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Home My WebLink AboutStaff Report 7524 City of Palo Alto (ID # 7524) City Council Staff Report Report Type: Action Items Meeting Date: 2/6/2017 City of Palo Alto Page 1 Summary Title: Public Hearing on Objections to Weed Abatement and Adoption Title: PUBLIC HEARING: on Objections to Weed Abatement and Adoption of Resolution Ordering Weed Nuisance Abated From: City Manager Lead Department: Fire Recommendation Staff recommends that Council hold a public hearing to hear and consider any objections to the proposed destruction and removal of weeds, and adopt the attached Resolution (Attachment A) ordering the abatement of weed nuisances in the City of Palo Alto. Executive Summary The City of Palo Alto contracts with Santa Clara County Agriculture and Resource Management to remove and destroy weeds, as defined in Palo Alto Municipal Code Chapter 8.08. This hearing allows all those affected and listed on the County’s 2017 Weed Abatement Program Commencement Report (Attachment B) to be heard and have their objections and comments considered by Council before the Council adopts a Resolution ordering the abatement of weed nuisances in the City. Background The Council adopted Resolution XXXX on January 9, 2017 and declared weeds to be a nuisance and ordered the abatement of that nuisance as called for in Palo Alto Municipal Code Chapter 8.08. Resolution XXXX provided for a public hearing date of February 6, 2017 and required notice to interested property owners and the public. Discussion The Santa Clara County Department of Agriculture and Resource Management maintains the contract for abatement of weeds within the City of Palo Alto. Upon notification of the City Council’s January 9, 2017 action declaring weeds to be a nuisance and ordering abatement thereof, the Department of Agriculture and Resource Management took steps to notify each property owner by mail of the proposed weed abatement action on respective properties and posted, on the public notice bulletin board, a list of the properties affected. The Department of City of Palo Alto Page 2 Agriculture and Resource Management has furnished copies of the property listing to the City Clerk and the City Fire Marshal. The City Clerk also posted and published notice of the hearing as required. At this public hearing, property owners may appear and object to the proposed weed destruction or removal. After the hearing and consideration of any objections, the Council may allow or overrule any or all objections. If objections are overruled, the Council is deemed to have acquired jurisdiction to proceed with abatement of weed nuisances upon Council Adoption of the attached Resolution. The County will be asked to perform the abatement work to destroy and remove any weeds. Resource Impact All Charges for the weed abatement services are included as a special assessment on bills for property taxes levied against the respective lots and parcels of land, which are considered liens on these properties. Policy Implications This procedure is consistent with existing City policies and Municipal Code Chapter 8.08. Environmental Review Santa Clara County has determined the Weed Abatement Program to be Categorically Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA guidelines Sections 15308. Attachments:  Attachment A: RESO_2.Ordering Weed Nuisance Abated  Attachment B: 2017 Palo Alto Weed Abatement Commencment Report Not Yet Adopted 1 Resolution No. ___ Resolution of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Ordering Weed Nuisance Abated R E C I T A L S A. On January 9th, 2017 the Palo Alto City Council adopted Resolution No. ____ declaring weeds to be a nuisance and setting February 6th, 2017 at 6:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard, in the Civic Center as the time and place for a hearing of objections to the proposed destruction and removal of weeds; and B. In accordance with said Resolution, notice of such hearing was given in the manner provided by law, as appears from the affidavits on file in the Office of the City Clerk; and C. All persons desiring to be heard were given an opportunity to be heard, and all matters and things pertaining to said weed abatement were fully heard and considered by this Council. NOW, THEREFORE, the Council of the City of Palo Alto RESOLVES as follows: SECTION 1. Any and all objections to the proposed destruction and removal of such weeds are overruled. SECTION 2. The Fire Chief hereby is ordered to do all things necessary and authorized in Chapter 8.08 of the Palo Alto Municipal Code to abate such nuisance, or cause the same to be abated by contract with the County of Santa Clara. // // // // // // // // Not Yet Adopted 2 SECTION 3. The County of Santa Clara as lead agency has determined that this project is exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) under CEQA Guidelines Section 15308 as an action by regulatory agencies authorized by state or local ordinance to assure the maintenance, restoration, enhancement, or protection of the environment. INTRODUCED AND PASSED: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ABSTENTIONS: ATTEST: __________________________ _____________________________ City Clerk Mayor APPROVED AS TO FORM: APPROVED: __________________________ _____________________________ Sr. Deputy City Attorney City Manager _____________________________ Fire Chief _____________________________ Director of Administrative Services 2017 WEED ABATEMENT PROGRAM COMMENCEMENT REPORT CITY OF PALO ALTO CITY/STATE 1il9 931 946 258 I)) 435 lll 2225 425 2469 707 743 780 3l0l 609 3489 315 FIFE GUINDA EL CAJON MIDDLEFIELD RAMONA SEALE WASHINGTON ALMA STANFORD LOUIS MORENO COLORADO CLARA MIDDLEFIELD ASHTON COWPER OLIVE OLIVE FERNANDO FERNANDO MATADERO MATADERO 003-21-063 003-34-006 003-52-057 124-02-017 12A-27-063 124-49-029 124-19-106 124-24-001 124-31-027 127-43-472 127-32-043 127-34-101 127-35-030 127-53-007 132-44-102 1 32-05-1 08 132-32-429 132-32-037 1 32-33-050 132-34-012 132-34-019 132-34-025 132-34-032 PALO ALTO PALO ALTO PALO ALTO ROCKLIN SOUTH DOS PALOS PALO ALTO MOLTNTAIN VIEW PALO ALTO PALO ALTO PALO ALTO PALO ALTO PALO ALTO PALO ALTO LTNION CITY PALO ALTO PALO ALTO PALO ALTO CUPERTINO SANTA CLARA EAST PALO ALTO PALO ALTO DALY CITY MOUNTAIN VIEW 94302-0083 94301-3319 94303-3408 95765 9366s 9430 l-3828 94043-20t1 9430 l -3905 94306-1t49 94303-3608 94301-0000 94303-3913 94303-3905 94581 94306-3610 94306-3617 94306 95014 95054 94303 94306-281s 9401s 94040-1415 AV ST WA RD ST AV AV ST AV RD AV AV DR RD AV ST AV AV JUE KENNETH R GOUYET ALBERT AND CALISA C PILLSBURY ALBERT F JRAND HELEN EQUITY SMART INVESTMENTS LP KODA ROSS K TRUSTEE BOWERS THOMAS A TRUSTEE & ET KULKARNI SACHIN AND NARKHEDE LEE STEPHEN AND YVETTE C NICHOLLS MARIE L TRUSTEE SHAMOTO ARLENE SACHIKO LEE MARK J AND WINNIE X TRUSTEE HUANG HSING Y ETAL BANQUE RAYMOND J FISHER LLC DOROTHEA DIANA MC CALLEY RODEzuCK C ET AL SMITH BOYD C AND JILL J TRUSTEE SI 43 LLC LINDA ALLEN REHABILITATION HOUSING GOODzuCH EVELYN LAND GEORGE AJLOL]N ENTERPzuSES LLC RUEHL KARL K AND SIGzuD T POBOX33 93I GUINDA ST 9468L CAJON WAY 57OI LONETREE BLVD LINIT P O BOX 156 435 SEALE AVE 353 WHISMAN STATION DR 2225 ALMAST 425 STANFORD AVE 2469 LOUIS RD 707 MORENO AVE 743 COLORADO AVE 780 CLARA DR 486I SALLYCT 609 ASHTON AVE 3489 COWPER ST 3260 ASH ST I0600 N DE ANZA BL STE 2OO ITOO SPACE PARK DR. 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