HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions 87-091 N.C.S. 04/06/19879
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- Res®luion No. N. C. S.
of the City of Petaluma; California
RESOLUTION ORDERING ABATEM-ENT OF NUISANCES
CONSISTING OF WEEDS GROWING- UPON PUBLIC AND
PRIVATE PROPERTY IN THE CITY OF PETALUMA AND
ORDERING THE FIRE CHIEF TO REMOVE. SAID WEEDS,
BY CONTRACT OR BY HIS OWN FORCES, AND AWARDING
CONTRACT TO REMOVE WEEDS WITI-IIN THE CITY OF PETALUMA
AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR OR .CITY MANAGER TO
EXECUTE A CONTRACT FOR SUCH ABATEMENT PROGRAM
WHEREAS, on the 16th day of March 1987, the. Council of the City of
Petaluma adopted Resolution No. 87-65 N.C.S, declaring that weeds growing
upon public and private property referred to and described in said
Resolution, constituted and were a public nuisance and fixed the 6th day of
April, 1987, at the hour of 7 : 00 p . m. , or as soon thereafter as can be heard,
in the Council Chambers of the City .Hall, Petaluma, California, as the time
and place of hearing protes#s and. objections to said abatement proceedings;
and,
WHEREAS, the City Clerk of the City of Petaluma caused notice to
destroy weeds to be mailed in the manner required by Sections 39500 through
39587 of the Government Code, as shown by the certificate of said City Clerk.
filed herein; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council has held its hearing and considered all
objections or protests to the proposed removal of weeds and has allowed or
overruled any or all objections, as hereinafter set forth, and the City Council
has now acquired jurisdiction to proceed and perform the work of removal of
said weeds;
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council does hereby
order the Fire Department of this City, through a contractor employed by
this Council or its own forces, to abate said nuisances by removing said
weeds by means of mowing, discing, or blading using whichever' means it
deems to be the most appropriate after considering the location and the
terrain of said parcels of public and private property referred to and
described in said Resolution No.87-g5 N.C.S. Said mowing, discing, and
blading shall be accomplished as many times as the Fire Department may deem
necessary to provide the best possible control of weeds .
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that said Fire Department shall keep an
account of the cost of this abatement of said nuisances on public and private
property where the work is done, and thereafter submit to this Council for
confirmation, an itemized written repor t showing such cost as required by
Section 39547 of the Government Code, and thereafter such proceedings shall
be had for special assessments against the respective parcels of land to pay
for the cost of said work, in the manner provided by Chapter 13, Part 2,
Division 3 , of Title 4 of the Government Code .
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the contract to remove weeds by
discing, blading or mowing the same on public and private parcels of land,
which shall comply with the specifications therefor filed with the Program
Administrator, be and the same is hereby awarded to Vandergoot Equipment
Company, whose address is P.O. Box 925 Middletown, California, 95461, for
the sums set forth in the written offer as follows:
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Discing X48.00 per hour
Blade Work $60.00 per hour
Tractor Mowing $38.00 per,hour
Hand Labor $18.50 per hour
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Mayor or City Manager is hereby
authorized to execute a contract with Vandergoot Equipment Company for the
weed abatement program; for 1987 and 1988,; and,
BE IT FURTHER RES'OL'VED that upon the execution of a contract, the
City Clerk is hereby authorized to return. all bid deposits, if applicable, to
unsuccessful bidders. -
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Under•the•power and authority conferred upon this Council by ;the -Charter of said City.
• I: hereby- certify the foregoing Resolution 'was ii
Council of. the City of Petaluma at a (Regular) (.
on the ;;.-6th----•--...•:.- day of ...••.-.-. April ...:_
following vote:
..AYES: Davis, Woolsey,, 'Cavanagh, Balshaw, Vice Mayox
NOES:
ABSENT:
AmTES,r;:
Form CAS 87/81
Council. File ....................................
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