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HomeMy WebLinkAboutStaff Report 2512-5671CITY OF PALO ALTO CITY COUNCIL Special Meeting Monday, February 09, 2026 Council Chambers & Hybrid 5:30 PM     Agenda Item     10.PUBLIC HEARING: Objections to Weed Abatement at Affected Properties and Approval of Affected Property List for Commencing Weed Abatement in 2026; CEQA Status - exempt City Council Staff Report From: City Manager Report Type: ACTION ITEMS Lead Department: Fire Meeting Date: February 9, 2026 Report #:2512-5671 TITLE PUBLIC HEARING: Objections to Weed Abatement at Affected Properties and Approval of Affected Property List for Commencing Weed Abatement in 2026; CEQA Status - exempt RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends that Council: a. Adopt a determination that weed abatement activities in 2026, as described in Resolution 10268 (Attachment A) adopted by Council on December 8, 2025, are exempt under Class 8 (CEQA Guidelines section 15308); b. Hold a Public Hearing to hear and consider any objections to the proposed destruction and removal of weeds in 2026 at the properties listed in Attachment B; and c. Approve the final list of affected properties for weed abatement in 2026 (Attachment B) following the public hearing, and direct weed abatement activities to commence at those properties in accordance with Resolution 10268. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The City of Palo Alto contracts with the Santa Clara County Department of Agriculture and Environmental Management to remove and destroy weeds, as defined in Palo Alto Municipal Code Chapter 8.08. This hearing allows all property owners affected and listed on the County’s 2026 Weed Abatement Program Commencement Report (Attachment B) to be heard and have their objections and comments considered by the Council before the Council finalizes the list of properties ordered to abate weed nuisances in the City in 2026, under Resolution 10268. Staff is aware and supports a request by Stanford University to remove properties pertaining to this entity from the attached list. An overview of the program and annual calendar for the steps involving City Council action is provided in Attachment C. BACKGROUND ANALYSIS FISCAL/RESOURCE IMPACT STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW ATTACHMENTS APPROVED BY: 027111725 1 Resolution No. 10268 Resolution of Intention of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Declaring Weeds to be a Nuisance and Setting February 9, 2026 for a Public Hearing for Objections to Proposed Weed Abatement R E C I T A L S A. Weeds, as defined in Section 8.08.010(b) of the Palo Alto Municipal Code, are anticipated to develop during calendar year 2026 upon streets, alleys, sidewalks, and parcels of private property within the City of Palo Alto sufficient to constitute a public nuisance as a fire menace when dry or are otherwise combustible, or otherwise to constitute a menace to the public health as noxious or dangerous. NOW, THEREFORE, the Council of the City of Palo Alto does RESOLVE as follows: SECTION 1. Weeds, as defined in Section 8.08.010(b) of the Palo Alto Municipal Code, which are anticipated to develop during calendar year 2026 upon streets, alleys, sidewalks, and parcels of private property within the City of Palo Alto, are hereby found and determined to constitute a public nuisance. Such nuisance is anticipated to exist upon some of the streets, alleys, sidewalks, and parcels of private property within the City, which are shown, described, and delineated on the several maps of the properties in said City which are recorded in the Office of the County Recorder of the County of Santa Clara, reference in each instance for the description of any particular street, alley, or parcel of private property being hereby made to the several maps aforesaid, and, in the event of there being several subdivision maps on which the same lots are shown, reference is hereby made to the latest subdivision map. SECTION 2. THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that the said public nuisance be abated in the manner provided by Chapter 8.08 of the Palo Alto Municipal Code: i.IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that a public hearing shall be held on the 9th day of February 2026, at the hour of 5:30 pm, or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard, at the Council Chambers of the Civic Center of said City, at which the Council shall hear objections to the proposed weed abatement of such weeds and give any objections due consideration; ii.IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Fire Chief of the City of Palo Alto is directed to give notice of the public hearing in the time, manner and form provided in Chapter 8.08 of the Palo Alto Municipal Code. SECTION 3. Unless the nuisance is abated without delay by the destruction and removal of such weeds, the work of abating such nuisance will be done by the County of Santa Clara Department of Agriculture and Resource Management Office on behalf of the City of Palo Alto, Docusign Envelope ID: ADA6A976-A979-45F5-8E2B-7B9602B47107 027111725 2 and the expenses thereof assessed upon the lots and lands from which, and/or in the front and rear of which, such weeds shall have been destroyed and removed. SECTION 4. The City Council of Palo Alto adopts the determination of Santa Clara County, as the lead agency, that the Weed Abatement Program is categorically exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15308. INTRODUCED AND PASSED: DECEMBER 8, 2025 AYES: BURT, LAUING, LU, LYTHCOTT-HAIMS, RECKDAHL, STONE, VEENKER NOES: ABSENT: ABSTENTIONS: ATTEST: City Clerk Mayor APPROVED AS TO FORM: APPROVED: Assistant City Attorney City Manager Fire Chief Director of Administrative Services Docusign Envelope ID: ADA6A976-A979-45F5-8E2B-7B9602B47107 Certificate Of Completion Envelope Id: ADA6A976-A979-45F5-8E2B-7B9602B47107 Status: Completed Subject: RESO 10268 - Declaring Weeds a Public Nuisance, Setting 2/9/26 for a Public Hearing Source Envelope: Document Pages: 2 Signatures: 6 Envelope Originator: Certificate Pages: 2 Initials: 0 Christine Prior AutoNav: Enabled EnvelopeId Stamping: Enabled Time Zone: (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) 250 Hamilton Ave Palo Alto , CA 94301 Christine.Prior@PaloAlto.gov IP Address: 165.225.242.120 Record Tracking Status: Original 12/11/2025 10:39:32 AM Holder: Christine Prior Christine.Prior@PaloAlto.gov Location: DocuSign Security Appliance Status: Connected Pool: StateLocal Storage Appliance Status: Connected Pool: City of Palo Alto Location: Docusign Signer Events Signature Timestamp Aylin Bilir Aylin.Bilir@paloalto.gov Security Level: Email, Account Authentication None) Signature Adoption: Pre-selected Style Using IP Address: 165.225.242.115 Sent: 12/11/2025 10:42:23 AM Viewed: 12/11/2025 10:57:28 AM Signed: 12/11/2025 10:58:41 AM Electronic Record and Signature Disclosure: Not Offered via Docusign Lauren Lai Lauren.Lai@paloalto.gov Director Administrative Services/CFO COPA Security Level: Email, Account Authentication None) Signature Adoption: Drawn on Device Using IP Address: 73.70.198.11 Sent: 12/11/2025 10:58:42 AM Viewed: 12/15/2025 6:48:21 PM Signed: 12/15/2025 6:48:59 PM Electronic Record and Signature Disclosure: Not Offered via Docusign Stephen Lindsey Stephen.Lindsey@paloalto.gov Deputy Chief Security Level: Email, Account Authentication None)Signature Adoption: Pre-selected Style Using IP Address: 136.23.48.11 Signed using mobile Sent: 12/15/2025 6:49:01 PM Viewed: 12/16/2025 9:04:26 PM Signed: 12/16/2025 9:05:47 PM Electronic Record and Signature Disclosure: Not Offered via Docusign Ed Shikada Ed.Shikada@paloalto.gov City Manager City of Palo Alto Security Level: Email, Account Authentication None) Signature Adoption: Pre-selected Style Using IP Address: 99.72.153.215 Signed using mobile Sent: 12/16/2025 9:05:48 PM Viewed: 12/19/2025 9:21:53 PM Signed: 12/19/2025 9:21:58 PM Electronic Record and Signature Disclosure: Not Offered via Docusign Signer Events Signature Timestamp Ed Lauing Ed.Lauing@paloalto.gov Mayor Security Level: Email, Account Authentication None)Signature Adoption: Pre-selected Style Using IP Address: 2601:647:6880:a6f0:b80e:a805:f7e9:bd57 Sent: 12/19/2025 9:21:59 PM Viewed: 12/20/2025 8:21:42 AM Signed: 12/20/2025 8:22:15 AM Electronic Record and Signature Disclosure: Not Offered via Docusign Mahealani Ah Yun Mahealani.AhYun@paloalto.gov City Clerk Security Level: Email, Account Authentication None)Signature Adoption: Pre-selected Style Using IP Address: 199.33.32.254 Sent: 12/20/2025 8:22:17 AM Viewed: 12/22/2025 10:56:22 AM Signed: 12/22/2025 10:56:34 AM Electronic Record and Signature Disclosure: Not Offered via Docusign In Person Signer Events Signature Timestamp Editor Delivery Events Status Timestamp Agent Delivery Events Status Timestamp Intermediary Delivery Events Status Timestamp Certified Delivery Events Status Timestamp Carbon Copy Events Status Timestamp Witness Events Signature Timestamp Notary Events Signature Timestamp Envelope Summary Events Status Timestamps Envelope Sent Hashed/Encrypted 12/11/2025 10:42:23 AM Certified Delivered Security Checked 12/22/2025 10:56:22 AM Signing Complete Security Checked 12/22/2025 10:56:34 AM Completed Security Checked 12/22/2025 10:56:34 AM Payment Events Status Timestamps 2026 WEED ABATEMENT PROGRAM Exhibit ACOMMENCEMENT REPORT Situs APN DR 003-12-002 MIAO, NINA YANTI RD 003-41-065 DENG, JINGJING AND JIANG 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SYLVIA RASHMI 4201 PARK BLVD PALO ALTO SILVA PALO ALTO SILVA MOUNTAIN VIEW OAK HILL CT 175-02-053 WEAKLAND, ALAN TRUSTEE & ET AL 515 S FLOWER ST FLOOR 25 LOS ANGELES 175-20-074 YAMARASHI IRUKA LLC 333 W SANTA CLARA ST STE SAN JOSE CA 90071 CA 95113 RD 175-20-078 SMITHWICK, ALTON D AND URSULA 803 RUSSELL LN 175-20-092 WATERS, CHRISTOPHER J TRUSTEE & 609 ARBOLEDA DR MILPITAS CA 95035 LOS ALTOS CA 94024 DR 182-35-035 PALO ALTO HILLS GOLF AND 182-43-024 VON CLEMM, PETER F AND JENNIFER 3130 ALEXIS DR 3000 ALEXIS DR PALO ALTO CA 94304-1303 ALEXIS LAUREL GLEN DR 182-43-038 JACOBSEN, RUTH E TRUSTEE 182-49-004 BOGERTY, SHARON D 966 LAUREL GLEN DR 951 930 LAUREL GLEN DR 182-54-006 YEH KNOLL HOLDING INC A 182-54-012 SHETH, BEERUD TRUSTEE & ET AL931 931 LAUREL GLEN DR CA 94304-1323 LAUREL GLEN DR 182-54-013 NGAI, KENNETH S TRUSTEE & ET AL 3121 BANDERA DR 71 records of 71 Santa Clara County Weed Abatement Program Page 3 Attachment C City of Palo Alto Weed Abatement The Santa Clara County Weed 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