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City of Palo Alto
__ c:!!Y M~Il~g~r's Report
TO: HONORABLE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: CITY MANAGER
DECEMBER 19, 1994
DEPARTMENT: FIRE
AGENDA DATE: CMR: 519:94
SUBJECT: WEED ABATEMEl'iT PROGRAM -PUBLIC HEARING
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By ~ll.!L'on }.;1..."'Tlbe: TJ·M .'!dortc-d ('(] NO','C1nr...er 7, 19'94, thr Council decla.red. weed'~ to be a nWSl!nce, and
0r;~i t.h:-a'::--...ale""!'nrn: c,j W! flllis.a.nc:.e as !'takJ i.n Ch..'pte-r 8,1)8 of the Palo AJto Mlli-UcipaJ Code. The
re-~Iu!.it.':l JWl',ideJ for the ht\,i.ring d.a~(" .A l)e'_'~rn~r 19, )994, regarcing objection.'> to the proposed
~~i('n C,f the rem.)' ... :!! c,ft);o;'~ \~~ .. ds. and (ctr i:l!erl'"~cJ prc.p-:n)' Oll.ne-rs and members oflhe pubtic to
t'<': l'<0lif't~ ~~-f t1',.:: '!',ei."i]';g
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Staff re\.ommends thal: COtl."lCii a..10pl th: atta.;hcd Rcsolutiorl ordering the abatement ofwee.1s.
POLIO'IMl'L1CAIIO:-S
Thi:> procedures is C-Ons!5tenl y,iln existing City p(llicir.s
rITCJrIJYI: SUMMARY
The Couot)· Fire MIrsh,al's Off~ &dministers the CllDtrxt for abatement of weeds within the City of Palo
Alto. Upoo ootifu:atioo of action by the Cit), Council, the Fire MatSbal bas taken proper steps to notiJ'y eacb
propert), O'M)Cf b)' maii of the COO\t1npta.ted weed aba1ement action on respective properties and to post in
tbe Council Cllaomh= • "-" of the properties affoct<d 111< (',nlllly Fire MBTSbal bas furnished copies of the
~y listing to the Cl<y Cleric and the City Fire lv'-=ha],
At tfris pJblic bearing, ~'oYonet'$ may appear and obJect to the proposed weed destmction or removaL
After 1M ~ and wru:ideration of L.0e cbjections, t"1e Council may allow or overrule arlY or aU objections.
If objections are overruled, the Counei! i.5 deemed to haV!! ao::quired jurisdiction to proceed; and the County
~;U be a..~ to perforrr. the wt\1Y. erf destruction a.'ld n;mo\'a] of weeds.
F! SCA! IMPACT
There is ;',) .j.ire~t fis..;.al !mp.3.Cl to th<.' City_
CMR: 519:94 Pagelof2
ATTACHMENTS
Resolution 0rcIeri"!l Weed Nuisance Abele.J
Prepared by: Phil Comtlmtioo, H .... ManUl
CMR: 519:94 Page 2 of2
RESOLUTION NO.
RESOl.;tJ'rION OF 'niE COUNCIL OF THB CITY OF pJti...C.' ALTO
ORDERING WEED NUISANCE AR~TED
WHEREAS I this COllncil did on Nove.<r,Der 7, 1994, adopt its
Resolution No. 7368 declaring weeds to be a nuisance o.od sett:ing
December 19, .1994, at 7:00 p.m., in tfle Ci.vic Center as the time
and place for a ileariLg of object:.ions tl) the proposed destructior..
or re.'1\Oval 0 f weeds i and
WHEREAS, in ac.cordance with said Re~olution, r.otlce of such
hearing was given in the manner provided by lav, as appears from
the affidavits on tile in tile Office of tr.e City Clerk; and
WHBREAS, interested persons appedrec 0;: f:\led
written objections a.gainst said prcceedings or dny p:n't I:he::ro-:,:,i.
all persons desiring r.O be he~.rd ..... er-e given dn nppClt't u:--d.t.l' to :c ..
heard. and all matt,9t"s and things pertdinif1g to said ',.e.::j db.ate_::":.?'lt
were fully heard and. considered by thi9 COline i l.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Ccur,cil of ti'"Je Cj ty cf Falo ;\.~::.o {"le-e_'>
hereby RESOLVE as follows:
ii.ECTION 1 . Any
destruction cr removal of
is, overruled_
end all object-lonE< to the proposed
such weeds be, and eact, of t1:e.;:!, herehy
SECTION 2 _ The Fire Chief nereby is ordered to a_bate SI1ch
nuisance, or cause the SaIl1e to be abated by rr',eans of Contract. Hc',
3B20 for that pUI-pose with the County of Santa Cl2u:a, ana a.~
provided. in Chapter 8.08 of the Palo Alto Municipal Code, and to do
all things necessary and authorized in 83id chapter,
SECTION...1. The City Council, by adoption of the aforesaid
Resolution No. 7368, adapted a Negative Declaration for this
project. No fl.:.rther environmental assessment is required.
IN'l'RODtlCIID AND PAS SED,
AYES,
ABSENT,
ABSTENTIONS,
ATTEST:
City Clerk
APPROVED:
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APPROVilD AS TO FORM
City Manager
Senior Asst. City Attorney
Director of-cF"i~nan~~c~e~----------
Fire Chief
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