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Home My WebLink About0394.000I, ' - .. ~ - . " ~'",-', . . .. '. ,,~ o August 2. 1990 THE HONORABLE CITY COUNCIL Palo Alto, California PUILIC HEARING; WElD ABATEMENT [KARGES Members of the Council: 8 n ,--. The purpose of tbis public hearing is to receive objections from affected property o .. ners of proposed assessments related to completed weed abatement 'IIork. BACKCROUND The fire Mars~al's Office for Santa Clara County administers the 'IIeed abatemeot program 'IIithin the City of Palo Alto. in accordance 'IIith an agreement between the City and County. • -', .. . , On December 18. 1989. i~ accordance with Chapter 8.08 of the Palo Alto Municipal Code. City Council declared weeds to be a nuisance and ordered t~at the nuisance be abated. A Public Hearing was beld on January 8. '"," 19~~. for the objections to the proposed destruction or removal of the 'IIeeds. Once the abcve steps bad been taken. the County fi re Mars~al's Office instructed its contractor to abate 'IIeeds on City and private properties within Palo Alto. nat work has now been completed. Property Owners had been notified that 'IIeeds were to be abated. either by the o .. ners, or by the County. Those not abating the weeds .. ere since informed by the County of the costs for destroying and removing the weeds. The property c'IIners were given the op'portunity to pay the c~arges. with the alternative of ha.ing the c~alges le.ied against the respectiwe properties as an assessment by the County Assessor. The fire Department has published the neceSSJry notice of this hearing im the Palo Alto 'leeki)'. The cost report by the County Fire Mars~al's Office ~as been posted in the Council Chambers for ten days prior to this hearinll. eMil. J94,o L" i \ .~:,,\ • I -1'. l >'~;{>:, r ~_:~~i:~:i:-~ I ',~.~..f.,jl','C;. , . c::t~iJi:~": , , " • .. $-- '-'~~CiE·:~:.i\r!l\iii,%~_-"-:£~llo-,;:.;.,,.liii;iI'-'~iii--ioi·.~iI·_··.'.·I._!t!~_&Lji!'T_"'_!I!'''-_JIb!iII'·.",~ . ..,&".".",.'t',_iif:I",.;o;"'~~~l+l!J:§(~;~~~~{:E?"_:'l?-"l .• ~_' .. ' -"""'11\ o CU •• £NT ACTION REQUIRED Property owners may object to the c~arges for weed abatement being levied agaInst their properties. T~e c~arge consists of the contractor's cost plus 65 percent administrative charges, in accordance with Palo Alto's contract ~ith Santa Clara County. The County fIre Marshal's Office ~ill be present at the public hearing, with the records of weed abatement that has taken place. Should there by any ~odifications in the proposed assessments as a result of the hearing, c~anges in the assessment spread ~i 11 be necessary. After these recalculations are completed, the assessment ~ill be submitted to the County Assessor for entry on the next tax roll upon ~hich general City taxes are to be collected. ENVIROHM£NTAL REVIEW The Council approved a Negative Oeclaratio,n with respect to the Weed Abatement Program. As this is the final administrative step im the program, no f~rther en.ironmental re.iew is necessary. RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends that Council confirm the assessments comp1eted for weed abatement by adoptin9 the attached Resol~tion. Respectf~lly submitted, 6!L# t:.d..:L PHIlIP CONSTANTINO FUE MARSIlAL! ./ //~ .. ' ',._,.-....'" JuNE FLE"HIG ' ASSISTAfjT CITV ~R Attachment: Resol"tion Assessment Rolls CMR 394:0 ...... , , • t . '-, ' , I " , o RESOLUTION NO. RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL or THE CU'Y OF PAIn ALTO CONFIRMING WEED AaATEMEIIT REPORT ANI) ORDERING COST OF ABATEMENT TO BE A SPECIAL ASSESSMENT OF THE RESPECTIVE PROPERTIES HEREIN DESCRIBED WHEREAS, the council of the City ot Palo Alto has hereto fore declared weeds qrovinq on certain properties within the City to be a public nuisance by Resolution No. 6842, dated December 18, 1989; and WHEJU:AS, the council on January S, 1990, did adopt Resolution No. 6851 thereby ordering the weed nuisance abated; and WHEREAS .. subseque.nt t.o the giving of said notice, the .Fire Chief ... throuqh his Administrator, the Santa clare:. county Fire Marshal's Office, has caused to be abated the weeds on the herein described properties: and WHEREAS, the Fire Chief, through his Administrator, t'he santa clara county Fire Xarsha}'s Office, has tiled his report and assessment list for weed abatement as provided by law and a hearing has been duly set and notice~, tor Objections to said report and assessment list and for ooofirmation_ and WHEREAS, the Council has d·uly considered the ;roeport and assessment list and any Objections thereto; NOW, THEREFORE, the council o-t the C.ity of Palo Alto does RESOLVE as .toll OWS: SECTrON 1. The report and assessment list. is in all respects co-mp12te. and c.orrect. and is hereby confirmed. The amounts of the cost. for abating the nuisance are confirmed and those remaining unpaid, as shown 0:1 Exhibit -A-attached bereto and incorporated he~ein, shall constitute special assessments against the respective parcels of land 80M 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 sh~ll be entered upon the 1990-91 tax roll against the parcels of land and shall be collected at the same time and in the &ame manner as general City taxes, be subject to the same interest and penaltIes, and be subject to the same proced·ure and sale in case of delinquency. All laws and ordine:nces applicable to the levy, collection, and enforcement of City taxes are hereby made applica ble to this spe~ial assessment. 1 " , • " \ , " • • ' .. • SECTION 4. The Council of the city of Palo Alto finds that this project illS exempt froll tbe provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act. INTRODUCED AND PASSED: AYES: NOES: ABSTENTIONS: ABSENT: ATTEST: APPROVED: City Clerk Mayor City Manager APPROVED AS TO FORM: Fire Chief Senior Asst. city Attorney S'olC7/17/90bdc 2 • \ 1 ;L , -;~h' --;:-- .. . :. L I \ o -------_ .... --........ --.. -..... " ·~.~{~"t·c . :>-' _'; ';"i:~',c' (; ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ _.~ •• m ••• o~~~~~~~~~· ~.z~ •• O •• ~~~.~~~~N~O N ~~ N M~~.~~~_~ .; "\ • .. -;. ..A • ~\ 0 l il ... .so ...... 5 '.1 ;~~~ ~ ~ ~ , I ~ :;;.:::::: ! "' .... 00 , ::::; ~ , ~ ~ i 1~~~ . . ~ l ~t~~ :l~~i §~ •• • 33 . ""--. 0 ~ ~ , t ! 3 a ! t~!h I ; ~~;~ :~:~ i ~§:~:i = -- I l i I I S : • = o~~ • ~ .. :;;:K I I i~~~ I;;I~ ~ do~ I • lo ~~!~ i i ~~~:'! I r ! 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