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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Resolution 15-061 -Hazardous vegetation assessment chargesRESOLUTION NO. 15-061 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SARATOGA CONFIRMING REPORT AND ASSESSMENT OF HAZARDOUS VEGETATION ASSESSMENT CHARGES WHEREAS, at a regular meeting of the Saratoga City Council held on October 7, 2015, the Office of the Agricultural Commissioner submitted a report to the City Council consisting of all unpaid bills for weed and brush abatement expenses and a proposed assessment list, including the parcels against which said expenses and applicable administrative and collection costs are to be assessed, all pursuant to Article 7-15 of the Saratoga City Code; and WHEREAS, the City Council, having heard said report and all objections finds that no modifications need to be made to any of said assessments; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the 2015 Weed Abatement Program Assessment Report, City of Saratoga, prepared by the Office of the Agricultural Commissioner, attached to this resolution as Exhibit A and incorporated herein by reference, be and hereby is confirmed. Should the abatement work be completed by a County contractor, the property owner will be assessed the contractor's charges plus a County administrative fee of $169 per parcel. The total amount will be included as a special assessment on the property owner's tax bill following confirmation of the charges; and the Santa Clara County Auditor will be directed to enter the amounts of said assessments against the respective parcels of land on the County Tax Roll, and to collect the same at the time and in the manner as general municipal taxes are collected. A certified copy of this resolution and assessments shall be filed with the Santa Clara County Auditor. Attachments: Exhibit A — 2015 Weed Abatement Program Assessment Report — City of Saratoga The above and foregoing resolution was passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Saratoga City Council held on the 7th day of October 2015 by the following vote: AYES: Mayor Howard A. Miller, Vice Mayor Manny Cappello, Council Member Emily Lo, Mary -Lynne Bernald, Rishi Kumar NOES: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: ATT e: pie Bretschneider, Acting City Clerk 1 Howard A. Miller, Mayor DATE: %D,$7/Za!