taken place. Should there be any modifications in the prop-~ed assessments as a result of the hearing, changes in the assessment spread wil1 be necessary. After these recalculations are completed, the assessment wi 11 be submitted to the County Assessor for entry on the next tax roll upon which general City taxes are to be collected. Environmental Impact A Negative Declaration of Environmental Impact was rendered on the Weed Abatement Program. No additional report of environmental impact is deemed nece>sary. Recommendation It is recommended that the Council coniirm the assessments completed for weed abatement by adopting the attached Resolution. Respectfully submitted. 6.~ Supervisor. Parks & Open Space Management \ Attachment! Resolution CMR:408:4 ·.. . .. ~ . .. . .. . .•. P.I. o:DE 845 APN AM'X1N'!' - 003-26-007 $ 153.45 003-26-064 159.22 003-26-065 159.22 003-45-033 212.85 003-52-037 ll7.l5 008-01-035 167.47 008-01-043 159.22 008-01-044 141.07 ' 120-02-070 194.10 ~.20-02-071 176.5!> 120-14-038 106.42 120-14-040 294.52 120-14-084 282.97 120-25-100 70.95 120-26-046 141.90 120-27-063 106.42 120-28-052 106.42 124-31-030 212.02 124-37-087 327.93 127-06-<>67 230.17 127-10-032 106.42 127-28-108 106.42 127-28-114 35.47 -1- " I • ' ' I ~ ...... ' ..... ·. ~ NOJN'l' 127-28-115 $ 141.07 127-33-063 152.62 127-33-064 176.SS 127-34-052 13~.0('1 127-37-002 212.85 127-37-003 141.90 127-43-045 87.86 127-44-074 273.90 127-51-023 llS.08 127-51-024 138.60 127-53-002 185.62 127-53-007 141.07 127-~J-008 152.62 127-56-008 201.96 132-o6-013 250.80 132-26-050 177.37 132-36-033 176.55 132-36-034 176.55 132-36-()35 70.95 132-36-036 70.95 132-38-031 70.95 132-38-050 70.95 132-38-0Sl 70.~5 132-38-052 70.95 132-39-018 70.95 -2- ..... ~.. •.·. -·-;---.-. ~ .. ·•·. . . .. · "' . . .. ' ' ' · ...... - APN NOJN'l' 132-41-072 $ 230.17 132-46-073 319.27 132-56-064 105.60 132-57-004 336.60 137-03-019 212.02 137-08-080 259.87 137-11-078 163.76 137-14-147 79.20 137-25-036 256.08 137-29-016 278.02 142-16-066 807.84 142·18-o.44 353.43 142-2<>-008 106.42 147-0l-<M2 232.65 147-05-0SS 106.42 147-05-092 141.90 l47-o9-046 880.28 l47-o9-069 753.23 147-47-014 303.60 147-47-037 202.95 147-48-217 223.57 175-01-()95 138 .. 60 17~-20-031 184.80 175-20-078 291..22 17S-2o-o92 340.23 .... ]- ············~··· .............. . APN NIXJN'l' 182-40-008 $ 177.37 182-43-018 179.85 182-43-020 161.70 182-43-034 132.00 182-54-006 295.76 182-54-008 184.80 182-54-010 218.79 182-54-012 268.12 -·-