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SARATOGA CITY COUNCIL
MEETING DATE: January 20, 2010 AGENDA ITEM:
DEPARTMENT: City Manager’s Office CITY MANAGER: Dave Anderson
PREPARED BY: Ann Sullivan, City Clerk DIRECTOR: Dave Anderson
SUBJECT: Resolution Declaring a Public Nuisance as to Specified Properties Containing
Hazardous Vegetation (Weeds)
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Conduct public hearing and adopt resolution.
REPORT SUMMARY:
The attached resolution represents the second step in Saratoga’s Hazardous Vegetation
Abatement Program administered by the Office of the County Agricultural Commissioner. The
Commissioner has sent owners of the parcels requiring weed abatement a notice informing them
that the weeds must be abated, either by the owners or if not done by the owners in a timely
manner, then by the County. The notices also informed them that they may present objections at
the January 20, 2010 public hearing scheduled before the City Council.
A representative from the Office of the County Agricultural Commissioner will be attending the
meeting to answer any questions Councilmembers may have on this proposed resolution as to the
specific properties involved.
FISCAL IMPACTS:
None to the City. County recovers its costs from administrative portion of fee charged to
property owner.
CONSEQUENCES OF NOT FOLLOWING RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Abatement process by the County will not proceed. It would be necessary to depend upon the
property owners to take care of their own abatement.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION:
None
FOLLOW UP ACTION:
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Upon adoption of the proposed resolution and pursuant to City Code Section 7-15.060, the
County will send one additional notice to the owners of the properties to abate the hazardous
vegetation nuisance on their property or demonstrate at a public hearing before the City Council
on March 17, 2010 why the City Council should not order the County to abate such hazardous
vegetation nuisance thereafter, at the property owner’s expense.
ADVERTISING, NOTICING AND PUBLIC CONTACT:
Mailed written notice to owners of specified property containing hazardous vegetation (weeds)
requiring abatement, and posting of the agenda.
ATTACHMENTS:
Attachment A – Resolution
Attachment B – Exhibit A – Commencement Report
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