REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
SUBMITTED TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
SUBMITTED BY: Sean Joyce, Interim City Manager
VIA: Ursula Luna-Reynosa, Director of Community Development
PREPARED BY: Jimmy Hoang, Code Enforcement Supervisor
Subject:
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Conduct Public Hearing for the 2022 Annual Weed Abatement Program and authorize the Director of Public Works to proceed with abatement
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Statement of Issue:
On April 5, 2022, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2022-11 declaring weeds and rubbish on certain vacant, undeveloped property to be a nuisance. Pursuant to the resolution, a public hearing must be held before staff can abate these nuisance conditions on private properties at the owner's expense.
Financial Impact:
Funds in the amount of $12,000 are budgeted in Weed Abatement, Account No. 10060301.69450, for the abatement of public and private properties. Costs for City-performed abatement of private properties are reimbursed to General Fund Account No. 10000100.47415 via a one-time special assessment added to the Orange County property tax roll of each parcel cleared.
Recommended Action:
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A) Open a public hearing for any objections to the proposed removal of weeds and rubbish; and,
B) Authorize the Director of Public Works to proceed with the abatement of the nuisance.
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Alternative Action(s):
Postpone the hearing and direct staff to modify the annual weed abatement schedule.
Analysis:
On April 5, 2022, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2022-11 declaring that certain weeds, refuse, and rubbish on public and private properties are a public nuisance, which should be abated, as provided in California Government Code section 39501. The City cannot commence removal of weeds, refuse, and rubbish from private property at the owner's expense until a public hearing has been held to consider any objections to this process. The Resolution adopted a public hearing date for this purpose of May 3, 20...
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