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11 Da TITLE WEED ABATEMENT - PUBLIC HEARING TO AB#.+ - DEPT. HD.~ HEAR PROTESTS TO COST ASSESSMENTS
AND ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION CONFIRMING
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
1. City Council hear objections of property owners concerning costs of weed abatement activity on their properties.
Adopt Resolution No. ql-dso approving the cost assessments for abatement and directing the City Clerk to file a certified copy of the Resolution with the County Auditor on or before August 9,1991
ITEM EXPLANATION:
Council's Resolution 91-119 of April 16, 1991 directed staff to abate nuisances on 730 parcels. The abatement is complete and the costs associated with it, including the City's administrative fee, are submitted herein for Council approval.
The City's Weed Abatement Contractor under the direction of the Fire Department abated hazards on 130 parcels. Abatement was achieved primarily by means of discing, mowing, mulching, and hand labor. The contractor's fees range from $43.00 to $ 1194.00 and average $236.85. Eleven parcels incurred charges in excess of $500.00.
Each parcel will be charged for the actual abatement work performed by the City contractor plus an administrative fee of $49.00. The total amount per parcel will be forwarded to the County Auditor for inclusion on the property tax bill.
FISCAL IMPACT:
All costs associated with the hazard abatement on privately owned parcels are recovered.
EXHIBITS:
1. Resolution No. 9 1 L 2'50 .
2. Cost List.
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RESOLUTION NO. 91-250
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD CALIFORNIA, CONFIRMING THE REPORT OF THE FIRE CHIEF SHOWING COST OF WEED ABATEMENT AGAINST EACH PARCEL OF LAND IN SAID REPORT, CONFIRMING THE COST, AND PROVIDING FOR
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WHEREAS, on April 2,1991 this City Council adopted Resolution No.
91-103 pursuant to Government Code Sections, 39501 through Section 39588 declaring
weeds, rubbish, and refuse on the real property described therein to be a public nuisance;
and
WHEREAS, pursuant to said resolution, a hearing was held by said City Council,
and thereafter said City Council adopted Resolution No. 91-1 19 directing the Fire Chief to
abate the nuisance by removal of the weeds, rubbish, and refuse on the real property
described in said resolution; and
WHEREAS, California State Government Code Section 39560, et. seq., requires
that a report of the cost of such abatement be submitted to the City Council for
consideration and confirmation following a public hearing, and the Fire Chief has kept the
required accounts and has submitted his report to the Council for confmtion; and
WHEREAS, said work has been duly performed in accordance with said
resolution, and a Notice of Time of Hearing has been posted on or near the chamber door
of this City Council in the manner and form required by law; and
WHEREAS, at the appropriate time and place said report was received and
considered for confirmation by this City Council, at which time all protests and objections
were heard, and this City Council gave all persons present an opportunity to be heard in
respect to any matter relating to said abatement work; and
WHEREAS, all persons desiring to be heard have been heard by this City
Council.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City -
of Carlsbad as follows:
1. That the above recitations are true and correct.
2. That the abatement work, the report submitted to this Council, and the posting
of the Notice of Time and Hearing on said report were duly and regularly performed in the
manner and time required by law.
3. That all protests and objections, other than those heretofore allowed and
deleted from said report, if any, were and are hereby overruled and denied.
4. That said report, a copy of which is on file in the office of the City Clerk, and
by this reference made a part hereof, is hereby confmed, and each of the amounts set forth
therein are hereby assessed against the parcel of real property shown with said sum and
shall constitute a special assessment and a lien against such parcel of land.
5. The City Clerk is hereby directed to forward a certified copy of this resolution,
together with a copy of said report to the office of the San Diego County Auditor on or
before August 9, 1991.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City
Council held on the 6th day of August, 1991 by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Council Members Lewis, Kulchin, Larson and Stanton
NOES: None
ABSENT: Council Member Nygaard
ATTEST:
1 (J. ALETHA L. RAUTERKRANZ, City Cler4
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