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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-19-1993 CITY COUNCIL AGENDASARATOGA -CITY COUNCIL EXECUTIVE SUMMARY NO. � 3 /q AGENDA ITEM \ MEETING DATE: May 19, 1993 CITY MGR. ORIGINATING DEPT. Engineering SUBJECT: Landscaping and Lighting Assessment District LLA -1: Reauthorization of District for FY 93 -94 - Preliminary approval of Engineer's Report and scheduling of Public Meeting and Public Hearing Recommended Motion(s) : 1. Adopt Resolution Preliminarily approving the Engineer's Report for FY 93 -94. 2. Adopt Resolution of Intention to Levy Assessments and fixing the dates and times for the Public Meeting and Public Hearing on the assessments. Report Summary: The, attached two Resolutions continue the reauthorization process for the Landscaping and Lighting Assessment District LLA -1 for FY 93 -94. The first Resolution preliminarily approves the Engineer's Report and the second Resolution is the Resolution of Intention to levy the annual assessments. More importantly, the Resolution of Intention schedules the required Public Hearing on the assessments for your meeting on July 7 and the additional Public Meeting required under the recent amendments to the Government Code for your meeting on June 16. Because of its size, I have not included copies of the Engineer's Report in your packets. Copies are available for the Council's and the public's review in my office and with the City Clerk. Fiscal Impacts: None directly. All costs associated with the reauthorization of the District are recovered via the annual assessments levied against the properties in the District. Follow Up Actions: The Resolution of Intention will be published. Mailed Notices will be sent to all property owners whose assessments are scheduled to be increased in accordance with recent Government Code amendments. Consequences of Not Acting on the Recommended Motions: The reauthorization process cannot move forward and scheduling conflicts will occur in order to complete the process prior to August 10 which is when the County Assessor must receive the Assessment Roll to place the assessments on the Tax Rolls for FY 93 -94. SARATOGA CITY COUNCIL EXECUTIVE SUMMARY NO. �� AGENDA MEETING DATE: May 19, 1993 ORIGINATING DEPT.:. City Clerk CITY MGR. APPROVAIi SUBJECT: Resolution Declaring Weeds and Brush Growing on Certain Described Property to be a Public Nuisance Recommended Motion: Adopt resolution declaring weeds and brush growing on certain described property to be a public nuisance. Retort Summar The attached resolution represents the first step in Saratoga's new brush abatement program administered by the County Fire Marshal. The County has determined that the parcels in Saratoga on the attached list have brush growth which is a fire hazard or otherwise noxious or dangerous. The Council should pass the resolution setting the public hearing for brush abatement for June 2. Fiscal Impacts: None to City. County recovers its costs from administrative portion of fee charged to property owners. Follow UD Actions: The County sends the property owners notices informing them that the brush must be abated, either by the owners or by the County; when County abatement will commence; and how they may present any objections at the public hearing. The public hearing is noticed in the newspapers as well. After the public hearing, the Council passes another resolution ordering abatement on properties whose owners did not object or whose objections the Council felt were invalid. The final steps.take place later, when the County presents the Council with a list of properties whose abatement bills have not been paid, and the Council, after hearing any objections, passes a resolution declaring liens on those properties. These procedures are similar to those followed for weed abatement. Consequences of Not Acting on the Recommended Motions: Brush abatement could not be performed by the County. It would be necessary to depend upon property owners to take care of their own abatement. Attachments: 1. Resolution f 0 RESOLUTION NO. RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY BRUSH GROWING ON CERTAIN DESCRIBED PROPERTY i i i OF SARATOGA DECLARING WEEDS AND TO BETA PUBLIC NUISANCE WHEREAS, weeds and brush are growing in the City of Saratoga upon certain streets, sidewalks, highways, roads and private property; and WHEREAS, said weeds and brush attain such growth as to become a fire menace or are otherwise noxious or dangerous; and WHEREAS,.said weeds and brush constitute a public nuisance. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Saratoga, as follows: 1. That weeds and brush do now constitute a public nuisance; 2. That said nuisance exists upon all the streets, sidewalks, highways, roads and private property, more particularly described by common name or by reference to the tract, block, lot, code area and parcel number on the report prepared by the County Fire Marshal; 3. That it is ordered that Wednesday, the 2nd of June, 1993, at a public hearing during a regular meeting which will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Saratoga Civic theater, 13777 Fruitvale Avenue, is hereby fixed as the time and place where objections to the proposed destruction and removal of said weeds and brush shall be heard and given due consideration; 4. That the County Fire Marshal is hereby designated as the person to cause notice to be given in the manner and form provided in Article 15, Chapter 7 of the Saratoga Municipal Code, and as the person to hereafter cause abatement of such seasonal and recurring nuisance. The above and foregoing resolution was passed and adopted by the Saratoga City Council at a regular meeting held on the 19th day of May, 1993, by the following vote: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: Mayor ATTEST: Deputy City Clerk EXECUTIVE SUMMARY NO. SARATOGA . CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM MEETING DATE: May 19, 1993 ORIGINATING DEPT.: City Clerk SUBJECT: Resolution Declaring Weeds a Descr ted Property to be a Publi Adopt resolution property to be a Report Summary: CITY MGR. APPROVA / Brush Growing on Certain Nuisance aclaring weeds 2(nd brush growing on certain described lic nuisance. The attached resolution re13resents the first step in Saratoga's new brush abatement pr gram administered by the County Fire Marshal. The County has determined t at the parcels in Saratoga on the attached list have brush growth which is fire hazard or otherwise noxious or dangerous. The Council should pass t e/ resolution setting the public hearing for brush abatement for June 2. Fiscal Impacts• None to City. County rebov rs its costs from administrative portion of fee charged to property o ners. Follow Up Actions: / The County sends the property o�ners notices informing them that the brush must be abated, eithe by the oners or by the County; when County abatement will commence,' and ow they ay present any objections at the public hearing. The public hearing is�oticed in the newspapers as well. After the public hearing, the Counc 1 passes another resolution ordering abatement on prope ties whose own e s did not object or whose objections the Council felt were 'nvalid. The inal steps take place later, when the County presents the Council with a li t of properties whose abatement bills have not been pai and the Council, after hearing any objections, passes a resolution dec aring liens on thgse properties. These procedures are similar to those,f llowed for weed abatement. Brush abatement could not be performed by the County. It would be necessary to depend upon property owners to take care of their own abatement. Attachments: 1. Resolution SARATOGA CITY COUNCIL EXECUTIVE SUMMARY N0. �J AGENDA ITEM' on MEETING DATE: May 19, 1993 CITY MGR. ORIGINATING DEPT. Engineering SUBJECT: Grant of Easement to P.G. &E. at Ravenwood Park Recommended Motion (s) Move to authorize staff to execute the Grant of Easement. Report Summary: P.G. &E. is requesting that the City grant to them a small easement at the southwest corner of Ravenwood Park to enable them to install underground utility facilities to serve the new home under construction on the lot to the south of the park. By granting the easement, P.G. &E. would avoid having to trench under the canopy of a large Oak tree in the P.S.E. on the property owner's lot or out into Ravenwood Drive. In exchange for the easement, P.G. &E. has agreed to install additional utility conduits which will be necessary to run electricity to the irrigation system controller that will be installed in the park. A copy of the Grant of Easement along with a map showing the location of the easement is attached. Fiscal Impacts: None. By granting the easement, the cost of installing the irrigation controller at the park will be reduced. Follow Up Actions: The City Manager will sign the Grant of Easement on behalf of the City and the document will be recorded by P.G. &E. Consequences of Not Acting on the Recommended Motions: P.G. &E. would be forced to trench either under the canopy of the tree or out into Ravenwood Drive. { 62.3111A (REV. IAO) AFTER RECORDING, RETURN TO: PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY Land Department 111 Almaden Blvd., Rm. 502 San Jose, CA 95115 -0005 Location: City /Uninc Recording Fee 'Document Transfer Tax $ [ ) Computed on Full Value of Property Conveyed, or [ ] Computed on Full Value Less Liens 4 Encumbrances Remaining at Time of Sale. Signature of declarant or agent determining tax (SPACE ABOVE FOR RECORDER'S USE ONLY) Control No. 0004 -0460 EASEMENT CITY OF SARATOGA; a public body of the State of California, hereinafter called first party, hereby grants to PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY, 'a California corporation, and PACIFIC BELL, a California corporation, hereinafter collectively called second party, the right from time to time to construct, reconstruct, install, inspect, maintain, replace, remove, and use facilities of the type hereinafter specified, together with a right of way therefor, within a strip or parcel of land or along a route as hereinafter set forth, and also ingress thereto and egress therefrom, over and across the lands situate in the City of Saratoga County of Santa Clara , State of California, described as follows: (APN 403- 23 -67) PARCEL "2" as shown upon the Parcel Map filed for record August 1, 1991 in Book 629 of Parcel Maps at page 25, Santa Clara County Records.., Said facilities shall consist of: Such underground conduits, pipes, service boxes, wires, cables, and electrical conductors; risers, switches, fuses and terminals; and fixtures and appurtenances necessary to any and all thereof, as second party deems necessary located within the strip of land described as follows: A strip of land of the uniform width of 15 feet lying contiguous to and northerly of the southerly boundary line of said lands and extending from the westerly boundary line of said lands, being also the easterly boundary line `of the city street shown as Ravenwood Drive upon said Parcel Map, easterly 45 feet. First party shall not erect or construct any building or other structure or drill or operate any well within said strip or parcel of land. M Ku0�12. @ F L 62-3113 (REV. 1-90) The provisions hereof shall inure to the benefit of and bind the successors and assigns of the respective parties hereto. The legal description for this utility distribution easement was prepared by Pacific Gas and Electric Company under Section 8730(c) of the Business and Professions Code. Dated Executed in the presence of: Witness Mission Trail Region, De Anza Division, SD 41E03296, WO 5179460, APM 403 -23, MAP I -14, DRWG. SJL 13162, SW 1/4, NE 1/4, SEC. 5, 5.8S., R. M, M.D.B.&M. JBO /JKG 621 -7449, DBF:4 /93 19 CITY OF SARATOGA By: By: I hereby certify that.a resolution was adopted on the day of , 19 , by the authorizing the foregoing grant o easement. By: Title: SHEET B