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Home My WebLink AboutStaff Report 14722 City of Palo Alto (ID # 14722) City Council Staff Report Meeting Date: 9/12/2022 Report Type: Action Items City of Palo Alto Page 1 Title: PUBLIC HEARING: Adoption of a Resolution Confirming the Weed Abatement Report and Ordering the Cost of Abatement to be a Special Assessment on the Respective Properties Described Therein From: City Manager Lead Department: City Clerk 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 January 24, 2022, in accordance with Palo Alto Municipal Code Chapter 8.08, the City Council declared weeds to be a nuisance and ordered that the nuisance be abated. A public hearing was held on February 28, 2022, 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 January 2022 that weeds were to be abated by April 30th, 2022, 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. 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 (10) days prior to this hearing. DISCUSSION City of Palo Alto Page 2 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 #7527, December 12, 2016 <http://www.cityofpaloalto.org/civicax/filebank/documents/55172>). 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 Attachment “A” of the resolution, totaling $71,983.94, 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. STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT The entire weed abatement program is coordinated by the Santa Clara County Department of Agriculture and Environmental Management. Coordination includes contracts, inspections, nuisance reports/lists and fees. 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 *NOT YET APPROVED* 1005_20220803_th20 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. 10014, dated January 24th, 2022 and B. The Council on April 4th, 2022, did adopt Resolution No. 10020 thereby ordering the weed nuisance abated; and 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; and 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 2022-2023 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 *NOT YET APPROVED* 1005_20220803_th20 2 levy, collection, and enforcement of City taxes are hereby made applicable to this special assessment. 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: __________________________ _____________________________ Chief Assistant City Attorney City Manager _____________________________ Fire Chief _____________________________ Director of Administrative Services TRA 2022 WEED ABATEMENT PROGRAM ASSESSMENT REPORT CITY OF PALO ALTO Situs APN OWNER ADDRESS TAX ROLL AMT Exhibit A 931 Clara Dr PALO ALTO 94303-4002 6001Miao Nina Yanti $2,833.40Edgewood16051003-12-002 Po Box 60452 PALO ALTO 94306 6001Hobson Eleanor M Trustee $175.00Lois1362003-38-044 170 Iris Way PALO ALTO 94303-3036 6001Xia Fan And Zhou Yuan $175.00Iris1703003-41-008 782 Greer Rd PALO ALTO 94303-3022 6001Deng Jingjing And Jiang Lijun $175.00Greer7824003-41-065 506 Eisenhower St DAVIS 95616 6001Haley Philip H Trustee & Et Al $1,450.00Channing19385003-42-039 1071 Embarcadero Rd PALO ALTO 94303 6001Nisita N Kothary And Niraj A Shah $175.00Embarcadero10716003-42-055 10181 Adriana Ave CUPERTINO 95014-1125 6001Xiao Zhihua And Chao Shan $175.00Embarcadero10317003-42-060 2385 St Francis Dr PALO ALTO 94303-3136 6001Zadik Yair And Linda $641.00St Francis23858 003-48-021 2075 Louis Rd PALO ALTO 94303-3452 6001Keller Jeffrey R $9,225.92Louis20759003-50-021 707 Elm St Unit 221 SAN CARLOS 94070 6001Pillsbury Helen Barkley $1,450.00El Cajon94610 003-52-057 268 Castro St MOUNTAIN VIEW 94041-1204 6001Choi Ben Chung-ming Trustee & Et $91.00Embarcadero86411003-56-002 1725 Newell Rd PALO ALTO 94303-2951 6001Agrawal Parag And Agarwala Vineeta $596.00Southampton74212003-59-041 260 Byron St PALO ALTO 94301-1307 6001Liveright Michael $1,450.00Byron26013120-02-030 555 Byron St Unit 105 PALO ALTO 94301-1303 6001L S & Co Partnership $2,540.00Embarcadero65514120-08-023 P O Box 156 SOUTH DOS PALOS 93665 6001Koda Ross K Trustee $1,955.00Ramona73315120-27-063 135 Melville Av PALO ALTO 94301-3541 6001Poppy, James C And Sylvester, Mary $175.00Kingsley12816124-15-038 4102 Sutherland Rd PALO ALTO 943034-4730 6006Yurchenco James R $175.00Sutherland410217127-16-005 3951 Sutherland Dr PALO ALTO 94303-4726 6012Chan Allan Fukwah And Lam $91.00Sutherland395118127-17-014 3640 Lupine Ave PALO ALTO 94303-4431 6001Luu Jane And Ng David M $1,450.00Lupine364019127-21-140 Page 1Report Date: 7/26/2022 (List Sorted by APN) TRA 2022 WEED ABATEMENT PROGRAM ASSESSMENT REPORT CITY OF PALO ALTO Situs APN OWNER ADDRESS TAX ROLL AMT Exhibit A 530 Showers Dr Unit 7-229 MOUNTAIN VIEW 94040 6001Sunny Venture Llc $175.00Cork Oak341920 127-48-023 1011 Bluff Rd GLENCOE 60022 6001Ramchandran Adesh $91.00Colorado45421132-08-105 863 Warren Way PALO ALTO 94303 6001Tanphaichitr, Saksiri & Bellers,$641.00Colorado46422132-08-115 3120 Cowper St PALO ALTO 94306-3001 6001Valentine Mary E $596.00Cowper312023132-20-155 3533 Ramona St PALO ALTO 94306-3549 6001Tang Dexter Chihung Trustee & Et Al $175.00Ramona353324132-22-097 936 N California Ave PALO ALTO 94303-3405 6001Kaposhilin Nicholas Trustee $641.00Bryant354125132-23-033 Po Box 5358 SAN MATEO 94402-0358 6001Leung John Ka Yu And Joanna Kong $91.00Roosevelt8426132-23-055 4039 Scripps Ave PALO ALTO 94306-4535 6001Liu Jenkuei Trustee & Et Al $175.00Roosevelt7627132-23-059 3075 Ponte Morino Dr Apt 107 CAMERON PARK 95682-8290 6001Simonini Corinne P Trustee $91.00El Dorado17928 132-25-021 2876 Emerson St PALO ALTO 94306-2350 6001Hsu Yen-fen Trustee $641.00Emerson287629132-26-006 395 Del Monte Ctr Ste 222 MONTEREY 93940 6001Luca Dario Llc $175.00Emerson288630132-26-007 11 Roosevelt Cir PALO ALTO 94306-4217 6001Qi Feng And Chen Cheng-na $91.00Roosevelt1131132-29-014 34 Roosevelt Cir PALO ALTO 94306-4216 6001Lyons Charles P Trustee & Et Al $91.00Roosevelt3432132-29-061 18 Roosevelt Cir PALO ALTO 94306 6001Bernstein Amir D Trustee $175.00Roosevelt1833132-29-069 3780 Wright Pl PALO ALTO 94306-4262 6001Axelrod Herbert And Fumiko $91.00Wright378034132-30-017 3830 Carlson Cir PALO ALTO 94306-4224 6001Cheng Jing Et Al $91.00Carlson383035132-30-058 1700 Space Park Dr. SANTA CLARA 95054 6001Linda Allen $175.00NullNULL36132-33-060 186 Camelia Dr DALY CITY 94015 6001Ajloun Enterprises Llc $1,486.00Matadero22037132-34-025 3675 Park Blvd PALO ALTO 94306-2853 6001Basler Joshua R $91.00Park367538132-34-045 Page 2Report Date: 7/26/2022 (List Sorted by APN) TRA 2022 WEED ABATEMENT PROGRAM ASSESSMENT REPORT CITY OF PALO ALTO Situs APN OWNER ADDRESS TAX ROLL AMT Exhibit A 3605 Park Blvd PALO ALTO 94306 6001Nasir Zulflqar Khan And Shazia Ali $1,486.00Park360539132-34-050 180 Park Sharon Dr SAN JOSE 95136-2535 6001Mahal Jaswinder $1,991.00Park356140132-34-052 3024 Ross Rd PALO ALTO 94303-4102 6001Chase Wilton Llc $91.00Wilton21041132-35-012 443 Wilton Ave PALO ALTO 94306-2859 6001Atashband Bahram $175.00Wilton44342132-35-027 215 Wilton Ave PALO ALTO 94306-2855 6001Godshall Kelvin V Et Al $175.00Wilton21543132-35-042 530 Emerson St Ste 150 PALO ALTO 94301 6001Whpv Alta Locale Llc $175.00El Camino Real275544 132-36-084 415 Fernando Ave PALO ALTO 94306-2820 6001Brown Jonathan S And Miriam M $175.00Fernando41545132-39-038 389 Matadero Ave PALO ALTO 94306-2833 6001Mahany Gary W And Kemp Susan A $91.00Matadero38946132-40-053 33345 7th St UNION CITY 94587 6001Zhu Li And Wan Fanny Trustee $1,450.00Park403247132-43-025 3130 Ramona St PALO ALTO 94306-2922 6001Zhimin And Zhu Xinyi Ding $673.00Ramona313048132-48-033 613 Stanford Ave PALO ALTO 94306-1412 6001Baumann John R $680.00Stanford61349137-01-059 33206 Falcon Dr FREMONT 94555 6001Liang Ke $596.00Yale215050137-01-134 335 Panoramic Way BERKELEY 94704 6001Culpepper Benjamin J $2,664.42Wellesley232151137-02-024 3028 Scott Blvd Unit C SANTA CLARA 95054 60011080capa Llc $91.00College108252137-03-036 1289 College Ave PALO ALTO 94306-1345 6001Stanford Jewish Center Inc $91.00Oberlin201753137-03-047 2276 Harvard St PALO ALTO 94306-1351 6001Bussey Jason M And Sachiko $91.00Harvard227654137-05-016 2195 Columbia St PALO ALTO 94306-1233 6001Edelman Andrea Trustee $175.00Columbia219555137-06-036 1380 Miravalle Ave LOS ALTOS 94024-5744 6022Kss Investment Llc $680.00El Camino Real370056 137-11-078 3793 La Donna Ave PALO ALTO 94306-3151 6059Mehta Bijal And Pallavi Trustee $1,486.00La Donna379357 137-12-016 Page 3Report Date: 7/26/2022 (List Sorted by APN) TRA 2022 WEED ABATEMENT PROGRAM ASSESSMENT REPORT CITY OF PALO ALTO Situs APN OWNER ADDRESS TAX ROLL AMT Exhibit A 721 Barron Ave PALO ALTO 94306-3108 6059Ashworth Darren And Imane $175.00Barron72158137-13-042 3890 La Donna Ave PALO ALTO 94306-3156 6059Zhao Ruxiong And Bai Hua $175.00La Donna389059 137-13-059 6 Atherton Oaks Ln ATHERTON 94027 6022Juan Chung-chiung And Su Chen $680.00El Camino Real414660 137-24-034 567 Maybell Ave PALO ALTO 94306 6059Wang Yunbing Trustee & Et Al $175.00Maybell56761137-25-134 569 Maybell Ave PALO ALTO 94306 6059Raja Krishnaswamy And Madhu $175.00Maybell56962137-25-135 575 Maybell Ave. PALO ALTO 94306 6059Albert Wu, Sau Ngan Lam & Chiu $175.00Maybell57563137-25-136 587 Maybell Ave PALO ALTO 94306 6059Yibo Xing Ying Yuan $175.00Maybell58764137-25-137 4101 Clemo Ave PALO ALTO 94306 6059Huahui Wu And Chunfang Li $175.00Clemo410165137-25-138 135500 Country Way LOS ALTOS HILLS 94022-2438 6059Richard Yoon And Yuree Soh $175.00Clemo410366137-25-139 809 S. Oakland St ARLINGTON 22204 6059Raina Rosa Tagle And Thomas Neal $175.00Orchard412167137-25-140 4123 Orchard Court PALO ALTO 94306 6059Elizabeth L. Ellie $175.00Orchard412368137-25-141 4131 Orchard Ct PALO ALTO 94306 6059Yuanhui Chen And Yanxing Wang $175.00Orchard413169137-25-142 4135 Orchard Ct PALO ALTO 94306 6059Levon And Mary Budagyan $175.00Orchard413570137-25-143 4135 Orchard Ct PALO ALTO 94306 6059Levon And Mary Budagyan $175.00Orchard413971137-25-144 4150 Orchard Ct PALO ALTO 94306 6059Pramod Cherikumilli And Manju $175.00Orchard415072137-25-145 4158 Orchard Ct PALO ALTO 94306 6059Kai Ye And Chi Qin $175.00Orchard415873137-25-146 4168 Orchard Ct PALO ALTO 94306-3960 6059Sujit Manohar Khale And Nesti Satish $175.00Orchard416874137-25-147 4178 Orchard Ct PALO ALTO 94306 6059Tracey S. Hong And Xiu Mei Luo $175.00Orchard417875137-25-148 4188 Orchard Ct PALO ALTO 94306-3960 6059Debanjan And Amrita Markherjee $175.00Orchard418876137-25-149 Page 4Report Date: 7/26/2022 (List Sorted by APN) TRA 2022 WEED ABATEMENT PROGRAM ASSESSMENT REPORT CITY OF PALO ALTO Situs APN OWNER ADDRESS TAX ROLL AMT Exhibit A 4130 Donald Dr PALO ALTO 94306-3822 6022Hsi Hsing-hui $91.00Donald413077137-27-086 26 N Euclid Ave PASADENA 91101 6055Leland Stanford Jr Univ The Bd $1,450.00Hillview346078142-16-059 300 Pasteur Dr STANFORD 94305-5132 6055Leland Stanford Jr Univ Bd $1,486.00Arastradero105079142-16-060 150 Portola Rd PORTOLA VALLEY 94025 6055Leland Stanford Jr Univ Board $1,991.00Deer Creek349580 142-16-062 3500 Deer Creek Rd PALO ALTO 94304 6055Leland Stanford Jr University Board $175.00Deer Creek350081 142-16-066 965 Page Mill Rd PALO ALTO 94304 6001Leland Stanford Jr University Board $175.00Page Mill100082 142-20-091 4206 Darlington Ct PALO ALTO 94306-4129 6001Ferreira Kavitha And Joao Carlos $673.00Darlington420683148-03-037 11519 Arroyo Oaks Dr. Los Altos Hills 94024-6551 6001Bordia Anupam And Surbhi $175.00Park420184148-03-060 Monre Dr PALO ALTO 94306-4415 6015Sehrawat Varun And Prerna $175.00Monroe14885148-06-001 4388 Silva Ct PALO ALTO 94306-4422 6057Yin Jun And Duanmu Lan $175.00Silva438886148-12-028 3516 Bajamont Way CARMICHAEL 95608 6022Stone Virginia A And Bradley K $175.00Arastradero63387167-06-016 639 Arastadaro Rd PALO ALTO 94306 6022New Atlantis Llc, A Delaware Limited $175.00Arastradero63988167-06-063 12 Star Way MOUNTAIN VIEW 94040 6001Bachrach Sylvia Rashmi Trustee & Et $1,955.00Oak Hill417989 175-01-025 12 Starr Way MOUNTAIN VIEW 94040 6001Bachrach Sylvia R Trustee $1,486.00Oak Hill416990 175-01-026 Po Box 1667 PALO ALTO 94302 6001Tlt Llc $641.00Mesa84991175-01-037 515 S Flower St Floor 25 LOS ANGELES 90071 6001Weakland Alan Trustee & Et Al $2,698.00Manuela424392175-02-053 Po Box 60065 PALO ALTO 94306 6020Smithwick Alton D And Ursula L $4,067.00Old Trace410393 175-20-078 3404 Mount Baker Dr. Austin 78731-5725 6020Joshi Vivek Trustee & Et Al $596.00Mockingbird89094175-20-082 609 Arboleda Dr LOS ALTOS 94024 6020Waters Christopher J Trustee & Et Al $680.00Old AdobeNULL95 175-20-092 Page 5Report Date: 7/26/2022 (List Sorted by APN) TRA 2022 WEED ABATEMENT PROGRAM ASSESSMENT REPORT CITY OF PALO ALTO Situs APN OWNER ADDRESS TAX ROLL AMT Exhibit A 4150 Old Adobe Rd PALO ALTO 94306-3726 6020Hao Hsieh T And Ming C Trustee $91.00Old Adobe415096 175-20-105 673 Maybell Ave PALO ALTO 94306-3817 6020Vilkin Peter D Trustee $91.00Old Adobe415597 175-20-110 3000 Alexis Dr PALO ALTO 94304-1303 6039Palo Alto Hills Golf And Country $596.00Alexis300098182-35-035 3130 Alexis Dr PALO ALTO 94304-1305 6039Von Clemm Peter F And Jennifer J $91.00Alexis313099182-43-024 951 Laurel Glen Dr PALO ALTO 94304-1323 6039Bogerty Sharon D $4,428.20Laurel Glen951100 182-49-004 $71,983.94TOTAL Page 6Report Date: 7/26/2022 (List Sorted by APN)