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Home My WebLink AboutStaff Report 6982 City of Palo Alto (ID # 6982) City Council Staff Report Report Type: Action Items Meeting Date: 6/20/2016 City of Palo Alto Page 1 Summary Title: Public Hearing: Adoption of a Resolution Confirming Weed Abatement & Assessment Title: PUBLIC HEARING: Adoption of a Resolution Confirming Weed Abatement Report and Ordering Cost of Abatement to be a Special Assessment on the Respective Properties Described Therein From: City Manager Lead Department: Fire Recommendation Staff recommends Council (1) hold a public hearing to hear and consider objections from affected property owners of proposed assessments related to completed weed abatement work and (2) adopt the attached resolution confirming the report and ordering abatement costs to be a special assessment on the properties specified in the report. Background The Weed Abatement Division of Santa Clara County Agriculture and Environmental Management administers the contract for weed abatement within the City of Palo Alto, in accordance with an agreement established on April 18, 1977 between the City and County. On December 14, 2015, in accordance with Chapter 8.08 of the Palo Alto Municipal Code, the City Council declared weeds to be a nuisance and ordered that the nuisance be abated. A public hearing was held on January 11, 2016, to consider objections to the proposed destruction or removal of the weeds. No objections were noted. Once the above steps had been taken, the County Weed Abatement Division instructed its contractor to abate weeds on City and private properties within Palo Alto. That work has now been completed. Property owners were notified the third week in December 2015 that weeds were to be abated by April 30th, 2016, either by the owners or by the County. If the property owners chose to have the County abate the weeds, the abatement charges would be levied against the respective properties as an assessment by the County Assessor. The County has since informed the property owners of the costs for destroying and removing the weeds. City of Palo Alto Page 2 The City Clerk has published the required notice of this hearing in the Palo Alto Weekly. The cost report by the County Weed Abatement Division has been posted on the City Hall Plaza bulletin board for ten days prior to this hearing. Discussion Property owners may object to the charges for weed abatement being levied against their properties. The charge consists of the contractor’s cost plus 150 percent administrative charges, in accordance with Palo Alto’s contract with Santa Clara County (CMR 357:00, September 18, 2000). A representative from the County Weed Abatement Division will be present at the public hearing with the records of weed abatement that have taken place. Should there be any modifications in the proposed assessments as a result of the hearing; changes in the assessment spread will be made as necessary. After any recalculations are completed, and Council adopts the attached resolution confirming the abatements and ordering those costs to be imposed as liens on the abated properties, the assessments will be submitted to the County Assessor for entry on the October tax roll upon which general City taxes are to be collected. RESOURCE IMPACT There is no direct fiscal impact of this action to the City. The assessments identified on Exhibit “A” of the resolution, totaling $19,488.47, will be imposed as liens on the properties listed and will not be borne by the City. POLICY IMPLICATIONS This procedure is consistent with existing City policies. ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT The Santa Clara County Counsel has determined the Weed Abatement Program to be Categorically Exempt from CEQA pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15308. Attachments: Attachment A – Resolution Confirming Weed Abatement Report and Ordering Cost of Abatement Attachments:  Attachment A - Resolution Confirming Weed Abatement Report and Ordering Cost of Abatement to be a Special Assessment on the Respective Properties (PDF) NOT YET APPROVED 160512 sh 020/Weed Abatment/Step #3 Reso 1 Resolution No. _____ Resolution Confirming Weed Abatement Report and Ordering Cost of Abatement to be a Special Assessment on the Respective Properties Described Therein R E C I T A L S A. The Council of the City of Palo Alto has heretofore declared weeds growing on certain properties within the City to be a public nuisance by Resolution No. 9569, dated December 14, 2015; B. The Council on January 11, 2016, did adopt Resolution No. 9572 thereby ordering the weed nuisance abated; C. Subsequent to the giving of said notice, the Fire Chief, through his Administrator, the Weed Abatement Division of Santa Clara County Department of Agriculture and Environmental Management, has caused to be abated the weeds on the herein described properties; D. The Fire Chief, through his Administrator, the Weed Abatement Division of Santa Clara County Department of Agriculture and Environmental Management, has filed his report and assessment list for weed abatement as provided by law and a hearing has been duly set and noticed, for objections to said report and assessment list and for confirmation; and E. 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 RESOLVE as 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 assessment. SECTION 2. All written or oral protests or 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 2016-2017 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 procedure and sale in case of delinquency. All laws and ordinances applicable to the levy, collection, and enforcement of City taxes are hereby made applicable to this special assessment. NOT YET APPROVED 160512 sh 020/Weed Abatment/Step #3 Reso 2 SECTION 4. Santa Clara County has determined the weed abatement program to be categorically exempt from CEQA pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15308. INTRODUCED AND PASSED: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ABSTENTIONS: ATTEST: __________________________ _____________________________ City Clerk Mayor APPROVED AS TO FORM: APPROVED: __________________________ _____________________________ Principal City Attorney City Manager _____________________________ Fire Chief _____________________________ Director of Administrative Services 2016 Weed Abatement Program Assessment Report City of Palo Alto OWNER ADDRESS Exhibit A Situs TAX ROLL AMT 1 2 3 t 5 6 7 I 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 l119 931 258 733 435 2225 42s 739 780 3l0l 609 3489 315 325 220 290 Fife Guinda Middlefield Ramona Seale Alma Stanford Colorado Clara Middlefield Ashton Cowper Olive Olive No Situs Femando Matadero Matadero APN 003-2t-063 003-34-006 120-02-0r7 120-27-063 124-09-029 124-20-001 t24-31-027 127-34-t0t 127-35-030 127-53-007 132-04-102 132-05-108 132-32-029 132-32-037 132-33-050 t32-34-0t2 132-34-025 132-34-032 Jue Kenneth R Gouyet Albert And Calisa C Trustee Equity Smart Investments Lp Koda Ross K Trustee Kasahara, Michie Tr/tr Lee Stephen And Yvette C Nicholls Marie L Trustee Huang Hsing Y Et Al Banque Raymond J Fisher Llc Dorothea Diana Mc Calley Roderick C Et Al Smith Boyd C And Jill J Trustee & Et Si 43 Llc TERRY LEE Rehabilitation Housing Associates Ajloun Enterprises Llc Ruehl Karl K And Sigrid T Trustee POBoxS3 931 Guinda St 5701 Lonetree Blvd Unit 102 P O Box 156 1050 Koloa St¡eet 2225 AlmaSt 425 Stanford Ave 757 Seminole Way 780 Clara Dr 4861 Sally Ct 609 Ashton Ave 3489 Cowper St 3260 Ash St 10600 N De Anza Bl Ste 200 359 Washington St¡eet 1796 Bay Rd 186 Camelia Dr 2391 Gabriel Ave PALO ALTO PALO ALTO ROCKLIN SOUTH DOS PALOS HONOLULU PAIO ALTO PALO ALTO PALO ALTO PALO ALTO UNION CITY PAIO ALTO PALO ALTO PALO AITO CUPERTINO Daily City EAST PALO ALTO DAIY CITY MOTINTAIN VIEW 94302-0083 94301-3319 95765 93665 968 16 94301-3905 94306-t149 94303-4723 94303-3905 94s87 94306-3610 94306-36t7 94306 95014 94015 94303 9401s 94040-141s $932.00 $5s.00 $983.00 $1,034.00 $55.00 $55.00 $55.00 $55.00 $55.00 $55.00 $55.00 $s5.00 $55.00 $55.00 $2,360.00 $55.00 $932.00 $55.00 TRA 6001 6001 600r 6001 600r 6001 6001 6001 6001 6001 6001 6001 6001 6001 6001 6001 6001 600r Report Date: 512312016 (List Sorted by APN)Page 1 Situs APN 2016 Weed Abatement Program Assessment Report City of Palo Alto OWNER ADDRESS Exhibit A TAX ROLL AMT 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 3605 405 2321 2250 2195 2120 3700 3747 403 I 795 4175 531 590 4155 3460 3495 3500 4208 $55.00 $932.00 $55.00 $55.00 $55.00 $55.00 $983.00 s55.00 $648.00 $55.00 $55.00 $55.00 $55.00 $55.00 $55.00 $4,298.00 $55.00 $55.00 TRA 6001 6001 6001 6001 6001 600r 6022 60s9 6022 6059 6059 60s9 6059 6022 60s5 6055 605s 6001 Park Curtner Wellesley Columbia Columbia Columbia El Camino Real Laguna Amaranta Cereza Alta Mesa Irven Maybell Amaranta Hillview Deer Creek Deer Creek Ruthelma 132-34-050 132-41-072 13'.7-02-024 r37-05-095 137-06-036 137-06-088 137-t l-078 137-14-069 t37-21-034 137-21-064 t37-25-005 137-2s-008 137-25-088 137-26-001 142-16-059 142-16-062 142-16-066 148-02-002 PALO ALTO SARATOGA BERKELEY PALO ALTO PALO ALTO PALO ALTO LOS ALTOS PALO ALTO PALO ALTO PALO ALTO PALO ALTO SANTACLARA PALO ALTO REDWOOD CITY SAN FRANCISCO PORTOLA VALLEY PALO ALTO SAN FRANCISCO 94306-2853 95070 94704 94303 94306-1233 94301-3435 94024-5744 94306-262s 94306-3 I 03 94306-3145 94306-393t 95051-t212 94306-3817 94063 94lll 94025 94304 94115-33t7 Brosz Karolyn Curtner Investment Group Llc Culpepper Benjamin J Taggart Kenneth And Cynthia Edelman Andrea Trustee Hall Lois M Trustee Kss Investment Llc Benes Francis M Et Al Hamlett Mildred Lamb Mary Ellen Alina Myrna And Myrna Ãlina2012 Januario Americo M And Linda A Vilkin Peter Corlay Nancy Leland Stanford Jr Univ The Bd Leland Stanford Jr Univ Board Leland Stanford Jr University Board Shiu Boon W 3605 Park Blvd 18801 Belgrove Cir 335 Panoramic Way P O Box 5l 177 2195 Columbia St I135 Hopkins Ave 1380 Miravalle Ave 3747 Laguna Ave 4031 Amaranta Ave 795 CerezaDr 4175 AlTa Mesa Ave 2422 GallupDr 673 Maybell Ave 2810 Blenheim Ave l0l CaliforniaAve Ste 1800 150 Portola Rd 3500 Deer Creek Rd 2478 Geary Blvd Report Date: 512312016 (List Sorted by APN)Page2 Situs 2016 Weed Abatement Program Assessment Report City of Palo Alto OWNER ADDRESS Exhibit A TAX ROLL AMT 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 29s 262 28s 849 4243 4103 4l t0 890 900 2946 3111 Charleston Whitclem Charleston Mesa Manuela Old Trace Old Trace Mockingbird Mockingbird Old Adobe Alexis Alexis Alexis 295 W Charleston Rd 262 Whitclem D¡ 3289 South Ct Po Box 1667 5 15 S Flowe¡ St Floor 25 Po Box 60065 4l l0 Old Trace Rd 890 Mockingbird Ln 900 Mockingbird Ln 171 Main St#278 2946 Alexis Dr 3l 1l Alexis Dr 29 Ventris Rd B-4 9/f San PALO ALTO PALO ALTO PALO ALTO PALO ALTO LOS ANGELES PALO ALTO PALO ALTO PALO ALTO PALO ALTO LOS ALTOS PALO ALTO PALO ALTO HONG KONG APN 148-02-010 148-02-044 148-03-033 175-0t-037 175-02-053 175-20-078 I 75-20-080 175-20-082 175-20-083 175-20-092 I 82-40-004 I 82-43-01 8 182-43-034 He Shudong And Chen Zheng Trustee YanZant Steven L Nguyen Jim T.l-t. Llc Weakland Alan Trustee & Et Al Smithwick Alton D And Ursula L Dhaliwal Jasmine Trustee Joshi Vivek Trustee & Et Al Livingston Daniel S Trustee Grove Andrew S And Eva R Trustee Hwang Cherng-daw And Bi-shuang Cabaccan Joselito C Hwa George And Eileen 94306-4128 943064tt2 94306-2951 94302 90071 94306 94306-3727 94306-3719 94306-3719 94022 94304-1301 94304-1306 CHINA TOTAL $5s.00 $55.00 $55.00 $1,314.50 $55.00 $1,288.99 s55.00 $55.00 $55.00 $1,747.98 $55.00 $55.00 $55.00 TRA 6001 6001 600r 6001 600r 6020 6020 6020 6020 6020 6039 6039 6039 $r9,488.47 Report Date: 512312016 (List Sorted by APN)Page 3