HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 2010-072E N.C.S. 05/17/2010Resolution No. 2010-072E N.C.S.
of the City of Petaluma, California
ORDERING ABATEMENT OF NUISANCES
CONSISTING OF WEEDS GROWING UPON PUBLIC AND PRIVATE
PROPERTY IN TIIE CITY OF PETALUMA AND ORDERING
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO ABATE SAID WEEDS BY CONTRACT
IF PROPERTY OWNERS FAIL TO DO SO
W~IEREAS, on the 15~' day of March 2010, the Council of the City of Petaluma adopted
Resolution 2010-034 N.C.S., declaring weeds growing upon public and private property referred
to and described in said Resolution, constituted and were a public nuisance and fixed the 17th day
of May 2010, at the hour of 7:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as can be heard, in the Council
Chambers of the City Hall, 11 English Street, Petaluma, California, as the time and place of
hearing protests and objections to said abatement proceedings; and,
WHEREAS, written notice of the May 17, 2010 hearing, substantially in the form
provided by Government Code Section 39566, was mailed to all owners of potentially impacted
property at least five days prior to said hearing pursuant to Government Code Section 39567.1,
as specified in Resolution 2010-034 N.C.S.; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council has held its hearing and considered all objections or
protests to the proposed abatement of nuisance weeds and has followed 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 abatement of said weed nuisances.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that:
1. The City Council does hereby order the Fire Department of the City, through a
contractor employed by this City, to abate said nuisances by removing said weed
nuisances by means of mowing, disking handwork, 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 as shown in Exhibit A, and referred to and
described in said Resolution 2010-034 N.C.S. Said mowing, disking, handwork,
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and blading shall be accomplished as many times as the Fire Department may deem
necessary to provide the best possible control of weeds.
2. To recover administrative costs for managing the abatement program, the City
Council authorizes the Fire Marshal to assess an administrative fee ($160.00) to every
parcel or lot of private or public property that requires abatement by the City.
3. The 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 report showing such cost
as required by Section 39574 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.
Under the power and authority conferred upon this Council by the Charter of said City.
REFERENCE: I hereby certify the foregoing Resolution was introduced and adopted by the ov d as to
Council of the City of Petaluma ai a Regular meeting on the 17`h day of May, 2010, o
by the following vote: ~
AYES: Barrett, Vice Mayor Glass, Healy, Harris, Rabbitt, Mayor Torliatt
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: Renee I '
ATTEST: ~1~~/~`J ~-K~
City Clerk
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