HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 2010-137 N.C.S. 07/19/2010Resolution No. 2010-137 N.C.S.
of the City of Petaluma, California
O12DE~NG ABA'~'EMEN'I' OF NUISANCES
CONSIS'~'YNG OF WEEAS GROW~NG UPON PiJBI,IC ANI) PRIVATE
PItOP~R'I"I' IN 1'I~E CIT~ O~ PETAI.UIV~A ANI) OIZDERING
T~-IE FIRE IDEPARTIVI~NT TO A~ATE SAID W~EDS BY C'ON'~'RAC'T
IF PROPERTY OWNERS FAgL 'I'O DO SO
W~IEREAS, on the 15`h day of March 2010, the Council of the City of Petaluma adopted
Resolution No. 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 19`" day of July 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 ofhearing protests and objections to said abatement proceedings; and,
WHEREAS, on May 17, 2010, a hearing was held for parcels originally identified as
requiring abatement; and,
WHEItEAS, written notice of the July 19, 2010 hearing, substantially in the form
provided by Government Code Section 39566, was mailed to owners of potentially impacted
property not included for the May 17, 2010 hearing and identified on Attachment A, attached
hereto, and incorporated herein by reference, as specified in Resolution No.2010-034 N.C.S.;
and,
WI-IE~AS, 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, 'I'I~[EREFORE, BE I'~ RESOLVEI) that:
1. The City Council does hereby order the Fire Department of the City, through a
contractor employed by this Council, to abate said nuisances by removing said weed
nuisances by means of mowing, disking, handwork, or blading using whichever
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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. 2010-034 N.C.S. Said mowing, disking, handwork, 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; and
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 /,~p~ed as to
Council of the City of Petaluma at a Regular meeting on the 19`h day of July, 2010, ~ ~ rm:
by the following vote: 1 1r %
AYES: Barrett, Vice Mayor Glass, Harris, Healy, Renee, Mayor Torliatt
NOES: None
ABSENT: Rabbitt
ABSTAIN: None
ATTEST: ~
City Clerk
Cit~Attorney
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