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City of Palo Alto (ID # 11949)
City Council Staff Report
Report Type: Consent Calendar Meeting Date: 3/1/2021
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Summary Title: Corrected Objections to Weed Abatement and Adoption
Title: Correction: Adoption of a Resolution Ordering Weed Nuisance Abated
From: City Manager
Lead Department: Fire
Recommendation
Staff recommends that Council adopt the corrected Resolution (Attachment A) ordering the
abatement of weed nuisances in the City of Palo Alto.
Background
The Council heard the Public Hearing to abate weeds on January 11, 2021. At that hearing, the
Council heard objections from two property owners that noted pandemic-related shelter-in-
place limitations on maintenance activities. Following the hearing, staff reviewed other
addresses included in the Resolution that were similarly identified for the first time during the
pandemic, and recommends these properties be removed from the Resolution. The corrected
and updated Resolution is provided as Attachment A to this report.
Specifically, the following addresses will be removed from the 2021 Weed Abatement
Commencement Report: 419 Wilton; 2660 Bryant; 2349 Greer; 3640 Lupine; 498 Loma Verde;
2808 Bryant; 84 Roosevelt; 3732 Starr King; 3738 Starr King; 289 Fernando; 31 Primrose; 1071
Embarcadero; 864 Embarcadero; 128 Kingsley; 2671 Bryant; 3550 Park; 365 Wilton; 452
Fernando; 3130 Ramona; 3070 Middlefield; 2620 Middlefield; 649 Maybell; 4137 Donald; 895
Mockingbird; and 3000 Alexis.
Attachments:
• Attachment A: Resolution of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Ordering Weed
Nuisance Abated
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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 December 14, 2020 the Palo Alto City Council adopted Resolution No. 9931
declaring weeds to be a nuisance and setting January 11, 2021 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. Objections are sustained for the following addresses, which have been
removed from the 2021 Weed Abatement Commencement Report: 419 Wilton, 2660 Bryant,
2349 Greer, 3640 Lupine Avenue, 498 Loma Verde, 2808 Bryant, 84 Roosevelt, 3732 Staff King,
3738 Starr King, 289 Fernando, 31 Primrose, 1071 Embarcadero, 864 Embarcadero, 128
Kingsley, 2671 Bryant, 3550 Park, 365 Wilton, 452 Fernando, 3130 Ramona, 3070 Middlefield,
2620 Middlefield, 649 Maybell, 4137 Donald, 895 Mockingbrid, and 3000 Alexis. All other
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.
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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:
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City Clerk Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM: APPROVED:
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Assistant City Attorney City Manager
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Fire Chief
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Director of Administrative Services